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This paper reviews the literature on health in the informal settlements (and “slums”) that now
house a substantial proportion of the urban population in Africa, Asia and Latin America …

This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by
reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …

The objective of this study was to investigate how gender differentiates the perception of
safety in urban parks. Gender was recognized in relation to selected, most important factors …

In recent years, there has been a surge in the quantity of media content that glorifies risk-
taking behavior, such as risky driving, extreme sports, or binge drinking. The authors …

Injuries are one of the major causes of both death and social inequalities in health in
children. This paper reviews and reflects on two decades of empirical studies (1990 to 2009) …

In the past century, child mortality has fallen to very low rates in all developed countries.
However, rates between and within countries vary widely, and factors can be identified that …

Intermittent monitoring of health risk behaviours at the population level is important for the
planning and evaluation of national health promotion intervention programmes. The study …

Injuries result in nearly 6 million deaths and incur 52 million disability-adjusted life years
annually, comprising 15% of the global disease burden. More than 90% of this burden …

In 2015, 5.9 million children under age five died (1). The major causes of child deaths
globally are pneumonia, prematurity, intrapartum-related complications, neonatal sepsis …