The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH) is a peer-reviewed public health journal that covers all aspects of epidemiology and public health.

Methods A systematic literature search was undertaken across five databases: MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Embase, CINAHL and Scopus. They were searched from inception to November 2022. Qualitative studies of ...

Methods This review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. We searched six databases in July 2023: AMED, Embase, Medline, Psychinfo, Scopus and Web of Science. Quantitative and qualitative ...

Ezzati M, Horwitz MEM, Thomas DSK, et al.Altitude, life expectancy and mortality from ischaemic heart disease, stroke, COPD and cancers: national population-based analysis of US counties.

Exponential growth is difficult for people to grasp. But that is what has happened to sales of Albert Camus’s The Plague, first published in 1947. According to Jacqueline Rose, it is ‘an upsurge ...

Background Negative associations between neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and health are well documented. However, ...

Study objective: The concept of social capital has influenced mental health policies of nations and international organisations despite its limited evidence base. This papers aims to systematically ...

Background Social prescribing (SP) enables healthcare professionals to link patients with non-medical interventions available in the community to address underlying socioeconomic and behavioural ...

Background Underemployment is an increasing feature of global labour markets. However, the mental health impacts of underemployment remain relatively under-researched. Longitudinal evidence is ...

Twenty-five years ago, cigarette smokers in the United Kingdom smoked plain cigarettes with an average tar yield of probably about 35 mg. Now smokers predominantly smoke filter cigarettes and average ...

Background This study examined the independent effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and social support on ...