BMC Public Health

Section Editors

William R Brieger, JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health
Till Bärnighausen, Harvard School of Public Health
Mark R Cullen, Stanford University School of Medicine
William Cumberland, UCLA School of Public Health
David J Hunter, Durham University
Omar Khan, University of Vermont
Carl A Latkin, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Lea Maes, Ghent University
Silvia Martins, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Fiona Matthews, MRC Biostatistics Unit
Victor Minichiello, La Trobe University
Jonathan Nguyen-Van-Tam, University of Nottingham
Martin O'Flaherty, University of Liverpool
Angela Pesatori, University of Milan
Giovanni Rezza, Istituto Superiore di Sanita
Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Health Services Academy
Jascha de Nooijer, Maastricht University

Executive Editor

Natalie Pafitis, BioMed Central

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E-health initiatives in sexual health care

Victor Minichiello and his co-authors discuss the potentials of E-health in providing and accessing sexual health services and present recommendations towards addressing some of the emerging challenges e-sexual health issues pose.

BMC Public Health 2013, 13:790
Is volunteering good for your health?

Observational evidence suggests that volunteering may benefit mental health and survival but future research is needed to explore the causal mechanisms between volunteering and mortality as these remain unclear.

BMC Public Health 2013, 13:773
Mental models challenge HIV trial efforts

There are several common mental models regarding HIV vaccine trials among men who have sex with men in India which may pose obstacles to the safe and ethical implementation of these trials among marginalised communities such as this.

BMC Public Health 2013, 13:731
IGT associated with lack of sleep

Lack of sleep is significantly associated with impaired glucose metabolism (IGT) in men as is low vitality in both men and women, suggesting research is needed to determine how these factors interact in persons susceptible to developing IGT.

BMC Public Health 2013, 13:700
Global progress toward reducing maternal mortality

Omar Khan, Nancy Sloan and Richard Derman review the global improvements in maternal mortality over the last 25 years, discussing which interventions have been most beneficial and where future resources need to be invested.

BMC Public Health 2013, 13:689
2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic response in Ontario

Ontario’s H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Plans report diverse experiences in their response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, although consensus exists for more detailed planning and the inclusion of multiple health system and community stakeholders.

BMC Public Health 2013, 13:687
Electronic media affects sleep habits

Electronic media use and its presence in children's bedrooms predicts shorter sleep duration and later bedtimes, and the more the use, the greater the decrease in sleep duration and the delay in bedtime eighteen months later.

BMC Public Health 2013, 13:684
Socioeconomics affect metabolic syndrome risk

Living in areas with more highly educated people is protective against developing metabolic syndrome, independently of one's own education level and lifestyle habits but this relationship is not seen when income is used as the area-level measure.

BMC Public Health 2013, 13:681
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BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.

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Editor's profile

Carl Latkin is Professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society and in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr Latkin works in developing and testing sustainable social network and social diffusion behavior change interventions and is the principal investigator at the Lighthouse, a community-based research center that focuses on health promotion and disease prevention. His research interests include HIV prevention and care among disadvantaged populations, domestic and international approaches to behavior change, social and personal network analysis, neighborhood factors and health behaviors, injection drug users, STIs, alcohol, harm reduction, mental health, social support, social context and risk behavior, integrating qualitative and quantitative methods.

"I've been impressed with the diversity of articles in BMC Public Health in terms of country of origin and methodologies, with considerable amount of qualitative research"

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