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The relationship between GBGI and quality of life, health and wellbeing in Bristol, UK (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mental health, particularly for urban populations, is a growing public health concern. Understanding how people relate to and feel a sense of belonging in the urban environment is therefore an important research agenda. There is growing evidence abou... Read More about The relationship between GBGI and quality of life, health and wellbeing in Bristol, UK.

Mental health of social media influencers (2024)
Journal Article

There is a wide body of research on the effects of social media use on mental health, particularly focusing on young people. However, very little is known about the mental health of social media influencers (SMIs), who also tend to be quite young. Th... Read More about Mental health of social media influencers.

Reacting, retreating, regulating, and reconnecting: How autistic adults in the United Kingdom use time alone for well-being (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Firsthand accounts by autistic people describe a need for regular time alone. However, there is little in the literature that explores (1) why time alone is desired, (2) how that time is spent, or (3) where that time is spent. This articl... Read More about Reacting, retreating, regulating, and reconnecting: How autistic adults in the United Kingdom use time alone for well-being.

School health assistant delivery of an extended brief intervention for parents and carers of overweight children aged 4-5 years. Evaluation report: Executive Summary (2024)
Report

This is an executive summary of the evaluation of a healthy weight extended brief intervention (EBI), a pilot project developed by Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, and South Gloucestershire Council, with Sirona care and health, which ran... Read More about School health assistant delivery of an extended brief intervention for parents and carers of overweight children aged 4-5 years. Evaluation report: Executive Summary.

School Health Assistant delivery of an extended brief intervention for parents and carers of verweight children aged 4-5 years: Evaluation report (2024)
Report

This is a report on the RE-AIM evaluation of a healthy weight extended brief intervention (EBI), a pilot project developed by Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, and South Gloucestershire Council, with Sirona care and health, which ran from... Read More about School Health Assistant delivery of an extended brief intervention for parents and carers of verweight children aged 4-5 years: Evaluation report.

The presence of people and over-crowding in urban greenspaces: Examining the impacts on social connectedness and restoration (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Urban greenspaces can provide multiple benefits including stress restoration, facilitating social cohesion, and improving mood. Most research looking at the effects of urban greenspaces often focus on spaces free from people. This is a problem for ge... Read More about The presence of people and over-crowding in urban greenspaces: Examining the impacts on social connectedness and restoration.

How properties of urban greenspaces shape well-being across age groups: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article

The prevalence of poor mental health among younger and older generations is rising. Urban greenspaces (UGS) can provide well-being benefits and are used by all ages, so it is important that these spaces provide benefits across the life course. So far... Read More about How properties of urban greenspaces shape well-being across age groups: A qualitative study.

The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol: A secondary analysis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This poster summarises the results of our analysis of green-blue-grey infrastructure in relation to health and social outcomes in Bristol.

The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We examined the association between provision and experience of a range of green-blue-grey infrastructure and neighbourhood satisfaction, life satisfaction, wellbeing and general health. We found that satisfaction with greenspace was the most consist... Read More about The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol.

Utility of routine data reporting injuries requiring hospitalisation in Nepal: A secondary data analysis (2024)
Journal Article

Background
Injuries are an important public health issue in Nepal, contributing significantly to both morbidity and mortality. There is no injury surveillance system available, however healthcare service use is routinely reported to central governme... Read More about Utility of routine data reporting injuries requiring hospitalisation in Nepal: A secondary data analysis.

The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation was given at the RECLAIM Network conference in September 2023. In this project we investigate the relationship between GBGI and self-reported life satisfaction and wellbeing over a long time period at high-resolution in Bristol. Mul... Read More about The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol.

Developing a framework to guide the evaluation of training in research skills for health and care professionals (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Delivering research skills training to health professionals through short, applied sessions outside a formal higher education program, can help fill gaps in training and build research capacity in clinical settings. This has been the ende... Read More about Developing a framework to guide the evaluation of training in research skills for health and care professionals.

Exploring relationships between GBGI exposure and health and social outcomes in Bristol, UK (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mental health, particularly for urban populations, is a growing public health concern. Understanding how people relate to and feel a sense of belonging in the urban environment is therefore an important research agenda. There is growing evidence abou... Read More about Exploring relationships between GBGI exposure and health and social outcomes in Bristol, UK.

Mapping the relationship between green-blue-grey infrastructure (GBGI) and quality of life: A case study of Bristol, UK (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mental health, particularly for urban populations, is a growing public health concern. As urbanisation continues it is important to plan and develop towns and cities that maximise population wellbeing, and related health and social outcomes, whilst a... Read More about Mapping the relationship between green-blue-grey infrastructure (GBGI) and quality of life: A case study of Bristol, UK.

Maternal intrapartum fluids and neonatal weight loss in the breastfed infant (2023)
Journal Article

Background/Aims Significant weight loss during early life can be of serious concern and assessing weight is key in decisions regarding supplementation. However, supplementation is a significant risk factor for early breastfeeding cessation. Recognisi... Read More about Maternal intrapartum fluids and neonatal weight loss in the breastfed infant.

Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England (2023)
Journal Article

Greenspaces are argued to be one of the important features in the urban environment that impact the health of the population. Previous research suggested either positive, negative or no associations between greenspaces and health-related outcomes. Th... Read More about Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England.

Exposure to green and historic urban environments and mental well-being: Results from EEG and psychometric outcome measures (2022)
Journal Article

Previous studies have identified the benefits of exposure to green or historic environments using qualitative methods and psychometric measures, but studies using a combination of measures are lacking. This study builds on current literature by focus... Read More about Exposure to green and historic urban environments and mental well-being: Results from EEG and psychometric outcome measures.

Exploring the role of exposure to green and blue spaces in preventing anxiety and depression among young people aged 14–24 years living in urban settings: A systematic review and conceptual framework (2022)
Journal Article

Despite the growing problem of anxiety and depression amongst young people aged 14–24 years living in urban settings, reviews about the role of exposure to green and blue spaces or nature in preventing anxiety and depression tend to focus on children... Read More about Exploring the role of exposure to green and blue spaces in preventing anxiety and depression among young people aged 14–24 years living in urban settings: A systematic review and conceptual framework.

Exposure to green, blue and historic environments and mental well-being: A comparison between virtual reality head-mounted display and flat screen exposure (2022)
Journal Article

Improving the mental health of urban residents is a global public health priority. This study builds on existing work that demonstrates the ability of virtual exposure to restorative environments to improve population mental health. It compares the r... Read More about Exposure to green, blue and historic environments and mental well-being: A comparison between virtual reality head-mounted display and flat screen exposure.

Systematic review of the health and equity impacts of remediation and redevelopment of contaminated sites (2022)
Journal Article

(1) Background: Globally there is a vast legacy of contaminated sites from past industrial, commercial and military activity, waste disposal, and mineral extraction. This review examined the extent to which the remediation of contaminated sites reduc... Read More about Systematic review of the health and equity impacts of remediation and redevelopment of contaminated sites.