Outputs (102)

Wasted potential: The role of higher education institutions in supporting safe, sensible and social drinking among students (2014)
Journal Article

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.

Whole school food programmes and the kitchen environment (2013)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the impact of the Food For Life Partnership (FFLP) whole school food programme on kitchen staff employment and professional development. Design/methodology/approach: This exploratory research involved... Read More about Whole school food programmes and the kitchen environment.

Engaging a wider public health workforce for the future: A public health practitioner in residence approach (2013)
Journal Article

This paper outlines and assesses a project that sought to use a studio residency (a public health practitioner in residence) as a vehicle to introduce public health issues and concepts into the curricula of a studio cohort of fifth and sixth year arc... Read More about Engaging a wider public health workforce for the future: A public health practitioner in residence approach.

Doing more for less? Developing sustainable systems of social care in the context of climate change and public spending cuts (2012)
Journal Article

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.

Education for sustainable development - the role of healthy universities. Feature article (2010)
Journal Article

Health Education Research: Editorial (2010)
Journal Article

Integrating health and sustainability: The higher education sector as a timely catalyst (2010)
Journal Article

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.

Final report of the evaluation of Flying Start (2010)
Report

Teaching Public Health Networks in England: An innovative approach to building public health capacity and capability (2009)
Journal Article

This paper examines the development and achievements of the Teaching Public Health Networks (TPHNs) in England; an initiative that aimed to catalyse collaborative working between the public health workforce and further and higher education, to enhanc... Read More about Teaching Public Health Networks in England: An innovative approach to building public health capacity and capability.

Alcohol and the media (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Health and environment: Social innovation to address social exclusion in Europe (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Shared space: Sustainble innovation strategies in urban health and environmental policy (2009)
Journal Article

Anticipating tomorrow for change today (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Alcohol, young people and the media: A study of radio output in six radio stations in England (2009)
Journal Article

BackgroundThis research investigated the representation of alcohol in radio output. The study was prompted by concerns that media output might be part of a developing culture of excessive drinking among young people.MethodsAlcohol comments were exami... Read More about Alcohol, young people and the media: A study of radio output in six radio stations in England.

Shared space: Sustainable innovation strategies in urban health and environmental policy (2009)
Journal Article

An exploratory study of 'Healthy University' related initiatives in higher education institutions in the South West region (2008)
Report

Promoting integration of the health and built environment agendas through a workforce development initiative (2008)
Journal Article

There is a renewed and growing recognition of the links between public health and the built environment, which has underlined the need for improved joint working between public health and built environment professionals. However, currently there is l... Read More about Promoting integration of the health and built environment agendas through a workforce development initiative.

Promoting integration of the health and built environment agendas through a workforce development initiative (2008)
Journal Article

There is a renewed and growing recognition of the links between public health and the built environment, which has underlined the need for improved joint working between public health and built environment professionals. However, currently there is l... Read More about Promoting integration of the health and built environment agendas through a workforce development initiative.

The impact of participation in performing arts on adolescent health and behaviour: A systematic review (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The impact of participation in performing arts on adolescent health and behaviour: A systematic review of the literature (2008)
Journal Article

This article reports a systematic review of literature published between 1994 and 2004 on the effects of performing arts for health in young people aged 11-18. The review includes research on music, performance, drama and dance in community settings... Read More about The impact of participation in performing arts on adolescent health and behaviour: A systematic review of the literature.