Exploring the rise and diversity of health and societal issues that use a public health approach: A scoping review and narrative synthesis.

ABSTRACT: There is an increase in calls across diverse issues for a "public health approach" however, it is not clear whether there is any shared understanding in approach in its conceptualisation or implementation. Our aims were to (1) identify and categorise the issues which discuss a public health approach within published literature since 2010, (2) chart the descriptions and applications of public health approaches across and within four purposively sampled categories of issues, and (3) capture any evaluations conducted. A scoping review of published literature was undertaken; Seven leading databases were searched: AMED, APA PsycInfo, ASSIA, CINAHL complete, Cochrane Library (Review), Embase, and MEDLINE for articles published between 2010 and 2022 which have applied, described or called for a "

SUBMITTER: Hurst A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10781110 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature