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Wasted potential: The role of higher education institutions in supporting safe, sensible and social drinking among students (2014)
Journal Article
Orme, J., & Coghill, N. (2014). Wasted potential: The role of higher education institutions in supporting safe, sensible and social drinking among students. Health Education Journal, 73(2), 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896912471041

Setting: The United Kingdom (UK) government has acknowledged that there is a problem with excess alcohol consumption, in particular amongst young people. Higher education is an important health promotion setting in which to explore not only how sensi... Read More about Wasted potential: The role of higher education institutions in supporting safe, sensible and social drinking among students.

Doing more for less? Developing sustainable systems of social care in the context of climate change and public spending cuts (2012)
Journal Article
Evans, S., Hills, S., & Orme, J. (2012). Doing more for less? Developing sustainable systems of social care in the context of climate change and public spending cuts. British Journal of Social Work, 42(4), 744-764. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr108

This article opens a debate on how to make social care in England more sustainable in the context of environmental, social and economic changes. Based on an innovative research project commissioned by the Department of Health through the Social Care... Read More about Doing more for less? Developing sustainable systems of social care in the context of climate change and public spending cuts.

Integrating health and sustainability: The higher education sector as a timely catalyst (2010)
Journal Article
Orme, J., & Dooris, M. (2010). Integrating health and sustainability: The higher education sector as a timely catalyst. Health Education Research, 25(3), 425-437. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyq020

Higher education is an influential sector with enormous potential to impact positively on health and sustainability. The purpose of this paper was to explore its emergent role as a key setting for promoting health and sustainability and for addressin... Read More about Integrating health and sustainability: The higher education sector as a timely catalyst.

Anticipating tomorrow for change today (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., & Orme, J. (2009, April). Anticipating tomorrow for change today. Presented at Inaugural conference of the Institute for Sustainability, Health and Environment. UWE, Bristol, 22nd April 2009, Bristol, United Kingdom

Missed opportunities? Locating health promotion within multidisciplinary public health (2007)
Journal Article
Orme, J., de Viggiani, N., Naidoo, J., & Knight, T. (2007). Missed opportunities? Locating health promotion within multidisciplinary public health. Public Health, 121(6), 414-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.005

This paper examines the complex interconnections between the development of health promotion and multidisciplinary public health, respectively. Health promotion takes a distinctive interdisciplinary and multiprofessional perspective on health. Histor... Read More about Missed opportunities? Locating health promotion within multidisciplinary public health.

Health economics and public health (2007)
Book Chapter
Powell, J. (2007). Health economics and public health. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public Health for the 21st Century: New Perspectives on Policy, Participation and Practice (287-301). Maidenhead: Open University Press

Epidemiology for 21st century public health (2007)
Book Chapter
Pollock, J. (2007). Epidemiology for 21st century public health. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public Health for the 21st Century: New Perspectives on Policy, Participation and Practice. Open University Press

Capacity and capability in public health (2007)
Book Chapter
Barrett, G., Naidoo, J., & Orme, J. (2007). Capacity and capability in public health. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public Health for the 21st Century: New Perspectives on Policy, Participation and Practice (83-97). Open University Press

Primary care professionals and social marketing of health in neighbourhoods: A case study approach to identify, target and communicate with ‘at risk’ populations (2007)
Journal Article
Powell, J., Tapp, A., Orme, J., & Farr, M. (2007). Primary care professionals and social marketing of health in neighbourhoods: A case study approach to identify, target and communicate with ‘at risk’ populations. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 8(1), 22-35. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423607000047

Aim: In this article the authors illustrate using a case study approach how primary care professionals can use the combination of geodemographic data with hospital episode statistics (HES) to predict the location of people yat risk’ of diabetes melli... Read More about Primary care professionals and social marketing of health in neighbourhoods: A case study approach to identify, target and communicate with ‘at risk’ populations.

The public health agenda (2004)
Presentation / Conference
McCann, S., Powell, J., & Orme, J. (2004, November). The public health agenda. Paper presented at South-West Human Resources Conference, Exeter, UK

Health promotion, public health and substance misuse (2002)
Book Chapter
Starkey, F., & Orme, J. (2002). Health promotion, public health and substance misuse. In T. Peterson, & A. McBride (Eds.), Working with Substance Misusers: A Guide to Theory & Practice (234-243). Routledge

Evaluation of a primary school drug drama project: Methodological issues and key findings (2001)
Journal Article
Starkey, F., & Orme, J. (2001). Evaluation of a primary school drug drama project: Methodological issues and key findings. Health Education Research, 16(5), 609-622. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/16.5.609

This paper describes the impact evaluation of a primary school drug drama project developed by a health promotion service and a theatre's education department in England. The project targeted 10-11 year olds in 41 schools with an interactive drama pr... Read More about Evaluation of a primary school drug drama project: Methodological issues and key findings.