COVID-19 public health and social measures: a comprehensive picture of six Asian countries.

The COVID-19 pandemic will not be the last of its kind. As the world charts a way towards an equitable and resilient recovery, Public Health and Social Measures (PHSMs) that were implemented since the beginning of the pandemic need to be made a permanent feature of health systems that can be activated and readily deployed to tackle sudden surges in infections going forward. Although PHSMs aim to blunt the spread of the virus, and in turn protect lives and preserve health system capacity, there are also unintended consequences attributed to them.

Assessing the role of qualitative factors in pandemic responses.

argue that assessments of national pandemic preparedness and response capacities should be extended to include social factors, leadership, and use of evidence

Health systems resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from 28 countries.

Health systems resilience is key to learning lessons from country responses to crises such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this perspective, we review COVID-19 responses in 28 countries using a new health systems resilience framework. Through a combination of literature review, national government submissions and interviews with experts, we conducted a comparative analysis of national responses.

The role of community-based nursing interventions in improving outcomes for individuals with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review.

Objective: To examine the role of community-based nursing interventions in improving outcomes for community-dwelling individuals with cardiovascular disease.

Design: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Data Sources: Seven electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Global Health, LILACS, Africa-Wide Information, IMEMR and WPRIM) were searched from inception to 16 March 2018 without language restrictions.

More talk than action: gender and ethnic diversity in leading public health universities.

Improving the career progression of women and ethnic minorities in public health universities has been a longstanding challenge, which we believe might be addressed by including staff diversity data in university rankings. We present findings from a mixed methods investigation of gender-related and ethnicity-related differences in career progression at the 15 highest ranked social sciences and public health universities in the world, including an analysis of the intersection between sex and ethnicity. Our study revealed that clear gender and ethnic disparities remain at the most senior academic positions, despite numerous diversity policies and action plans reported.

The Role of a Multicomponent Home-Health Intervention in Reducing Caregiver Stress in Singapore: A Qualitative Study.

Purpose: The relationship between caregiving and negative health outcomes is well established in the literature. Previous studies have shown that community-based programs reduce caregiver stress. However, the mechanisms by which this happens have not been well investigated.

Dental health status of community-dwelling older Singaporeans: findings from a nationally representative survey.

Objectives: To assess the dental health status of older Singaporeans by age, gender and ethnicity.

Background: Poor dental health in elders has been linked to a number of adverse health conditions and is often associated with an increased risk of mortality in older people.

Materials And Methods: Data came from a nationally representative cross-sectional 2009 survey of community-dwelling Singaporeans aged 60 and over.