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Personality and Health Oxford Research Encyclopedia of …

WEBPersonality. In the study of personality and health, trait approaches have become pre-eminent. Personality traits are generally defined as a person’s characteristic thoughts, …

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“One Health” From Concept to Application in the Global World

WEBThe estimated world population in 2017 was 7.6 billion and is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030 and 9.8 billion in 2050 (United Nations, 2017).This trend is expected to continue, …

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Metaphor in Health and Risk Communication Oxford Research

WEBMetaphor is found commonly in a variety of health and risk communication contexts, including public discourse, public understanding and perceptions, medical encounters, …

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Natural Environments, Health, and Well-Being Oxford Research

WEBDefining Health and Nature. Health, as defined by the World Health Organization ([WHO], 1948), is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the …

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The Environment in Health and Well-Being

WEBIntroduction. This article traces the development of ideas about the environment in human health and well-being over time. Our primary focus is the period since the early 19th …

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Health for All and Primary Health Care, 1978–2018: A Historical

WEBIntroduction: A Brief History of Primary Health Care. In 1978, at an international conference convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF (United Nations …

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Political Determinants of Health: A Global Panacea for Health

WEBSummary. The political determinants of health create the structural conditions and the social drivers—including poor environmental conditions, inadequate …

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Reasoned Action As an Approach to Understanding and Predicting …

WEBSummary. The reasoned action approach is a behavioral theory that has been developed since the 1960s in a sequence of reformulations. It comprises the theory of reasoned …

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Culture, a Social Determinant of Health and Risk: Considerations …

WEBSummary. We provide an overview on the role of culture in addressing the social determinants of health and risk. The fact that everyone is influenced by a set of locally …

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The Oceans and Human Health

WEBThe interdisciplinary study of oceans and human health is an area of increasing global importance. There is a growing body of evidence that the health of the oceans and that …

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Women and Medicine in Early America Oxford Research …

WEBUnderstandings of Health and Medicine in Early America. In order to understand healers and healing, it is necessary to understand the body. People of the 17th and 18th …

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Methods of Health Behavior Change Oxford Research …

WEBMethods for changing behavior may be aimed at individuals, organizations, communities, and/or populations and at changing different influences on behavior, e.g., motivation, …

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Health and Medicine in Modern China Oxford Research …

WEBTo broach the topic of health and medicine in modern China, one must begin with a consideration of terminology. Although terms such as “Chinese medicine” and “Western …

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Well-Being Economics Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global …

WEBIntroduction. The development of industrialization and bacteriology in the 19th century led to modern public health concerns such as global epidemics, poverty and inequity, climate …

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Globalization, Trade, and Health Economics Oxford Research

WEBSummary. Global trade—the movement of goods, services, people, and capital between countries—is at the center of modern globalization. Since the late 20th century trade has …

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Traditional Medicine and Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands

WEBAn estimated 370 million Indigenous people reside in 90 countries, approximately 5% of the global population. Approximately 300 million Indigenous people live in extremely …

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Women’s Health Encyclopedia of Social Work

WEBIntroduction. Health and ill health are influenced in myriad ways by social, cultural, environmental, economic, and political factors in addition to physiological and medical …

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Global Health Diplomacy: A Theoretical and Analytical Review

WEBIntroduction. Most things exist before they are named. (Murphy, 2014, p.23) The terms health diplomacy (HD) and global health diplomacy (GHD) have come to inhabit …

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Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health

WEBSummary. Engaging men in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) across the life span is necessary for meeting men’s own SRH needs, including: prevention of STIs, HIV, …

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