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Designing healthier neighbourhoods: A systematic review of the impact of the neighbourhood design on health and wellbeing (2020)
Journal Article
Ige-Elegbede, J., Pilkington, P., Orme, J., Williams, B., Prestwood, E., Black, D., & Carmichael, L. (2022). Designing healthier neighbourhoods: A systematic review of the impact of the neighbourhood design on health and wellbeing. Cities and Health, 6(5), 1004-1019. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1799173

Several studies have investigated the impact of neighbourhood design on health and wellbeing, yet there are limited reviews investigating the quality of the evidence and the most effective interventions at a population level. This systematic review a... Read More about Designing healthier neighbourhoods: A systematic review of the impact of the neighbourhood design on health and wellbeing.

Exploring the multidisciplinary extent of public health career structures in 12 countries: an exploratory mapping (2018)
Journal Article
Manyara, A., Buunaaisie, C., Annett, H., Bird, E., Bray, I., Ige, J., …Evans, D. (2018). Exploring the multidisciplinary extent of public health career structures in 12 countries: an exploratory mapping. Journal of Public Health, 40(4), e538-e544. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy057

Background: While much is known about multidisciplinary public health (MDPH) professional practice in the UK which developed particularly in the 1990s, little is known about it in other settings especially low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thi... Read More about Exploring the multidisciplinary extent of public health career structures in 12 countries: an exploratory mapping.

The relationship between buildings and health: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Ige, J., Pilkington, P., Orme, J., Williams, B., Prestwood, E., Black, D., …Scally, G. (2019). The relationship between buildings and health: A systematic review. Journal of Public Health, 41(2), E121-E132. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy138

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of 268 Public Health. All rights reserved. Background The built environment exerts one of the strongest directly measurable effects on physical and mental health, yet the... Read More about The relationship between buildings and health: A systematic review.

Moving health upstream in urban development: Reflections on the operationalization of a transdisciplinary case study (2018)
Journal Article
Black, D., Scally, G., Orme, J., Hunt, A., Pilkington, P., Lawrence, R., & Ebi, K. (2019). Moving health upstream in urban development: Reflections on the operationalization of a transdisciplinary case study. Global Challenges, 3(4), 1700103. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201700103

This paper describes the development, conceptualization, and implementation of a transdisciplinary research pilot, the aim of which is to understand how human and planetary health could become a priority for those who control the urban development pr... Read More about Moving health upstream in urban development: Reflections on the operationalization of a transdisciplinary case study.

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.

Food for life: Evaluation of the impact of the Hospital Food Programme in England using a case study approach (2017)
Journal Article
Gray, S., Orme, J., Pitt, H., & Jones, M. (2017). Food for life: Evaluation of the impact of the Hospital Food Programme in England using a case study approach. JRSM Open, 8(10), 205427041771270. https://doi.org/10.1177/2054270417712703

Objectives To evaluate the impact and challenges of implementing a Food for Life approach within three pilot NHS sites in 2014/2015 in England. Food for Life is an initiative led by the Soil Association, a non-governmental organisation in the UK tha... Read More about Food for life: Evaluation of the impact of the Hospital Food Programme in England using a case study approach.

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.

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.

Inter-sectoral Transfer of the Food for Life Settings Framework in England (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Gray, S., Means, R., Orme, J., Pitt, H., & Salmon, D. (2018). Inter-sectoral Transfer of the Food for Life Settings Framework in England. Health Promotion International, 33(5), 781-790. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dax017

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Organisational settings such as schools, workplaces and hospitals are well recognised as key environments for health promotion. Whilst there is extensive literature on spec... Read More about Inter-sectoral Transfer of the Food for Life Settings Framework in England.

Moving health upstream in urban development decision-making (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Black, D., Ige, J., Pilkington, P., Williams, B., Prestwood, E., Hunt, A., …Ogilvie, F. (2017, February). Moving health upstream in urban development decision-making. Presented at The Sustainable Transport & Health Summit, Bristol

This document presents an overview of a three-year pilot funded by the Wellcome Trust an initiated in 2016. The project has three main strands of work- systematic reviews of evidence linking the quality of urban form to human health impacts, an econo... Read More about Moving health upstream in urban development decision-making.

