The interdisciplinary approach of public health
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EDITORIAL The interdisciplinary approach of public health Maike Bellmann Published online: 10 May 2012 # Springer-Verlag 2012 The key focus of public health is to prevent disease and to promote health. Public health is not only aimed at medically undersupplied people but at all population groups. Issues such as health services research, social hygiene, prevention, environmental health, epidemiology and healthcare systems research play an important role in this area. Under the overall heading of Public Health, which rep- resents an interdisciplinary approach, there is a huge amount of ideas, initiatives and interventions. They offer plenty of space for science and research, whose results often form the basis for health policy requirements. Likewise, also the Journal of Public Health reflects the variety of topics deal- ing with communicable and non-communicable diseases, therapy strategies, healthy habitats, as well as costs in the healthcare system etc. In this edition of the Journal of Public Health the following articles are included: Santos F. et al. give an overview on the rising cost of manual lymphatic drainage for health insurance in Germany. A Chinese research group, led by Huang Y. et al., looks at the drug varenicline in a systematic review. The long-term efficacy and safety of smoking cessation drugs are examined on the basis of Meta-analyzes of randomized controlled trials. John Wang C. K. et al. carried out research on the topic sport and compared physical activity and sedentary behavior on the basis of model-based latent profile analysis. Along- side adequate exercise, a balanced diet is important to stay healthy. The food environment is linked to dietary intake and the researchers S. C. Lucan and N. Mitra integrated the method of GIS mapping. Agrawal P. et al. demonstrated the issue of overweight and obesity and mainly referred to the negative effects on pregnancy in India. Another article from India, written by Mahapatro M. et al., focuses on the relationship between interpersonal violence and sexually transmitted diseases in women. In two other studies from India, bacteria that could be a high risk for human health are taken up as an issue. Samanta S. et al. carried out two cross-sectional surveys which deal with the impact of various socio-demographic influences on the parasitic infes- tation of the intestine and pick up on such factors as use of a sanitary latrines or access to medication. Sahu M. C. et al. approach on multi-resistances in hospitals and recorded nosocomial and community-acquired accounts of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. The article from Sun H. et al. takes up the theme of Legion- ella pneumophila. The authors show that L. pneumophila contaminated cooling towers contribute to high seroprevalence of antibodies. The article from Mir D. F. considered pest management and deals especially with child-care facilities and the implementation of integrated pesticide management trainings. In the following article, a specific disease is men- tioned. Often herpes zoster caused great pain and led to an influence on the quality of life, says Weinke T. et al. The research group led by Mahran D.G. et al. explored the field of women’ s health. The focus of the study was the prevalence of low bone-mineral density among reproductive age women in rural Upper Egypt. Finally, Ippoliti R. con- sidered the costs during the production process of drugs, especially the topic “Clinical research on empirical work on the European market of human experimentation.” M. Bellmann (*) Research Association Public Health Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany e-mail: [email protected] J Public Health (2012) 20:347 DOI 10.1007/s10389-012-0518-7
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EDITORIAL
The interdisciplinary approach of public health
Maike Bellmann
Published online: 10 May 2012# Springer-Verlag 2012
The key focus of public health is to prevent disease and topromote health. Public health is not only aimed at medicallyundersupplied people but at all population groups. Issuessuch as health services research, social hygiene, prevention,environmental health, epidemiology and healthcare systemsresearch play an important role in this area.
Under the overall heading of Public Health, which rep-resents an interdisciplinary approach, there is a huge amountof ideas, initiatives and interventions. They offer plenty ofspace for science and research, whose results often form thebasis for health policy requirements. Likewise, also theJournal of Public Health reflects the variety of topics deal-ing with communicable and non-communicable diseases,therapy strategies, healthy habitats, as well as costs in thehealthcare system etc.
In this edition of the Journal of Public Health the followingarticles are included: Santos F. et al. give an overview on therising cost of manual lymphatic drainage for health insurancein Germany. A Chinese research group, led byHuang Y. et al.,looks at the drug varenicline in a systematic review. Thelong-term efficacy and safety of smoking cessation drugs areexamined on the basis of Meta-analyzes of randomizedcontrolled trials.
John Wang C. K. et al. carried out research on the topicsport and compared physical activity and sedentary behavioron the basis of model-based latent profile analysis. Along-side adequate exercise, a balanced diet is important to stay
healthy. The food environment is linked to dietary intakeand the researchers S. C. Lucan and N. Mitra integrated themethod of GIS mapping. Agrawal P. et al. demonstrated theissue of overweight and obesity and mainly referred to thenegative effects on pregnancy in India.
Another article from India, written byMahapatro M. et al.,focuses on the relationship between interpersonal violenceand sexually transmitted diseases in women. In two otherstudies from India, bacteria that could be a high risk for humanhealth are taken up as an issue. Samanta S. et al. carried outtwo cross-sectional surveys which deal with the impact ofvarious socio-demographic influences on the parasitic infes-tation of the intestine and pick up on such factors as use of asanitary latrines or access to medication. Sahu M. C. et al.approach on multi-resistances in hospitals and recordednosocomial and community-acquired accounts of antibioticresistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains.
The article from Sun H. et al. takes up the theme of Legion-ella pneumophila. The authors show that L. pneumophilacontaminated cooling towers contribute to high seroprevalenceof antibodies. The article from Mir D. F. considered pestmanagement and deals especially with child-care facilitiesand the implementation of integrated pesticide managementtrainings. In the following article, a specific disease is men-tioned. Often herpes zoster caused great pain and led to aninfluence on the quality of life, says Weinke T. et al.
The research group led by Mahran D.G. et al. exploredthe field of women’s health. The focus of the study was theprevalence of low bone-mineral density among reproductiveage women in rural Upper Egypt. Finally, Ippoliti R. con-sidered the costs during the production process of drugs,especially the topic “Clinical research on empirical work onthe European market of human experimentation.”
M. Bellmann (*)Research Association Public Health Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt,Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden,01307 Dresden, Germanye-mail: [email protected]
J Public Health (2012) 20:347DOI 10.1007/s10389-012-0518-7
