The Lancet Public Health, vol.9, December 2024

The Lancet Public Health’s December 2024

This December issue of The Lancet Public Health is our annual themed issue on public health in China. It is dedicated to the 1·4 billion people living in China and to the health-care workers, practitioners, and researchers whose work is featured in this issue and presented at The Lancet-Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Conference held in Beijing on Nov 21–22.

Nowadays, China faces four important challenges: the rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), an ageing population, escalating costs, and climate change. A collection of research Articles, Comments, Series, and Reviews presents these challenges, but also discusses opportunities and strategies to tackle these public health issues and narrow inequalities.

Countdown

The 2024 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: launching a new low-carbon, healthy journey

Article

Changes in the epidemiology of under-5 mortality in China from 2016 to 2022: an observational analysis of population-based surveillance data

Resource Center

Read the latest Countdown Report, translations, policy briefs, and related content from The Lancet Group

Article

Effects of comprehensive smoke-free legislation on smoking behaviours and macroeconomic outcomes in Shanghai, China: a difference-in-differences analysis and modelling study

Podcast Episode

In September 2023, Wales passed legislation making the maximum speed limit 20mph in built-up areas. Sarah Jones joins Gavin Cleaver to discuss how her research was implemented, how it’s gone so far, and what’s next.

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