Behavioral Disorders: The New Public Health Crisis

Economic crisis on public health

It is now obvious, in Belgium as in other industrialised countries that the economy has entered into a recession. This crisis has occurred in a context that WHO judges alarming. The last report of WHO denounces inequalities in access to care during this time of recession (1). WHO is concerned about the impact of the crisis on people's health. Margaret Chan, Director General of WHO, said that it...

childhood obesity: a global public health crisis

introduction:childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally. the prevalence of  childhood obesity has increased over few years. it is caused by imbalance between calorie intake and calories utilized. one or more factors (genetic, behavioral, and environmental) cause obesity in children. physical, psychological, and social health problems are caused due to child...

The H1N1 crisis: a case study of the integration of mental and behavioral health in public health crises.

In substantial numbers of affected populations, disasters adversely affect well-being and influence the development of emotional problems and dysfunctional behaviors. Nowhere is the integration of mental and behavioral health into broader public health and medical preparedness and response activities more crucial than in disasters such as the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza pandemic. The National Biod...

Floods in Pakistan: a public health crisis.

On Price Fluctuation in Public Health Crisis

This thesis focuses on households’ response to public health crisis like SARS. A model is proposed to describe households’ efforts to reduce the probability of being affected and severity if being affected. The model is expanded considering households’ learning process towards the crisis. It is concluded that the government can stabilize the sharp increase in market demands by information release.