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The effectiveness of a 20 mph speed limit intervention on vehicle speeds in Bristol, UK: A non-randomised stepped wedge design (2018)
Journal Article
Bornioli, A., Bray, I., Pilkington, P., & Bird, E. L. (2018). The effectiveness of a 20 mph speed limit intervention on vehicle speeds in Bristol, UK: A non-randomised stepped wedge design. Journal of Transport and Health, 11, 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2018.09.009

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Twenty mph (32.2 km/h) speed limits across urban areas are becoming a widespread tool for public health and road danger reduction globally. Determining the effectiveness of these interventions on motorised vehicle speeds is a cruc... Read More about The effectiveness of a 20 mph speed limit intervention on vehicle speeds in Bristol, UK: A non-randomised stepped wedge design.

Promoting positive body image and tackling overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: A combined health psychology and public health approach (2018)
Journal Article
Bray, I., Slater, A., Lewis-Smith, H., Bird, E., & Sabey, A. (2018). Promoting positive body image and tackling overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: A combined health psychology and public health approach. Preventive Medicine, 116, 219-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.08.011

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. This article draws attention to the dual global problems of disordered eating and overweight/obesity among children and adolescents. It is well recognised that the main risk factor for disordered eating is body dissatisfaction, y... Read More about Promoting positive body image and tackling overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: A combined health psychology and public health approach.

Increasing engagement with evidence in healthcare: A case study in capacity building (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sabey, A., & Bray, I. (2018, June). Increasing engagement with evidence in healthcare: A case study in capacity building. Poster presented at UWE Learning and Teaching Conference 2018, Frenchay, Bristol, England

The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West (NIHR CLAHRC West) works with partner organisations, including the NHS, local authorities and universities, to conduct applied health res... Read More about Increasing engagement with evidence in healthcare: A case study in capacity building.

Proximity to overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia: an international pooled analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Pedersen, C., Hémon, D., Amoon, A. T., Crespi, C. M., Ahlbom, A., Bhatnagar, M., …Kheifets, L. (2018). Proximity to overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia: an international pooled analysis. British Journal of Cancer, 119(3), 364-373. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-018-0097-7

© 2018, Cancer Research UK. Background: Although studies have consistently found an association between childhood leukaemia risk and magnetic fields, the associations between childhood leukaemia and distance to overhead power lines have been inconsis... Read More about Proximity to overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia: an international pooled analysis.

Employability and career experiences of international graduates of MSc Public Health: a mixed methods study (2018)
Journal Article
Buunaaisie, C., Manyara, A., Annett, H., Bird, E., Bray, I., Ige, J., …Evans, D. (2018). Employability and career experiences of international graduates of MSc Public Health: a mixed methods study. Public Health, 160, 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.032

© 2018 The Royal Society for Public Health Objectives: This article aims to describe the public health career experiences of international graduates of a Master of Science in Public Health (MSc PH) programme and to contribute to developing the eviden... Read More about Employability and career experiences of international graduates of MSc Public Health: a mixed methods study.

The Bristol Twenty Miles Per Hour Limit Evaluation (BRITE) Study (2018)
Report
Pilkington, P., Bornioli, A., Bray, I., & Bird, E. (2018). The Bristol Twenty Miles Per Hour Limit Evaluation (BRITE) Study

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the roll-out of 20mph speed limits across the city of Bristol. The research took a holistic, public health approach to evaluation, using a variety of data sources to examine changes in vehicle speeds, road t... Read More about The Bristol Twenty Miles Per Hour Limit Evaluation (BRITE) Study.

Weight gain in mid-childhood and its relationship with the fast food environment (2017)
Journal Article
Pearce, M., Bray, I., & Horswell, M. (2018). Weight gain in mid-childhood and its relationship with the fast food environment. Journal of Public Health, 40(2), 237-244. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx108

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. Background Childhood obesity is a serious public health issue. Understanding environmental factors and their contribution to weight ga... Read More about Weight gain in mid-childhood and its relationship with the fast food environment.

Recruitment, employability and career development for international students undertaking the UWE MSc Public Health: Final report (2017)
Report
Buunaaisie, C., Manyara, A., Annett, H., Bird, E., Bray, I., Ige, J., …Evans, D. (2017). Recruitment, employability and career development for international students undertaking the UWE MSc Public Health: Final report

Executive Summary Background Over the last decade, the MSc Public Health at UWE has successfully recruited many international students. An issue for the university in promoting the benefits of the programme internationally is that there is a good c... Read More about Recruitment, employability and career development for international students undertaking the UWE MSc Public Health: Final report.

Increasing engagement with evidence in healthcare: A case study in capacity building (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sabey, A., & Bray, I. (2017, June). Increasing engagement with evidence in healthcare: A case study in capacity building. Presented at Evidence Live 2017, Oxford, England

Objectives The National Institute for Health Research funded the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, for the West of England (CLAHRC West) in January 2014, to run for 5 years. CLAHRC West seeks to develop and expand hea... Read More about Increasing engagement with evidence in healthcare: A case study in capacity building.

