WHO on parenting interventions
Handbook with comprehensive advice for policy-makers, practitioners, and stakeholders involved in the development, implementation, and monitoring of evidence-based parenting interventions [World [...]
AI for Healthy Cities: Family situation among key factors
New analysis of electronic health records linked to public data suggests strong associations between heart health and daily city life: long commutes, income levels, education, air pollution, [...]
Social, health, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic posed a major threat to the well-being of older Europeans. This multidisciplinary book addresses all the important policy-related issues. [Axel Börsch-Supan , Anita [...]
How Leaders Can Model Work-Life Balance
A good work-life balance can not only improve physical and mental health but also create a healthier culture for employees. [Doug Flaig – Forbes, 3 January 2024.] READ MORE
The effect of China’s many-child policy and the prevalence of teratogenic and disabling defects
Many-child policies are associated with a moderate increase in fertility especially for women in urban areas and older women. However, they have lost the ability to control birth since 2017. [...]
Ageing populations ‘already hitting’ governments’ credit ratings
Higher rates combined with rising pensions and healthcare costs are set to weigh on states’ finances. [Mart McDougall – Financial Times, 17 May 2023.] READ MORE
National programmes for age-friendly cities and communities — A guide
The main purpose of this guide is to provide direction to national authorities and stakeholders responsible for or involved in forming or sustaining national programmes. [World Health [...]
The State of the World’s Children 2023: For every child, vaccination
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a disaster for childhood immunization. In just three years, the world has lost more than a decade of progress. [United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), April [...]
WHO rolls out new holistic way to measure early childhood development
The World Health Organization has launched a new package of measures, the Global Scales for Early Development, to monitor the development of young children at population level up to three years [...]
Psychosocial work stress and parent-child bonding during the COVID-19 pandemic
Psychosocial work stress in the course of a spillover effect from work to family and symptoms of impaired mental health as part of a crossover effect from parent to child potentially affects the [...]
