News and Updates

Sleep-related breathing disorder among adolescents and its association with obesity, sleep pattern and moodhttps://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/article/view/13734
2025-June
Effects of a cafeteria-based sustainable diet intervention on wellbeing at a large German hospital: a quasi-experimental studyhttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-22533-6
02-06-2025
Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warnshttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163871 
30-05-2025
Mali: School committees to protect youth from smokinghttps://www.afro.who.int/countries/mali/news/mali-school-committees-protect-youth-smoking
31-05-2025
Investing in adolescent health and well-being to secure sustainable progresshttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00867-0/abstract
31-05-2025
The Department of Digital Health and Innovation participates in the 13th Youth Pre-World Health Assemblyhttps://www.who.int/news/item/27-05-2025-the-department-of-digital-health-and-innovation-participates-in-the-13th-youth-pre-world-health-assembly
27-05-2025
UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable developmenthttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162286 
15-04-2025
8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEFhttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/ 5/1163271 
14-05-2025
Why we need to measure people’s well-being — lessons from a global surveyhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01254-1 
30-04-2025
UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable developmenthttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162286 
15-04-2025
The Beneficial Interaction Between Human Well-Being and Natural Healthy Ecosystems: An Integrative Narrative Approachhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/3/427
14-03-2025
Gen Z-ero tolerance for inequality: How youth are driving change for women’s rights in 2025https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/03/gen-z-ero-tolerance-for-inequality-how-youth-are-driving-change-for-womens-rights-in-2025
11-03-2025
Moving beyond tokenism: toward sustainable youth engagement to improve the implementation of public health programs and interventionshttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1576788/full
06-03-2025
Exploring Financial Challenges and University Support Systems for Student Financial Well-Being: A Scoping Reviewhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/3/356 
27-02-2025
10-year study to shed light on youth vapinghttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/10-year-study-to-shed-light-on-youth-vaping
19-02-2025

From research to real-life implementation: an evaluation of the scale up of a guided digital mental health intervention in Lebanon: Step-by-Step  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1665093/full 
11-11-2025 
From pledges to action: Leaders push for faster climate progress at COP30  https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166322 
10-11-2025 
Understanding Mental Health: Global Perspectives and Indian Initiatives  https://www.pib.gov.in/FeaturesDeatils.aspx?NoteId=155945&ModuleId=2 
09-11-2025 
Joint call to strengthen policy and investment for child and youth mental health and well-being  https://www.who.int/news/item/07-11-2025-joint-call-to-strengthen-policy-and-investment-for-child-and-youth-mental-health-and-well-being 
07-11-2025 
Exploring the construction of a youth mental health campus ecosystem integrating research-practice teaching  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1739789/abstract 
06-11-2025 
Equipping future climate and health advocates: piloting a locally focused health effects of climate change curriculum in providence county schools  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24956-7 
04-11-2025 
Levelling-up summer: using summer holiday programs to support child health and wellbeing – a Delphi study  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24969-2 
04-11-2025 
UNESCO promotes equality and well-being through sport at the “Copa de Campeonas”  https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-promotes-equality-and-well-being-through-sport-copa-de-campeonas 
03-11-2025 
The Second World Summit for Social Development: It’s Time to Deliver Solutions  https://social.desa.un.org/world-summit-2025/news/the-second-world-summit-for-social-development-its-time-to-deliver-solutions 
31-10-2025 
WHO calls for a new era of strategic urban health action with global guide to unlock healthy, prosperous and resilient societies  https://www.who.int/news/item/31-10-2025-who-calls-for-a-new-era-of-strategic-urban-health-action-with-global-guide-to-unlock-healthy-prosperous-and-resilient-societies 
31-10-2025 
Governments across Europe and Central Asia adopt new WHO strategy to give every child a healthy start in life  https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/30-10-2025-governments-across-europe-and-central-asia-adopt-new-who-strategy-to-give-every-child-a-healthy-start-in-life 
30-10-2025 
Over a billion people living with mental health conditions – services require urgent scale-up  https://www.who.int/news/item/02-09-2025-over-a-billion-people-living-with-mental-health-conditions-services-require-urgent-scale-up 
30-10-2025 
Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns new Lancet Countdown report  https://www.who.int/news/item/29-10-2025-climate-inaction-is-claiming-millions-of-lives-every-year--warns-new-lancet-countdown-report 
29-10-2025 
Assessing mental health in individuals near thermal power plants and development of depression predictive model  https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-025-00145-7 
28-10-2025 
Psychological well-being and social emotional competence of Chinese children and adolescents in the post-pandemic era: patterns, determinants, and interrelations  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1677632/abstract 
28-10-2025 
Weaving health through learning: WHO Academy brings Pacific Open Learning Health Net back online  https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/how-we-work/pacific-support/news/detail/25-10-2025-weaving-health-through-learning--who-academy-brings-pacific-open-learning-health-net-back-online 
26-10-2025 
Effectiveness of a school-based health literacy intervention in improving adolescent health literacy and the intention to take health-promoting actions  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24827-1 
21-10-2025 
Promoting Mental Health Literacy of 13–16-Year-Old Students: A Systematic Review  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/10/1578 
16-10-2025 
Adolescent literacy, trust, and acceptance of vaccines before and after educational intervention: protocol for a mixed methods research  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24311-w 
16-10-2025 
The use of social prescribing and community-based wellbeing activities as a potential prevention and early intervention pathway to improve adolescent emotional and social development: a systematic mapping review  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24413-5 
15-10-2025 
Factors affecting and the strategies to enhance emotional regulation among adolescents in South Asian countries: a systematic review  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24793-8 
14-10-2025 
New guidelines on community hand hygiene to help governments reduce the spread of infectious diseases  https://www.who.int/news/item/15-10-2025-new-guidelines-on-community-hand-hygiene-to-help-governments-reduce-the-spread-of-infectious-diseases 
14-10-2025 
WHO upgrades its public health intelligence system to boost global health security  https://www.who.int/news/item/13-10-2025-who-upgrades-its-public-health-intelligence-system-to-boost-global-health-security 
13-10-2025 
Inter-American Mental Health Week: PAHO and OAS join forces to disseminate information and strategies on mental health in the Region  https://www.paho.org/en/news/9-10-2025-inter-american-mental-health-week-paho-and-oas-join-forces-disseminate-information 
09-10-2025 
WHO European Region has the highest rate of tobacco use in the world, with an alarming rise in young people using e-cigarettes, global report warns  https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/08-10-2025-who-european-region-has-the-highest-rate-of-tobacco-use-in-the-world--with-an-alarming-rise-in-young-people-using-e-cigarettes--global-report-warns 
08-10-2025 
Comparative analysis of dietary and physical activity behavior between prediabetic and normoglycemic populations  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24790-x 
08-10-2025 
The buffering effect of physical activity on adolescent psychological stress: a cross-sectional survey and a longitudinal follow-up of Chinese adolescents  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24604-0 
08-10-2025 
Promoting student well-being through research: Launch of the Well-being Study at Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research  https://srdentalcollege.com/   
09-10-2025 
Parents of children and adolescents knowledge, attitude, and practice toward metabolically healthy obesity: A cross-sectional survey  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1591300/abstract 
07-10-2025 
Latent profile analysis of college students’ healthy lifestyles and its association with physical activity  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24733-6 
07-10-2025 