What is Population Health?

Population Health: Research & Overview | Public Health International

Overview

Population health is the study and management of health outcomes across groups of people, ranging from local communities to entire nations or the global population, together with the factors that shape those outcomes. Rather than focusing on individual patients, it examines patterns of disease, the distribution of health determinants such as behaviour, environment, and access to care, and the policies and programmes designed to improve the wellbeing of populations. As a foundation of public health, it informs disease prevention, health promotion, screening strategies, and the allocation of healthcare resources. Research published in this journal addresses population-level health directly, including a roadmap toward tobacco-free policy as part of building on success in tobacco control, a plan for developing a population-based colorectal cancer screening programme, and an assessment of the health of older people in a national population. These studies illustrate core population-health activities: setting prevention targets, designing screening at scale, and characterizing the health status of defined population groups. By analysing health outcomes and their determinants across whole populations, this field guides evidence-based policy and the design of interventions intended to benefit communities rather than single individuals. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to population health and public health practice.

Research published in this journal

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

2023

Building on Success in Tobacco Control: A Roadmap Towards Tobacco-Free Oman (Perspective Review)

R. AlKalbani SalmaCorresponding author

Exact topic Public Health International Cited by 5 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-23-4635

2024

A Roadmap to Developing a Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Oman

Rashid AlKalbani SalmaCorresponding author

Public Health International doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-23-4856

2022

Knowledge and Attitudes of Heath Care Providers towards induced abortion in the City of Kigali

Rutayisire ErigeneCorresponding author

Department of public Health, Mount Kenya University Rwanda Kigali Rwanda

Exact topic Public Health International Cited by 5 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-22-4245

2025

Addressing an Overlooked Population: The Role of Discrimination and Violence in Depression Among South Asian Female College Students

Anirudhan RanjaniCorresponding author

Public Health International doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-25-5852

2022

Anti-COVID19 Vaccine among Workers at the Local Health Authority of Rieti (Italy). Study on the Vaccine Efficacy and Seroprevalence Post-Vaccination

L ProvvidentiCorresponding author

Postgraduate School of Public Health, Department of MESVA, University of L’Aquila (Italy).

Public Health International doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-22-4113

2022

Examining the Effects of Mobile Telephone Communication on the Utilization of Antenatal Care Services Among Expectant Mothers in Kyotera And Rakai Districts, Uganda

Nakachwa MariaCorresponding author

School of Post Graduate Studies and Research, Nkumba University, Entebbe 237, Uganda

Public Health International doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-22-4281

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

2020

Educational Needs of Mothers about using Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) at Home During Acute Diarrhea in Children under 5 at Urmia Population Research Center

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

Public Health International doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3296

2025