Public policy for healthy living: How COVID-19 has changed the landscape

LP Whitsel, F Ajenikoko, PJ Chase, J Johnson… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a transformational impact
on public policy as governments played a leading role, working alongside and coordinating …

Unintended consequences of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for population health and health inequalities

C ÓhAiseadha, GA Quinn, R Connolly… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, governments around the world
have adopted an array of measures intended to control the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 …

Trends and associations of past-30-day cigar smoking in the US by age, race/ethnicity, and sex, NSDUH 2002–2020

LR Pacek, MD Sawdey, KH Nguyen, M Cooper… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cigar smoking remains a public health issue in the United States (US), with a
heterogeneous prevalence based on sociodemographic characteristics. Nationally …

[HTML][HTML] Risk perceptions and changes in tobacco use in relation to Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic: A qualitative study on adolescent tobacco users in Hong …

T Chen, L Wang, YTD Cheung, MP Wang… - Tobacco Induced …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews from January to April 2021
and in February 2022 on 40 adolescents (63% boys, Secondary school grades 2–6) who …

Prevalence, demographic, socio-economic, and lifestyle factors associated with cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual use: evidence from the 2017–2021 Scottish health …

YA Adebisi, DA Bafail, OE Oni - Internal and Emergency Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Understanding the correlation between demographic, socio-economic, and lifestyle factors
with e-cigarette use, cigarette smoking, and dual use is essential for targeted public health …

The association of psychological distress and economic and health worries with tobacco smoking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-year longitudinal …

SE Alpers, KT Druckrey-Fiskaaen, T Madebo, JH Vold… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and other life events may trigger worries and
psychological distress. These impacts may lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as tobacco …

COVID-19 pandemic, pregnancy care, perinatal outcomes in Eastern Myanmar and North-Western Thailand: a retrospective marginalised population cohort

TJ Prins, W Watthanaworawit, ME Gilder… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2024 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted routine health care and antenatal and birth
services globally. The Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) based at the Thailand …

Risk factors for smoking in adolescence: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in Switzerland

S Altwicker-Hámori, KA Ackermann, P Furchheim… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Cigarette smoking during adolescence is a major public health concern with far-
reaching health implications. Adolescents who smoke are at an increased risk of developing …

[HTML][HTML] Health behaviour and wellbeing trends among Australian adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2017–2022): An interrupted time-series analysis

S Marshall, B McGill, C Young, P Clare, S Neill… - Preventive Medicine …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To explore population-level trends in health behaviours and wellbeing indicators
from before (2017–2019) to during (2020–2022) the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia …

Cytisine Versus Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in a Primary Care Setting: A Randomized Non-inferiority Trial

T Oreskovic, S Percac-Lima… - Nicotine and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Introduction A smoking-cessation program was implemented as a randomized non-inferiority
trial in primary care practices in Croatia and Slovenia to investigate whether a standard 4 …