Association between food for life, a whole setting healthy and sustainable food programme, and primary school children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables: A Cross-Sectional study in England (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Pitt, H., Oxford, L., Bray, I., Kimberlee, R., & Orme, J. (2017). Association between food for life, a whole setting healthy and sustainable food programme, and primary school children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables: A Cross-Sectional study in England. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6), 639. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060639

© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The promotion of dietary health is a public health priority in England and in other countries. Research shows that the majority of children do not consume the recommended amount of fruit and v... Read More about Association between food for life, a whole setting healthy and sustainable food programme, and primary school children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables: A Cross-Sectional study in England.

A randomised controlled trial of student nurse performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a simulated family-witnessed resuscitation scenario (2017)
Journal Article
Kenny, G., Bray, I., Pontin, D., Jefferies, R., & Albarran, J. (2017). A randomised controlled trial of student nurse performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a simulated family-witnessed resuscitation scenario. Nurse Education in Practice, 24, 21-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.03.004

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This randomized controlled trial, conducted in a UK University nursing department, compared student nurses' performance during a simulated cardiac arrest. Eighteen teams of four students were randomly assigned to one of three scen... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of student nurse performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a simulated family-witnessed resuscitation scenario.

Mode of delivery affected questionnaire response rates in a birth cohort study (2016)
Journal Article
Bray, I., Bray, I., Noble, S., Robinson, R., Molloy, L., & Tilling, K. (2017). Mode of delivery affected questionnaire response rates in a birth cohort study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 81, 64-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.09.004

© 2016 The Author(s) Objectives Cohort studies must collect data from their participants as economically as possible, while maintaining response rates. This randomized controlled trial investigated whether offering a choice of online or paper questio... Read More about Mode of delivery affected questionnaire response rates in a birth cohort study.

Chinese adult perception towards organ donation in Hong Kong (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Li, W. C., Albarran, J., Li, C. S., & Bray, I. (2016, August). Chinese adult perception towards organ donation in Hong Kong. Paper presented at 26th International Congress of The Transplantation Society, Hong Kong

A qualitative descriptive study was designed with the aim of investigating the current values, beliefs and experiences of Adult Hong Kong Chinese people around organ donation.

Epidemiology and public health intelligence (2016)
Book Chapter
Bray, I., Bray, I., & Regmi, K. (2016). Epidemiology and public health intelligence. In K. Regmi, & I. Gee (Eds.), Public Health Intelligence: Issues of Measure and Method (19-40). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28326-5_2

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. This chapter provides an introduction to epidemiology. It covers the key epidemiological concepts such as bias and confounding, as well as providing an overview of the nature, history and types of... Read More about Epidemiology and public health intelligence.

Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report (2016)
Report
Jones, M., Pitt, H., Orme, J., Bray, I., Gray, S., Kimberlee, R., …Weitkamp, E. (2016). Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report

This is the final report of the phase two evaluation of Food for Life undertaken by the University of the West of England, Bristol 2013-15. The research encompassed five workstreams: 1. Long term impacts and durability - understanding how and w... Read More about Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report.

Using the Bristol City Council Quality of Life Survey (2011-2013) – Preliminary analysis of life satisfaction and recommendations for further analyses (2016)
Report
Mundy, J., & Bray, I. (2016). Using the Bristol City Council Quality of Life Survey (2011-2013) – Preliminary analysis of life satisfaction and recommendations for further analyses

The purpose of this report is to explore the utility of the Bristol Quality of Life (QoL) Survey for measuring levels of life satisfaction (as a measure of well-being and mental health) in Bristol’s population aged 55 and over. An earlier report exa... Read More about Using the Bristol City Council Quality of Life Survey (2011-2013) – Preliminary analysis of life satisfaction and recommendations for further analyses.

Changes in objectively measured BMI in children aged 4-11 years: Data from the National Child Measurement Programme (2015)
Journal Article
Pearce, M., Webb-Phillips, S., & Bray, I. (2016). Changes in objectively measured BMI in children aged 4-11 years: Data from the National Child Measurement Programme. Journal of Public Health, 38(3), 459-466. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv058

© 2015 The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. Background This study looked at the degree of weight gain between t... Read More about Changes in objectively measured BMI in children aged 4-11 years: Data from the National Child Measurement Programme.

Family witnessed resuscitation: Student nurses’ attitudes and BLS performance during family member presence or absence (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Albarran, J., Kenny, G., Bray, I., Pontin, D., & Williams, R. (2015, January). Family witnessed resuscitation: Student nurses’ attitudes and BLS performance during family member presence or absence. Paper presented at 6th EfCCNa Congress, Valencia, Spain

Presentation by John Albarran on 30/01/15

Factors influencing response rates to ALSPAC questionnaires (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bray, I., & Tilling, K. (2012, April). Factors influencing response rates to ALSPAC questionnaires. Presented at ALSPAC Scientific Conference, Bristol

This presentation describes an analysis of response rates to questionnaires to mothers, their partners and the children/young people in the ALSPAC (Children of the 90s) study. Response rates are plotted over time. Multi-level models are then used to... Read More about Factors influencing response rates to ALSPAC questionnaires.

Estimating the proportion of offenders supervised by probation trusts in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces (2011)
Report
Bray, I., O'Malley, P., Ashcroft, S., Adedeji, E., & Spriggs, A. (2011). Estimating the proportion of offenders supervised by probation trusts in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces

On 15 September 2010 Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) published its estimate of the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces. The study involved matching the personal details of adult prisoners (a snapshot tak... Read More about Estimating the proportion of offenders supervised by probation trusts in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces.