It is unclear to what extent self-employed choose to become self-employed. This study aimed to compare the health care expenditures-as a proxy for health-of self-employed individuals in the year before they started their business, to that of employees. Differences by sex, age, and industry were studied. …

In de publieke dienstverlening gericht op de aanpak van schulden, werkloosheid en de inning van de eigen bijdrage Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning (Wmo) 2015 en de wanbetalersregeling zijn lager opgeleiden oververtegenwoordigd. Publieke dienstverleners hebben aandacht voor deze groep maar zijn ook …

Currently, the engagement of local communities in Health Impact Assessment is becoming more and more important. A scoping review was performed to take stock of visions, methods and experiences in this field. A combined Scopus and Medline search yielded 100 articles in scientific journals. The final selection …

BACKGROUND: Asset-based approaches have become popular in public health. As yet it is not known to what extent health and welfare professionals are able to identify and mobilise individual and community health assets. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand professional's perceptions of health …