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Health Promotion and Education

Health promotion and education encompasses strategies and interventions designed to enable individuals and communities to increase control over and improve their health through knowledge dissemination, behavior change, and environmental modifications. Research published in Public Health International on this topic a…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 44× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Health promotion and education encompasses strategies and interventions designed to enable individuals and communities to increase control over and improve their health through knowledge dissemination, behavior change, and environmental modifications. Research published in Public Health International on this topic addresses diverse aspects of health promotion across multiple settings and populations. Published studies examine healthcare worker knowledge and risk perception during disease outbreaks, tobacco control policy frameworks, and the role of tactile communication in enhancing compliance with health messages. The journal has featured investigations into maternal and child health service utilization and the integration of traditional healthcare practices with national health systems, as well as barriers and facilitators faced by community health workers in implementing care programs. Additional research explores cultural dimensions of managing chronic conditions such as obesity, sanitation infrastructure improvements in rural communities, and health data quality in public facilities. Studies also address disease transmission patterns in urban settings, holistic nursing approaches in intensive care, and the health status of aging populations. This body of work reflects the multifaceted nature of health promotion, spanning individual behavior change, healthcare system strengthening, and community-level interventions across diverse geographic and cultural contexts.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

The Health of Older People in Switzerland

P ChastonayCorresponding author
Department of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
Public Health International Cited by 12 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-18-2426

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 44 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Health Promotion and Education, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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