The application of salutogenesis in universities (2017)
Book Chapter
Dooris, M., Doherty, S., & Orme, J. (2017). The application of salutogenesis in universities. In M. B. Mittelmark, S. Sagy, M. Eriksson, G. F. Bauer, J. M. Pelikan, B. Lindström, & G. A. Espnes (Eds.), The Handbook of Salutogenesis (237-245). Springer

Looking to the future, the Healthy Universities approach offers enormous potential to support the creation and maintenance of health and flourishing of students, staff and the wider community.

Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the Soil Association Food for Life programme (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Gray, S., Means, R., Orme, J., Pitt, H., Jones, M., & Salmon, D. (2016, June). Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the Soil Association Food for Life programme. Poster presented at Food: The Forgotten Medicine, Royal Society of Medicine, London

To evaluate the progress of FFL within the hospital setting A case study approach with three pathfinder organisations working with the SA (Barts Health, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. S... Read More about Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the Soil Association Food for Life programme.

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.

UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue) (2016)
Report
Gough, G., Longhurst, J., Putterill, T., Harris, V., Smart, D., Holmes, I., …Idle, J. (2016). UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue)

This Activities Portfolio details projects, events and initiatives which represent the work of hundreds of UWE staff and students during Bristol's year as European Green Capital in 2015. It is the working file to accompany the UWE Green Capital 2015... Read More about UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue).

Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the UK Food for Life Partnership (2015)
Journal Article
Gray, S., Means, R., Orme, J., Pitt, H., Jones, M., & Salmon, D. (2015). Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the UK Food for Life Partnership. European Journal of Public Health, 25(Suppl3), 380. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv176.018

The Food for Life Partnership (FFLP) is an initiative led by the Soil Association (SA), a non governmental organisation in the UK which aims to encourage a healthy, sustainable food culture in communities. The SA also runs a Catering Mark scheme that... Read More about Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the UK Food for Life Partnership.

Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the Soil Association Food for Life programme (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Gray, S., Means, R., Orme, J., Pitt, H., Jones, M., & Salmon, D. (2015, September). Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the Soil Association Food for Life programme. Poster presented at Public Health England Annual Conference 2015, University of Warwick, UK

Food for Life (FFL) is an initiative which aims to encourage a healthy, sustainable food culture in communities, and is led by the Soil Association (SA), a UK charity. Thanks to a Big Lottery Fund grant, FFL have been able to develop the programme wi... Read More about Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the Soil Association Food for Life programme.

Wasted potential: The role of higher education institutions in supporting safe, sensible and social drinking among students (2014)
Journal Article
Orme, J., & Coghill, N. (2014). Wasted potential: The role of higher education institutions in supporting safe, sensible and social drinking among students. Health Education Journal, 73(2), 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896912471041

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.

Meeting the challenges of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan at the University of the West of England, Bristol (2014)
Report
Brook, J., Salmon, D., Kimberlee, R., Orme, J., & Bird, E. (2014). Meeting the challenges of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan at the University of the West of England, Bristol

Drawing on the Health Visitor Implementation Plan (DH, 2011a) and Educating Health Visitors for a Transformed Service (DH, 2011c), this evaluation aimed to assess the extent to which the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Programme meets the... Read More about Meeting the challenges of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

Food hygiene challenges in older people: Intergenerational learning as a health asset (2013)
Journal Article
Orme, J., Wythe, H., Wilkinson, C., Orme, J., Meredith, L., & Weitkamp, E. (2013). Food hygiene challenges in older people: Intergenerational learning as a health asset. https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR130181

Older people are more at risk of contracting foodborne infections; however the majority remain well despite the physical, social and cognitive challenges of older age. Future healthcare strategies targeting older people can be informed by exploring t... Read More about Food hygiene challenges in older people: Intergenerational learning as a health asset.