Paul Cheh
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
4 Papers
Paul Cheh is an academic researcher from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Health equity. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications.
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Papers
Mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable populations: Lessons for improving health and social equity
Si Ying Tan,Chuan De Foo,Monica Verma,Piya Hanvoravongchai,Paul Cheh,Aungsumalee Pholpark,Tiara Marthias,Firdaus Hafidz,Yodi Mahendradhata,Kim Bao Giang,Stefan Nachuk,Hong Wang,Jeremy Lim,Helena Legido-Quigley +13 more
TL;DR: A comparative case study of 15 countries representing all World Health Organization's regions offers a comprehensive picture of countries with varying income statuses, health system arrangements and COVID-19 public health measures as mentioned in this paper .
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Tobacco and Marijuana Initiation Among African American and White Young Adults
TL;DR: A greater understanding of how marijuana initiation interacts with tobacco initiation could inform more effective tobacco and marijuana use prevention efforts and public health interventions aimed at preventing and reducing combustible tobacco use among African American young adults may be strengthened by considering marijuana use.
Health financing policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for universal health care: a case study of 15 countries.
Chuan De Foo,Monica Verma,Si Ying Tan,Jess Hamer,Nina van der Mark,Aungsumalee Pholpark,Piya Hanvoravongchai,Paul Cheh,Tiara Marthias,Yodi Mahendradhata,Likke Prawidya Putri,Firdaus Hafidz,Kim Bao Giang,Thi Hong Hanh Khuc,Hoang Van Minh,Shishi Wu,Cinthya G. Caamal-Olvera,Gorka Orive,Hong Wang,Stefan Nachuk,Jeremy Lim,Valeria de Oliveira Cruz,Rob Yates,Helena Legido-Quigley +23 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that health systems need to leverage the COVID-19 pandemic as a window of opportunity to make health financing policies robust and need to politically commit to public financing mechanisms that work to prepare for future emergencies and as a lever for UHC.
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Action on the social determinants for advancing health equity in the time of COVID-19: perspectives of actors engaged in a WHO Special Initiative
Orielle Solar,Nicole Valentine,Antía Castedo,Gonzalo Soto Brandt,Jaitra Sathyandran,Zahra Ahmed,Paul Cheh,Emma Callon,Felicity Porritt,Isabel Espinosa,Kira Fortune,Shogo Kubota,Elizabeth Elliott,April Joy David,Maryam Bigdeli,Hafid Hachri,Patrick Bodenmann,Kevin Morisod,Molly H Biehl,Devaki Nambiar,Carmel Williams,Jessica L. Allen,Peter Goldblatt,Erika Placella,Michael Marmot,Kumanan Rasanathan +25 more
TL;DR: The World Health Organization is steering a multi-country Initiative to reduce health inequities through an action-learning process in 'Pathfinder' countries as mentioned in this paper , which aims to develop replicable and reliable models and practices that can be adopted by WHO offices and UN staff to address the social determinants of health to advance health equity.
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