Ukraine refugee crisis: evolving needs and challenges.

This case report examines the initial experience of Poland in responding to the refugee crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine. In the first 2 months of the crisis, more than 3 million Ukrainian refugees fled to Poland. The large influx of refugees rapidly overwhelmed local services and led to a complex humanitarian emergency.

COVID-19 outbreak rates and infection attack rates associated with the workplace: a descriptive epidemiological study.

Objectives: A large number of COVID-19 outbreaks/clusters have been reported in a variety of workplace settings since the start of the pandemic but the rate of outbreak occurrence in the workplace has not previously been assessed. The objectives of this paper are to identify the geographical areas and industrial sectors with a high rate of outbreaks of COVID-19 and to compare infection attack rates by enterprise size and sector in England.

Methods: Public Health England (PHE) HPZone data on COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces, between 18 May and 12 October 2020, were analysed.

Evaluating an 'incident control' approach to non-communicable disease.

Objectives: This article evaluates the application of 'incident control' methodology usually applied in communicable disease control to an 'incident' of unexplained deaths, specifically to resolve a significant difference in 1-year survival after a lung cancer diagnosis observed between two Clinical Commissioning Groups and the England national average, 2011-14. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess whether a formalised incident control approach is feasible and effective in improving outcomes for non-communicable diseases.

Study Design: Descriptive, qualitative, process evaluation.

Development and evaluation of a digital, community-based intervention to reduce noncommunicable disease risk in a low-resource urban setting in Malaysia: a research protocol.

Background: Noncommunicable disease burden is rising in Malaysia, accounting for 72% of all deaths. Urbanization and globalization have contributed to changing patterns of diet and physical activity, creating an obesogenic environment that increases noncommunicable disease risk, especially in low-income populations. Community-based and technological interventions can play an important role in addressing structural determinants that influence noncommunicable disease burden.

Responding to sustained poor outcomes in the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs): an "incident control" approach is needed to improve and protect population health.

In 2017 Public Health England were asked to assist with investigating why 1-year cancer survival rates appeared lower than expected in a local area. We identified 50 premature deaths that surveillance data suggested we would not expect. These deaths highlighted a gap in recognising and responding to this kind of systematic non communicable disease (NCD) outcome variation.