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Factors Influencing Older Adults’ Perception of the Age-Friendliness of Their Environment and the Impact of Loneliness, Technology Use, and Mobility: Quantitative Analysis

Factors Influencing Older Adults’ Perception of the Age-Friendliness of Their Environment and the Impact of Loneliness, Technology Use, and Mobility: Quantitative Analysis

Rantakokko et al [22] described the impact of person-environment interaction on mental well-being, demonstrating a mechanism by which older adults who experienced loneliness perceived obstacles with their environment. Stafford [23] demonstrated that older age insularity and the accompanying withdrawal from social interaction can result in deteriorating relationships, loneliness, poorer mental health, and a diminished perception of AFEs.

Eric Balki, Niall Hayes, Carol Holland

JMIR Aging 2025;8:e67242

COVID-19 Perceptions Among Communities Living on Ground Crossings of Somali Region of Ethiopia: Community Cross-Sectional Survey Study

COVID-19 Perceptions Among Communities Living on Ground Crossings of Somali Region of Ethiopia: Community Cross-Sectional Survey Study

The study participants were all adult populations older than 18 years who had lived in the Tog Wajaale town for at least 6 months. The study included individuals aged 18 years and older who had resided in the study area for a minimum of 6 months. Those who were experiencing mental illness or severe health issues during the study period were excluded from participation.

Alinoor Mohamed Farah, Abdifatah Abdulahi, Abdulahi Hussein, Ahmed Abdikadir Hussein, Abdi Osman, Mohamed Mohamud, Hasan Mowlid, Girum Hailu, Fathia Alwan, Ermiyas Abebe Bizuneh, Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim, Elyas Abdulahi

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e66751

Promises and Pitfalls of Internet Search Data in Mental Health: Critical Review

Promises and Pitfalls of Internet Search Data in Mental Health: Critical Review

Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a global strategy in 2020, proposing a road map to link the latest developments in innovation and digital health to improve health outcomes. This initiative was of critical importance, given the recent studies suggesting an increase in prevalence rates of mental disorders after the COVID-19 pandemic [1], and internet and other digital technologies demonstrating a great potential to reverse this trend [2].

Alexandre Andrade Loch, Roman Kotov

JMIR Ment Health 2025;12:e60754

Assessment of Digital Capabilities by 9 Countries in the Alliance for Healthy Cities Using AI: Cross-Sectional Analysis

Assessment of Digital Capabilities by 9 Countries in the Alliance for Healthy Cities Using AI: Cross-Sectional Analysis

The Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978 marked a global shift toward universal health, a movement endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) through its advocacy for healthy cities as a strategic policy to enhance global health [1]. The idea of a healthy city was first conceptualized at the 1984 Toronto “Beyond Health Care” conference, and the first pilot project was spearheaded by the WHO European Office in Lisbon in April 1986 [2].

Hocheol Lee

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e62935

Population Size Estimation of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Google Trends Analysis

Population Size Estimation of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Google Trends Analysis

HIV burden is higher among men who have sex with men (MSM), people who inject drugs, sex workers, and transgender persons, which together are often described as key populations (KP) [1]. KPs and their paying or nonpaying sexual partners may account for 70% of new HIV infections worldwide, with an estimated 80% of new HIV infections outside sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and 55% of all new infections within SSA [1,2].

Carly M Malburg, Steve Gutreuter, Horacio Ruiseñor-Escudero, Abu Abdul-Quader, Wolfgang Hladik

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e58630

How Does an Online Mental Health Community on Twitter Empower Diverse Population Levels and Groups? A Qualitative Analysis of #BipolarClub

How Does an Online Mental Health Community on Twitter Empower Diverse Population Levels and Groups? A Qualitative Analysis of #BipolarClub

These principles are further endorsed in other WHO statements, such as the World Mental Health Report [21] and the Guidance on Community Mental Health Services [22]. In addition to these principles, in the action plan and the other 2 statements, the WHO has encouraged related organizations and professionals to increase the use of social media and digital support groups (eg, online communities) as integral components of digital mental health solutions.

Horeya AbouWarda, Mateusz Dolata, Gerhard Schwabe

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e55965

Promoting Health Literacy in the Workplace Among Civil Servants: Cross-Sectional Study

Promoting Health Literacy in the Workplace Among Civil Servants: Cross-Sectional Study

In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the alarming state of oral health (OH) worldwide and urged action to include OH in initiatives on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and universal health coverage [1]. Around 50% of the world’s population (3.5 billion people) has oral disease. The global burden of oral disease exceeds the combined global burden of the 5 most prevalent NCDs by almost 1 billion cases [2].

Florence Carrouel, Benjamin du Sartz de Vigneulles, Céline Clément, Virginie-Eve Lvovschi, Elise Verot, Valeria Tantardini, Michel Lamure, Denis Bourgeois, Romain Lan, Claude Dussart

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e58942

Understanding COVID-19 Impacts on the Health Workforce: AI-Assisted Open-Source Media Content Analysis

Understanding COVID-19 Impacts on the Health Workforce: AI-Assisted Open-Source Media Content Analysis

To better assess and measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health workforce, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed a global approach including a framework for standardized measurement and reporting and interim guidance [16]. All the collective information around the COVID-19 pandemic and human resources for health resulted in a resolution on the Global Health and Care Compact (World Health Assembly Resolution WHA75/13 [17]).

Anita Pienkowska, Mathieu Ravaut, Maleyka Mammadova, Chin-Siang Ang, Hanyu Wang, Qi Chwen Ong, Iva Bojic, Vicky Mengqi Qin, Dewan Md Sumsuzzman, Onyema Ajuebor, Mathieu Boniol, Juana Paola Bustamante, James Campbell, Giorgio Cometto, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Catherine Kane, Shafiq Joty, Josip Car

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e53574

Exploring the Use and Implications of AI in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Exploring the Use and Implications of AI in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Reference 6: Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health: WHO guidance(https://www.who.int Reference 7: The use of artificial intelligence for delivery of essential health services across WHO Reference 9: Sexual and reproductive health interventions in the WHO UHC Compendium(https://who.int/publicationswho

Tigest Tamrat, Yu Zhao, Denise Schalet, Shada AlSalamah, Sameer Pujari, Lale Say

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e53888

Effective Infodemic Management: A Substantive Article of the Pandemic Accord

Effective Infodemic Management: A Substantive Article of the Pandemic Accord

The World Health Organization (WHO) proposes addressing the challenge of managing an “infodemic” effectively using these five interconnected areas: (1) closely monitoring and measuring the impact of infodemics during health emergencies through social listening [7]; (2) detecting signals and understanding the spread and risk of infodemics; (3) responding with interventions that mitigate and protect against the harmful effects of infodemics; (4) assessing infodemic interventions and strengthening the resilience

Kazuho Taguchi, Precious Matsoso, Roland Driece, Tovar da Silva Nunes, Ahmed Soliman, Viroj Tangcharoensathien

JMIR Infodemiology 2023;3:e51760