Public Health
Public health has been defined as "the science and art of preventing disease”, prolonging life and improving quality of life through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations (public and private), communities and individuals. Analyzing the determinants of health of a population and the threats it faces is the basis for public health. The public can be as small as a handful of people or as large as a village or an entire city; in the case of a pandemic it may encompass several continents. The concept of health takes into account physical, psychological, and social well-being. As such, …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English
IQAir, a Switzerland-based company working on air quality technology, released this report on March 19, 2024. It gives an overview of population weighted air quality data for the year 2023 …
communities, including Lahore.68 While the public health measures are a positive step towards protecting …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 26 October 2023 English
This case study on the analysis of heat stress in Delhi was written by Avikal Somvanshi and Sharanjeet Kaur. It was published by the Centre for Science and Environment, a …
This is not only about summer action for public health protection but more sustained action throughout … humidity. This overall trend poses risks to both public health and the energy security of the city, underlying … work of every stakeholder in handling the public health impact of a heatwave. The current plan is focused … with electricity consumption, and protecting public health should be prioritized. This is essential to …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 September 2023 English
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the second volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 report on September 29, 2023. This is the sixth edition …
Pollution Control Board CPHEEO Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization … have far reaching consequences affecting the public health and well-being which will have a negative impact … Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 September 2023
researchers associated with EPIC.Fine particulate air pollution remains the greatest external threat to public health. The index illustrates the impact of PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or smaller) pollution …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2023 English
Status of Adivasi Livelihoods is the second instalment in the series of reports on the lives of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), prepared by the non-governmental …
occurrence of malaria is also a significant public health issue. Similarly, another research study reveals … occurrence of malaria is also a significant public health issue. Similarly, another research study reveals …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 24 July 2023 English
The report Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Sport: A Handbook for Policy Makers and Sports Practitioners was published by UNESCO and UN Women in 2023. It was authored …
and girls is a human rights violation and a public health crisis. It is rooted in gender inequality and … Violence against women and girls is also a public health crisis, with repercussions for women’s physical … women and girls is a complex human rights and public health problem, mired in gender inequality and exacerbated …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 June 2023 English
The Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published this report on June 12, 2023. This is the second report in the series; the first was …
Health of Boys and Young Men.” The Lancet Public Health 6(8): e541–e542. Roggeband, C., and Krizsán …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 April 2023 English
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the first volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 on April 17, 2023. The EnviStats were first published in …
resource for policymakers, urban planners, and public health professionals seeking to improve the environmental … focuses on analysing the relationship between public health and the environment. Page 23 of 29 Statements …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023
The State of the World’s Children is an annual report published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) since the year 1980. Each edition aims to promote awareness on key …
compromise their ability to strengthen and maintain public-health preparedness and response capabilities and …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023 English
This report was published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in April 2023. It is the seventh edition of UNODC’s biennial Global Report on Trafficking in …
international organi�ations to promote community and public health approaches to advance victims’ identifi cation … Emerg- ing intersections with HIV”, Global Public Health, 2020, vol. 15:7, 1073-1082, DOI: 10.1080/17441692 … Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, the Uni- versity of North Carolina at Chapel … Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, the University of North Carolina at Chapel …
