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Perspectives in Public Health is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal. It is practice orientated and features current topics and opinions; news and views on current health issues; case studies; letters to the Editor; as well as updates on the Society's work. Please send enquiries to [email protected]. View full journal description

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First published Apr 11, 2026

Food and social connectedness for young people: an opportunity for public health

R Taheem
J Sofaer
M Barker
K Woods-Townsend

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First published Apr 5, 2026

‘We don’t just ink skin’: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of tattoo artists responding to their clients’ mental health disclosures

M Pearson
K Whittingham
D Doran

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First published Mar 26, 2026

Alarming increase in overweight and obesity among Vietnamese school-aged children: a call for quick intervention

BNT Dat
TV Phu
HT Anh
TH Trung
LM Quan
NNT Vi
DV Tho
S Ibrahim
P Tran
NT Huy

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Other

First published Mar 21, 2026

‘Communicating cancer project’ empowering African and Caribbean communities through forum theatre: a culturally responsive approach to early head and neck cancer detection

J Deane
S Kemp
R Redd
N Patel
O Olaleye
H Morris
B Francis
A Byron
H McFarlane
C Onwuegbute
P Richards
L Hylton
L Sharp

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Research article

First published Apr 12, 2025

Dopamine-scrolling: a modern public health challenge requiring urgent attention

BT Sharpe
RA Spooner

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Review article

First published May 15, 2021

The Action Scales Model: A conceptual tool to identify key points for action within complex adaptive systems

James D Nobles
Duncan Radley
Oliver T Mytton
The Whole Systems Obesity programme team

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Review article

First published Nov 13, 2017

What works for wellbeing? A systematic review of wellbeing outcomes for music and singing in adults

Norma Daykin
Louise Mansfield
Catherine Meads
Guy Julier
Alan Tomlinson
Annette Payne
Lily Grigsby Duffy
Jack Lane
Giorgia D’Innocenzo
Adele Burnett
Tess Kay
Paul Dolan
Stefano Testoni
Christina Victor

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Review article

First published Jul 11, 2022

Loneliness prevention and the role of the Public Health system

CL Crowe
L Liu
N Bagnarol
LP Fried

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Review article

First published Mar 11, 2023

Examining arts and creativity in later life and its impact on older people’s health and wellbeing: a systematic review of the evidence

L McQuade
R O’Sullivan

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Research article

First published Aug 17, 2023

Making co-creation a trustworthy methodology for closing the implementation gap between knowledge and action in health promotion: the Health CASCADE project

M Verloigne
T Altenburg
G Cardon
M Chinapaw
P Dall
B Deforche
M Giné-Garriga
S Lippke
H Papadopoulos
D Pappa
M Sandlund
M Schreier
K Wadell
S Chastin

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Review article

First published May 26, 2023

Service user perspectives on social prescribing services for mental health in the UK: a systematic review

M Cooper
D Flynn
L Avery
K Ashley
C Jordan
L Errington
J Scott

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First published May 12, 2023

Critical perspectives on Arts on Prescription

H Bungay
A Jensen
N Holt

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Food and social connectedness for young people: an opportunity for public health

‘We don’t just ink skin’: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of tattoo artists responding to their clients’ mental health disclosures

Alarming increase in overweight and obesity among Vietnamese school-aged children: a call for quick intervention

‘Communicating cancer project’ empowering African and Caribbean communities through forum theatre: a culturally responsive approach to early head and neck cancer detection

Dopamine-scrolling: a modern public health challenge requiring urgent attention

The Action Scales Model: A conceptual tool to identify key points for action within complex adaptive systems

What works for wellbeing? A systematic review of wellbeing outcomes for music and singing in adults

Loneliness prevention and the role of the Public Health system

Examining arts and creativity in later life and its impact on older people’s health and wellbeing: a systematic review of the evidence

Making co-creation a trustworthy methodology for closing the implementation gap between knowledge and action in health promotion: the Health CASCADE project

Service user perspectives on social prescribing services for mental health in the UK: a systematic review

Critical perspectives on Arts on Prescription

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