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Measuring the social value of prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in a community setting (2017)
Journal Article
Clifford, Z., Jones, M., Solomon-Moore, E., Kok, M., & Kimberlee, R. (2017). Measuring the social value of prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in a community setting. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.416.3315

Background: Type 2 diabetes affects 1 in 20 people over the age of 65. Although there is growing evidence around the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions to prevent or delay the onset of this disease, there is limited evidence of the wider social... Read More about Measuring the social value of prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in a community setting.

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.

Scaling up and out as a pathway for food system transitions (2016)
Journal Article
Pitt, H., & Jones, M. (2016). Scaling up and out as a pathway for food system transitions. Sustainability, 8(10), Article 1025. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8101025

© 2016 by the authors. This paper contributes to the understanding of sustainability transitions by analysing processes of scaling up and out as change pathway. It defines scaling up and out as a distinct form of policy transfer focused on programme... Read More about Scaling up and out as a pathway for food system transitions.

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.

Health promotion in the age of social media: Evaluation of Word Press as a platform for developing postgraduate student skills (2014)
Journal Article
Joseph, E., Hinga, A., Roberts, K., Pearce, M., Buckley, T., de Viggiani, N., & Jones, M. (2014). Health promotion in the age of social media: Evaluation of Word Press as a platform for developing postgraduate student skills. British Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 4(9), 1274-1289. https://doi.org/10.9734/BJESBS/2014/10583

Aims: The present study reports on the evaluation of a postgraduate assignment in which students produced a health promotion website. The aim of the study was to examine the application of WordPress as a platform for developing contemporary skills in... Read More about Health promotion in the age of social media: Evaluation of Word Press as a platform for developing postgraduate student skills.

Whole school food programmes and the kitchen environment (2013)
Journal Article
Morley, A., Jones, M., Kimberlee, R., Jones, M., Orme, J., & Salmon, D. (2013). Whole school food programmes and the kitchen environment. British Food Journal, 115(5), 756-768. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070701311331535

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.

A process evaluation of student participation in a whole school food programme (2013)
Journal Article
Orme, J., Jones, M., Salmon, D., Weitkamp, E., & Kimberlee, R. (2013). A process evaluation of student participation in a whole school food programme. Health Education, 113(3), 168-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654281311309819

Purpose – Health promotion programmes are widely held to be more effective when the subjects of them actively participate in the process of change. The purpose of this paper is to report on an evaluation of the Food for Life Partnership programme, a... Read More about A process evaluation of student participation in a whole school food programme.

The role of community centre-based arts, leisure and social activities in promoting adult well-being and healthy lifestyles (2013)
Journal Article
Evans, S., Jones, M., Jones, M., Kimberlee, R., Deave, T., & Simon, E. (2013). The role of community centre-based arts, leisure and social activities in promoting adult well-being and healthy lifestyles. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(5), 1948-1962. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10051948

Developed countries are experiencing high levels of mental and physical illness associated with long term health conditions, unhealthy lifestyles and an ageing population. Given the limited capacity of the formal health care sector to address these p... Read More about The role of community centre-based arts, leisure and social activities in promoting adult well-being and healthy lifestyles.

Creating a learning environment to promote food sustainability issues in primary schools? Staff perceptions of implementing the food for life partnership programme (2013)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Weitkamp, E., Jones, M., Salmon, D., Kimberlee, R., & Orme, J. (2013). Creating a learning environment to promote food sustainability issues in primary schools? Staff perceptions of implementing the food for life partnership programme. Sustainability, 5(3), 1128-1140. https://doi.org/10.3390/su5031128

There is increasing interest in the role that schools can play in promoting education for sustainable development (ESD), and evidence is emerging that schools can be influential in the emerging agenda around the ecological, ethical and social aspects... Read More about Creating a learning environment to promote food sustainability issues in primary schools? Staff perceptions of implementing the food for life partnership programme.

Food sustainability education as a route to healthier eating: Evaluation of a multi-component school programme in English primary schools (2012)
Journal Article
Morley, A., Salmon, D., Jones, M., Dailami, N., Weitkamp, E., Kimberlee, R., & Orme, J. (2012). Food sustainability education as a route to healthier eating: Evaluation of a multi-component school programme in English primary schools. Health Education Research, 27(3), 448-458. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cys016

Promising approaches to the promotion of healthier eating among children in primary school settings include the opportunity to practise practical cooking and growing, promoting the take up of healthier school meals and nutritional education. However,... Read More about Food sustainability education as a route to healthier eating: Evaluation of a multi-component school programme in English primary schools.

Engaging secondary school students in food-related citizenship: Achievements and challenges of a multi-component programme (2012)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Dailami, N., Weitkamp, E., Kimberlee, R., Salmon, D., & Orme, J. (2012). Engaging secondary school students in food-related citizenship: Achievements and challenges of a multi-component programme. Education Sciences, 2(2), 77-90. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci2020077

© 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Global food security and sustainability, animal welfare, dietary health, and socially just relations of food production have become prominent societal issues. They are of particular concern fo... Read More about Engaging secondary school students in food-related citizenship: Achievements and challenges of a multi-component programme.

Implementing the Rock Challenge: Young people's perspectives on a drug-prevention and performing-arts programme (2005)
Journal Article
Salmon, D., Orme, J., Kimberlee, R., Jones, M., & Murphy, S. (2005). Implementing the Rock Challenge: Young people's perspectives on a drug-prevention and performing-arts programme. Journal of Research in Nursing, 10(3), 339-353. https://doi.org/10.1177/174498710501000310

This paper presents the qualitative process findings from an evaluation of a school-based performing arts programme, “Rock Challenge”. Rock Challenge aims to promote healthy life styles “by building resilience amongst young people involved”. The rese... Read More about Implementing the Rock Challenge: Young people's perspectives on a drug-prevention and performing-arts programme.

Implementing The Rock Challenge: Teacher perspectives on a performing arts programme (2004)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Murphy, S., Salmon, D., Kimberlee, R., & Orme, J. (2004). Implementing The Rock Challenge: Teacher perspectives on a performing arts programme. Health Education, 104(6), 351-359. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280410564123

The Rock Challenge is a school-based performing arts programme that that aims to promote healthy lifestyles amongst secondary school students. This paper reports on teacher perspectives on the implementation of The Rock Challenge in nine English scho... Read More about Implementing The Rock Challenge: Teacher perspectives on a performing arts programme.

Young people's involvement in a substance misuse communications campaign (2004)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Salmon, D., & Orme, J. (2004). Young people's involvement in a substance misuse communications campaign. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 11(5), 391-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687630410001668979

There is growing emphasis in public policy on involving young people in the development of health promotion campaigns and information resources on substance misuse. To date there has been little literature that explores the level and nature young peo... Read More about Young people's involvement in a substance misuse communications campaign.

Anxiety and containment in the risk society: Theorising young people and drug prevention policy (2004)
Journal Article
Jones, M. (2004). Anxiety and containment in the risk society: Theorising young people and drug prevention policy. International Journal of Drug Policy, 15(5-6 SPEC. ISS.), 367-376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2004.08.001

This paper sets out to make sense of government responses to young people and drug use through an application of some central concepts arising from the work of Ulrich Beck and risk society theory. It is primarily concerned with recent universal and t... Read More about Anxiety and containment in the risk society: Theorising young people and drug prevention policy.