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Politics and prospects for health promotion in England: Mainstreamed or marginalised? (2008)
Journal Article
Samuel, A. S., Wills, J., Evans, D., & Scott-Samuel, A. (2008). Politics and prospects for health promotion in England: Mainstreamed or marginalised?. Critical Public Health, 18(4), 521-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590802543775

This paper critically examines the public policy environment that underpins the politics of health promotion in England. English health policy from the late 1970s to the mid 1990s was not receptive to health promotion. The new Labour government elect... Read More about Politics and prospects for health promotion in England: Mainstreamed or marginalised?.

Knowing through music: Implications for research (2008)
Book Chapter
Daykin, N. (2008). Knowing through music: Implications for research. In P. Liamputtong, & J. Rumbold (Eds.), Knowing Differently: Arts-Based and Collaborative Research Methods (229-243). Nova Publishers

Improving access to and provision of public health education and training in the UK (2008)
Journal Article
Pilkington, P. (2008). Improving access to and provision of public health education and training in the UK. Public Health, 122(10), 1047-1050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2008.03.008

This paper examines some of the challenges facing public health education and training in the UK, especially those relating to the wider workforce. It identifies key drivers for the need to improve access to and provision of public health education a... Read More about Improving access to and provision of public health education and training in the UK.

Road Safety Research Report No.97. Widening the reach of road safety - emerging practice in road safety in disadvantaged communities: Practitioners' guide (2008)
Report
Hayes, M., Towner, E., Towner, J., Pilkington, P., & Ward, H. (2008). Road Safety Research Report No.97. Widening the reach of road safety - emerging practice in road safety in disadvantaged communities: Practitioners' guide

This report has been compiled to assist and stimulate people responsible for reducing road casualties in disadvantaged communities to learn from the experiences of those involved in the Neighbourhood Road Safety Initiative (NRSI). To provide backgrou... Read More about Road Safety Research Report No.97. Widening the reach of road safety - emerging practice in road safety in disadvantaged communities: Practitioners' guide.

Agricultural policy (2008)
Book Chapter
Greer, A. (2008). Agricultural policy. In M. Woods (Ed.), New Labour’s Countryside: Rural Policy in Britain since 1997 (149-165). Bristol: The Policy Press

The agricultural policy of the New Labour governments has been central in their approach to governing the countryside. This is highlighted in the rhetoric of multifunctional agriculture, which stresses the central contribution that farmers make to th... Read More about Agricultural policy.

Patient Advice and Liaison Services: Results of an audit survey in England (2008)
Journal Article
Evans, D., Powell, J., & Cross, T. (2008). Patient Advice and Liaison Services: Results of an audit survey in England. Health Expectations, 11(3), 304-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2008.00505.x

Objective: To assess the extent national standards for Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) were achieved across England. Context: PALS are an important element of patient and public involvement strategy in England. Seven national standards for... Read More about Patient Advice and Liaison Services: Results of an audit survey in England.

Choosing health in prison: Prisoners' views on making healthy choices in English prisons (2008)
Journal Article
Condon, L., Hek, G., & Harris, F. (2008). Choosing health in prison: Prisoners' views on making healthy choices in English prisons. Health Education Journal, 67(3), 155-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896908094633

Objective: To explore the views of prisoners on making healthy choices in prison. Design: In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with 111 prisoners in 12 prisons between September and November 2005. Prisoners interviewed included women,... Read More about Choosing health in prison: Prisoners' views on making healthy choices in English prisons.