Partnership to Health Pathways

Epigenetic pathways to health disparities

The brisk pace of research into the intricacies of gene regulation, which includes the study of epigenetic mechanisms, is rapidly expanding our understanding of the ways in which environmental influences can affect these processes. Research has revealed that environmental exposures influence biology and health among individuals by modifying epigenetic markings that are mitotically stable, thus ...

Barriers to Partnership Working in Public Health: A Qualitative Study

BACKGROUND Public health provision in England is undergoing dramatic changes. Currently established partnerships are thus likely to be significantly disrupted by the radical reforms outlined in the Public Health White Paper. We therefore explored the process of partnership working in public health, in order to better understand the potential opportunities and threats associated with the propose...

Renewing a partnership to further research and improve oral health.

Social network analysis of public health programs to measure partnership.

In order to prevent chronic diseases, community-based programs are encouraged to take an ecological approach to public health promotion and involve many diverse partners. Little is known about measuring partnership in implementing public health strategies. We collected data from 23 Missouri communities in early 2012 that received funding from three separate programs to prevent obesity and/or re...

Envisioning a Global Health Partnership Movement

“A universal truth: No health without a workforce” was the rallying cry of the flagship report commissioned by the Global Health Workforce Alliance Secretariat and the World Health Organization [1] and one which must be embraced if the aspiration for universal health coverage is ever to be realised [2]. One in seven people will never see a qualified health worker in their lives. The world will ...