Missy Joffe
Biographic Data
| ID | 212227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Missy Joffe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Missy |
| FAMILY NAME | Joffe |
| SIGNATURE | JOFFE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Imperial College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6907-6183 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
An adaptive significance of morning sickness? Trivers–Willard and Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Improving health through policies that promote active travel
Solid fuel use and cooking practices as a major risk factor for Alri mortality among African children
BACKGROUND: Almost half of global child deaths due to acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where three-quarters of the population cook with solid fuels. This study aims to quantify the impact of fuel type and cooking practices on childhood ALRI mortality in Africa, and to explore implications for public health interventions. METHODS: Early-release World Health Survey data for the year 2003 were pooled for 16 Afr…
Complex Causal Process Diagrams for Analyzing the Health Impacts of Policy Interventions
Causal diagrams are rigorous tools for controlling confounding. They also can be used to describe complex causal systems, which is done routinely in communicable disease epidemiology. The use of change diagrams has advantages over static diagrams, because change diagrams are more tractable, relate better to interventions, and have clearer interpretations. Causal diagrams are a useful basis for modeling. They make assumptions explicit, provide a f…
A tentative step towards healthy public policy
More consistent attention to implementing healthy public policy, and amassing the evidence for it, are urgently required
A framework for the evidence base to support Health Impact Assessment
Objective: To introduce a conceptual structure that can be used to organise the evidence base for Health Impact Assessment (HIA). Background: HIA can be used to judge the potential health effects of a policy, programme or project on a population, and the distribution of those effects. Progress has been made in incorporating HIA into routine practice, especially (in the UK) at local level. However, these advances have mainly been restricted to pro…
The potential contribution of increased vegetable and fruit consumption to health gain in the European Union
Background: The risk of many important diseases can be reduced by consuming a diet rich in vegetables and fruit. For this reason the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a daily intake of more than 400 g person −1 . The pattern of both the supply and intake of vegetables and fruit and the potential health gain achieved by increasing intake in the European Union (EU) and three accession countries are presented in this paper. Methods: Pattern…
A time to pregnancy questionnaire designed for long term recall
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To establish the degree of validity of data on time to pregnancy, derived retrospectively using a short questionnaire. DESIGN--Information from the questionnaire was compared with data that had been collected concurrently from the same individuals. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS--Questionnaires were mailed to 1647 women who continue to be followed up by the Oxford Family Planning Association contraceptive study, and a further 424 were …
What is the optimal caesarean section rate? An outcome based study of existing variation
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To investigate the consequences of different levels of caesarean section (CS) rate in terms of fetal and maternal outcomes. DESIGN--Comparison of outcome variables between four categories of maternity units stratified according to CS rates. Data were collected concurrently. SETTINGS--All 17 maternity units in one health region. SUBJECTS--Data for the perinatal mortality analysis: all 221,867 deliveries in 1983-87 (excluding sever…
Coming into Existence
Future of European Community (EC) activities in the area of public health
This paper, prepared by the European Public Health Alliance, explores the future of EC activities in the health area, and how Article 129, the new public health chapter in the Maastricht Treaty, may best be interpreted and put into effect, once the Treaty has been ratified. The reference in Article 129 to ‘major health scourges, including drug dependence’ implies the need to set priorities. These should go be the principal killing diseases, and i…
Feasibility of studying subfertility using retrospective self reports
During an investigation of possible reproductive effects of environmental agents, 261 male and 155 female workers were interviewed concerning subfertility at some time in the past: the time taken to conceive, for all births; and the occurrence of one or more fertile phases lasting for 6 months or more. When these two variables were compared, the quality of reporting was acceptable in 89.7% of instances, and data editing enabled accuracy to be imp…
Social inequalities in low birth weight
Advantages of a standard method for research on reproductive effects of occupation
A recent review of the literature identified several common methodological weaknesses in studies of the effects of occupational exposures on male and female reproductive processes. This paper suggests a strategy which addresses these problems, by the use of a standard method. The potential benefits include increased measurement reliability and statistical power, together with a systematic study of expected (background) rates, confounding effects,…
Comparison of ante-natal hospital records with retrospective interviewing
In a case-control study of low birthweight deliveries, comparison of hospital records with interviews conducted soon after delivery fails to confirm the widely-held view that concurrently recorded medical notes are superior to retrospective interviewing. The overall agreement was very good, with slight under-reporting of past abortions by mothers, and marked relative under-recording in the hospital records of vaginal bleeding and especially vagin…
A framework for the evidence base to support Health Impact Assessment
Objective: To introduce a conceptual structure that can be used to organise the evidence base for Health Impact Assessment (HIA). Background: HIA can be used to judge the potential health effects of a policy, programme or project on a population, and the distribution of those effects. Progress has been made in incorporating HIA into routine practice, especially (in the UK) at local level. However, these advances have mainly been restricted to pro…
A tentative step towards healthy public policy
More consistent attention to implementing healthy public policy, and amassing the evidence for it, are urgently required
Social inequalities in low birth weight
Complex Causal Process Diagrams for Analyzing the Health Impacts of Policy Interventions
Causal diagrams are rigorous tools for controlling confounding. They also can be used to describe complex causal systems, which is done routinely in communicable disease epidemiology. The use of change diagrams has advantages over static diagrams, because change diagrams are more tractable, relate better to interventions, and have clearer interpretations. Causal diagrams are a useful basis for modeling. They make assumptions explicit, provide a f…
A time to pregnancy questionnaire designed for long term recall
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To establish the degree of validity of data on time to pregnancy, derived retrospectively using a short questionnaire. DESIGN--Information from the questionnaire was compared with data that had been collected concurrently from the same individuals. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS--Questionnaires were mailed to 1647 women who continue to be followed up by the Oxford Family Planning Association contraceptive study, and a further 424 were …
Solid fuel use and cooking practices as a major risk factor for Alri mortality among African children
BACKGROUND: Almost half of global child deaths due to acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where three-quarters of the population cook with solid fuels. This study aims to quantify the impact of fuel type and cooking practices on childhood ALRI mortality in Africa, and to explore implications for public health interventions. METHODS: Early-release World Health Survey data for the year 2003 were pooled for 16 Afr…
What is the optimal caesarean section rate? An outcome based study of existing variation
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To investigate the consequences of different levels of caesarean section (CS) rate in terms of fetal and maternal outcomes. DESIGN--Comparison of outcome variables between four categories of maternity units stratified according to CS rates. Data were collected concurrently. SETTINGS--All 17 maternity units in one health region. SUBJECTS--Data for the perinatal mortality analysis: all 221,867 deliveries in 1983-87 (excluding sever…
Advantages of a standard method for research on reproductive effects of occupation
A recent review of the literature identified several common methodological weaknesses in studies of the effects of occupational exposures on male and female reproductive processes. This paper suggests a strategy which addresses these problems, by the use of a standard method. The potential benefits include increased measurement reliability and statistical power, together with a systematic study of expected (background) rates, confounding effects,…
Comparison of ante-natal hospital records with retrospective interviewing
In a case-control study of low birthweight deliveries, comparison of hospital records with interviews conducted soon after delivery fails to confirm the widely-held view that concurrently recorded medical notes are superior to retrospective interviewing. The overall agreement was very good, with slight under-reporting of past abortions by mothers, and marked relative under-recording in the hospital records of vaginal bleeding and especially vagin…
Advantages of a standard method for research on reproductive effects of occupation
A recent review of the literature identified several common methodological weaknesses in studies of the effects of occupational exposures on male and female reproductive processes. This paper suggests a strategy which addresses these problems, by the use of a standard method. The potential benefits include increased measurement reliability and statistical power, together with a systematic study of expected (background) rates, confounding effects,…
Feasibility of studying subfertility using retrospective self reports
During an investigation of possible reproductive effects of environmental agents, 261 male and 155 female workers were interviewed concerning subfertility at some time in the past: the time taken to conceive, for all births; and the occurrence of one or more fertile phases lasting for 6 months or more. When these two variables were compared, the quality of reporting was acceptable in 89.7% of instances, and data editing enabled accuracy to be imp…
Social inequalities in low birth weight
Future of European Community (EC) activities in the area of public health
This paper, prepared by the European Public Health Alliance, explores the future of EC activities in the health area, and how Article 129, the new public health chapter in the Maastricht Treaty, may best be interpreted and put into effect, once the Treaty has been ratified. The reference in Article 129 to ‘major health scourges, including drug dependence’ implies the need to set priorities. These should go be the principal killing diseases, and i…
What is the optimal caesarean section rate? An outcome based study of existing variation
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To investigate the consequences of different levels of caesarean section (CS) rate in terms of fetal and maternal outcomes. DESIGN--Comparison of outcome variables between four categories of maternity units stratified according to CS rates. Data were collected concurrently. SETTINGS--All 17 maternity units in one health region. SUBJECTS--Data for the perinatal mortality analysis: all 221,867 deliveries in 1983-87 (excluding sever…
Coming into Existence
A time to pregnancy questionnaire designed for long term recall
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To establish the degree of validity of data on time to pregnancy, derived retrospectively using a short questionnaire. DESIGN--Information from the questionnaire was compared with data that had been collected concurrently from the same individuals. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS--Questionnaires were mailed to 1647 women who continue to be followed up by the Oxford Family Planning Association contraceptive study, and a further 424 were …
The potential contribution of increased vegetable and fruit consumption to health gain in the European Union
Background: The risk of many important diseases can be reduced by consuming a diet rich in vegetables and fruit. For this reason the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a daily intake of more than 400 g person −1 . The pattern of both the supply and intake of vegetables and fruit and the potential health gain achieved by increasing intake in the European Union (EU) and three accession countries are presented in this paper. Methods: Pattern…
A framework for the evidence base to support Health Impact Assessment
Objective: To introduce a conceptual structure that can be used to organise the evidence base for Health Impact Assessment (HIA). Background: HIA can be used to judge the potential health effects of a policy, programme or project on a population, and the distribution of those effects. Progress has been made in incorporating HIA into routine practice, especially (in the UK) at local level. However, these advances have mainly been restricted to pro…
A tentative step towards healthy public policy
More consistent attention to implementing healthy public policy, and amassing the evidence for it, are urgently required
Complex Causal Process Diagrams for Analyzing the Health Impacts of Policy Interventions
Causal diagrams are rigorous tools for controlling confounding. They also can be used to describe complex causal systems, which is done routinely in communicable disease epidemiology. The use of change diagrams has advantages over static diagrams, because change diagrams are more tractable, relate better to interventions, and have clearer interpretations. Causal diagrams are a useful basis for modeling. They make assumptions explicit, provide a f…
Solid fuel use and cooking practices as a major risk factor for Alri mortality among African children
BACKGROUND: Almost half of global child deaths due to acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where three-quarters of the population cook with solid fuels. This study aims to quantify the impact of fuel type and cooking practices on childhood ALRI mortality in Africa, and to explore implications for public health interventions. METHODS: Early-release World Health Survey data for the year 2003 were pooled for 16 Afr…
Improving health through policies that promote active travel
An adaptive significance of morning sickness? Trivers–Willard and Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Medicine (14 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Pregnancy (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Surgery (4 works)