Outputs (36)

Holding up the mirror: How to use quality assurance, peer review to improve sexual health (2013)
Journal Article

The Office for Sexual Health was established in the southwest of England in January 2010 as a Department of Health pilot to bring together all elements of sexual health policy to address the fragmentation of effort created by having separate national... Read More about Holding up the mirror: How to use quality assurance, peer review to improve sexual health.

Understanding the social context of fatal road traffic collisions among young people: A qualitative analysis of coroners’ records (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Qualitative insights into the effect on travel behavior of joining a carshare (2013)
Journal Article

Carsharing organizations (carshares) provide collectively available vehicles that can be booked for exclusive use on a pay-as-you-go basis. Previous research has shown that two groups join carshares: (a) accessors, who do not have a car when they joi... Read More about Qualitative insights into the effect on travel behavior of joining a carshare.

No weighting for healthy sustainable local planning: Evaluation of a participatory appraisal tool for rationality and inclusivity (2013)
Journal Article

This paper is concerned with the contribution that project, plan and policy appraisal can make to effective decision making when shaping a built environment that needs to respond to the demands of local voices and also concerns for global sustainabil... Read More about No weighting for healthy sustainable local planning: Evaluation of a participatory appraisal tool for rationality and inclusivity.

Urban planning for healthy cities a review of the progress of the european healthy cities programme (2013)
Journal Article

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the progress made by European cities in relation to Healthy Urban Planning (HUP) during Phase IV of the World Health Organization's Healthy Cities programme (2003-2008). The introduction sets out the general p... Read More about Urban planning for healthy cities a review of the progress of the european healthy cities programme.

The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Walking is accessible to the majority of the population; it is low cost, requires no specialist equipment or training and can be relatively easily incorporated into daily routines. A recent review of the evidence base for investment in the walking en... Read More about The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being.

Book review: The graphic tale of how 'Obamacare' was won (2013)
Journal Article

The Bristol Health and Planning Protocol - First year evaluation (2013)
Report

The report documents the evaluation of the first year of ‘the Bristol Protocol’. This is an agreement between NHS Bristol and Bristol City Council to receive public health consultations for selected planning applications and preapplication processes.... Read More about The Bristol Health and Planning Protocol - First year evaluation.

Educating planners for the new challenges of sustainability, knowledge and governance: Report from a EU/US exploratory collaborative project in planning education (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper will report on the project “Educating Planners for the New Challenge of Sustainability, Knowledge and Governance” (PLAN-ED), aimed at the international exchange of planning knowledge, methodologies, and practices and the tuning of competen... Read More about Educating planners for the new challenges of sustainability, knowledge and governance: Report from a EU/US exploratory collaborative project in planning education.

The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Walking is accessible to the majority of the population; it is low cost, requires no specialist equipment or training and can be relatively easily incorporated into daily routines. A recent review of the evidence base for investment in the walking en... Read More about The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being.

The public health challenge (2013)
Book Chapter

Problematic differentiation between property bonds and leases in healthcare provision (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

An assessment of the impact of overseas buyers on the pricing and utilisation of prime residential properties in central London (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Musical pathways: An exploratory study of young people in the criminal justice system, engaged with a creative music programme (2013)
Report

There is growing evidence from across the arts and health field that suggests that participatory arts programmes can contribute to health improvement, emotional resilience and social reintegration, among vulnerable and excluded groups including crimi... Read More about Musical pathways: An exploratory study of young people in the criminal justice system, engaged with a creative music programme.

Cross-sector collaboration for healthy urban environments: Evaluating the protocol between Bristol City Council’s planning department and the local public health authority (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Cross-sector collaboration for healthy urban environments: evaluating the protocol between Bristol City’s planning department and the local public health authority

Category: Improving the wider determinants of health

This paper reports on the... Read More about Cross-sector collaboration for healthy urban environments: Evaluating the protocol between Bristol City Council’s planning department and the local public health authority.

Music making for health, well-being and behaviour change in youth justice settings: A systematic review (2013)
Journal Article

Youth justice is an important public health issue. There is growing recognition of the need to adopt effective, evidence-based strategies for working with young offenders. Music interventions may be particularly well suited to addressing risk factors... Read More about Music making for health, well-being and behaviour change in youth justice settings: A systematic review.

Triggers for changes in cycling: The role of life events and modifications to the external environment (2013)
Journal Article

There is surprising little research that directly investigates the reasons why people change their cycling behaviour. This paper presents findings from in-depth interviews that sought to understand the circumstances and factors that influenced people... Read More about Triggers for changes in cycling: The role of life events and modifications to the external environment.

Gabriel Scally - This place is killing me! (2013)
Digital Artefact

Gabriel Scally examines how the places we live in shape our health - and how changes to the fabric of urban spaces can improve our lives. Recorded at TEDMEDL...

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.