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Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among Black and Minority Ethnic adults and older adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnographic study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Ige, J., Pilkington, P., Gray, S., & Powell, J. (2018, October). Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among Black and Minority Ethnic adults and older adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnographic study. Presented at 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, Queen Elizabeth II Centre London, England

Introduction: Older adults from socially disadvantaged groups and BME groups experience a relatively higher burden of physical inactivity. BME communities in the UK experience a considerably higher burden of disease than non-BME counterparts. Despite... Read More about Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among Black and Minority Ethnic adults and older adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnographic study.

The effects of changes to the built environment on the mental health and well-being of adults: Systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Moore, T. H., Kesten, J. M., López-López, J. A., Ijaz, S., McAleenan, A., Richards, A., …Audrey, S. (2018). The effects of changes to the built environment on the mental health and well-being of adults: Systematic review. Health and Place, 53, 237-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.07.012

© 2018 The Authors There is increasing interest in the influence of place on health, and the need to distinguish between environmental and individual level factors. For environmental-level factors, current evidence tends to show associations through... Read More about The effects of changes to the built environment on the mental health and well-being of adults: Systematic review.

Developing the public health workforce: Training and recognizing specialists in public health from backgrounds other than medicine: Experience in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Gray, S., & Evans, D. (2018). Developing the public health workforce: Training and recognizing specialists in public health from backgrounds other than medicine: Experience in the UK. Public Health Reviews, 39(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40985-018-0091-x

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: There is increasing recognition that improving health and tackling inequalities requires a strong public health workforce capable of delivering key public health functions across systems. The World Health Organizatio... Read More about Developing the public health workforce: Training and recognizing specialists in public health from backgrounds other than medicine: Experience in the UK.

A community-based physical activity intervention to prevent mobility-related disability for retired older people (REtirement in ACTion (REACT)): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Stathi, A., Withall, J., Greaves, C. J., Thompson, J. L., Taylor, G., Medina-Lara, A., …Fox, K. R. (2018). A community-based physical activity intervention to prevent mobility-related disability for retired older people (REtirement in ACTion (REACT)): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2603-x

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: The REtirement in ACTion (REACT) study is a multi-centre, pragmatic, two-arm, parallel-group randomised controlled trial (RCT) with an internal pilot phase. It aims to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of... Read More about A community-based physical activity intervention to prevent mobility-related disability for retired older people (REtirement in ACTion (REACT)): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Measuring the effectiveness of catch-up MMR delivered by school nurses compared to signposting to general practice on improving MMR coverage: A retrospective cohort study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Altinoluk-Davis, F., Gray, S., Bray, I., & Powell, J. (2018, March). Measuring the effectiveness of catch-up MMR delivered by school nurses compared to signposting to general practice on improving MMR coverage: A retrospective cohort study. Presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference 2018, Bristol, England

Aim: This study aims to determine the extent to which increased coverage of at least one dose and two doses of MMR differs between areas in which school nurses deliver catch-up MMR doses to adolescents in school settings, compared to signposting to g... Read More about Measuring the effectiveness of catch-up MMR delivered by school nurses compared to signposting to general practice on improving MMR coverage: A retrospective cohort study.