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

‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress  https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165975 
26-09-2025 
Countries and global leaders recognized for their action to tackle the obesity crisis  https://www.who.int/news/item/26-09-2025-countries-and-global-leaders-recognized-for-their-action-to-tackle-the-obesity-crisis 
26-09-2025 
World Environmental Health Day  https://www.ifeh.org/wehd/ 
26-09-2025 
Physical activity, screen time, dietary habits, and health outcomes among children and adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa region: a narrative review  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1628904/full 
24-09-2025 
A Study of Relationships Between Mental Well-Being, Sleep Quality, Eating Behavior, and BMI: A Cross-Sectional Study Among University Students  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/10/1465 
23-09-2025 
Uncontrolled high blood pressure puts over a billion people at risk  https://www.who.int/news/item/23-09-2025-uncontrolled-high-blood-pressure-puts-over-a-billion-people-at-risk 
23-09-2025 
Physical activity partially mediating the social gradient in adolescent mental health  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1622080/abstract 
22-09-2025 
Scientists reveal the everyday habits that may shield you from dementia  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250920214459.htm 
21-09-2025 
Amended International Health Regulations enter into force  https://www.who.int/news/item/19-09-2025-amended-international-health-regulations-enter-into-force 
19-09-2025 
Evidenced Interventions Supporting the Psychological Wellbeing of Disaster Workers: A Rapid Literature Review  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/9/1454 
19-09-2025 
Effects of sedentary discontinuous intervention on physiological function and mental health of middle school students  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1662196/full 
18-09-2025 
Interventions to Reduce Mental Health Stigma Among Health Care Professionals in Primary Health Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/9/1441 
17-09-2025 
Editorial: Promoting mental health and wellbeing among young people  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1706563/abstract 
17-09-2025 
Burnout and Psychosocial Risks Among Doctors Working in the Private Sector: The Role of Health and Wellbeing Resources  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/9/1427 
12-09-2025 
Association between Peer Behaviors and Family Environment and Pre-packaged Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption among Primary and Secondary School Students in Beijing  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1661141/abstract 
12-09-2025 
WHO released updated guideline on HIV service delivery   https://www.who.int/news/item/12-09-2025-who-released-updated-guideline-on-hiv-service-delivery 
12-09-2025 
Mental well-being and work capacity: a cross-sectional study in a sample of the Swedish working population  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24015-1 
09-09-2025 
The wellbeing of the dental team: World Suicide Prevention Day 2025  https://communities.springernature.com/posts/the-wellbeing-of-the-dental-team-world-suicide-prevention-day-2025 
09-09-2025 
Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns  https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165797 
09-09-2025 
Economic evaluation of wearable fitness trackers versus metformin for preventing type 2 diabetes in the UK population  https://bmcdigitalhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s44247-025-00194-0 
08-09-2025 
Correction: Co-designing an online educational resource to help adolescents improve their digital health literacy  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24455-9 
03-09-2025 
Ultra-processed foods — it’s time for an improved definition  https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02750-0 
03-09-2025 
WHO releases new reports and estimates highlighting urgent gaps in mental health  https://www.who.int/news/item/02-09-2025-who-releases-new-reports-and-estimates-highlighting-urgent-gaps-in-mental-health 
02-09-2025 
Over a billion people living with mental health conditions – services require urgent scale-up  https://www.paho.org/en/news/2-9-2025-over-billion-people-living-mental-health-conditions-services-require-urgent-scale 
02-09-2025 
WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide  https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165759 
02-09-2025 
Negative life events and Internet addiction among college students: role of physical exercise and prosocial behavior  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1629818/abstract 
01-09-2025 
Replacing sedentary behavior with physical activity reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression: a study with young adults  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-23523-4 
30-08-2025 
Validation of the Bangla WHO-5 well-being index among gender and sexually diverse people in Bangladesh  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24476-4 
30-08-2025 
Co-production as an approach for developing youth advocacy videos on countering unhealthy food marketing and e-cigarette advertising  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-24095-z 
30-08-2025 
System Mapping of Farm-to-School Partnerships to Enhance Student Access to Healthy, Local Foods  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/9/1342 
27-08-2025 