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Rhetoric or reality? A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units on health and social outcomes (2010)
Journal Article
Evans, D., Pilkington, P., & McEachran, M. (2010). Rhetoric or reality? A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units on health and social outcomes. Journal of Public Health, 32(3), 418-426. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdq014

Background: There has been a philosophical commitment to participation in public health since the 1970s. UK policy rhetoric on participation in public health has been particularly marked since 1997. It is less clear that participatory approaches have... Read More about Rhetoric or reality? A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units on health and social outcomes.

Preconceptions, power and position: researcher reflections on public involvement in research (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Pollard, K., Evans, D., Dalrymple, J., Miers, M., Moule, P., & Thomas, J. (2010, September). Preconceptions, power and position: researcher reflections on public involvement in research. Paper presented at British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference, University of Durham, Durham, UK

In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health and many funding bodies require public involvement in health and social care research. However, members of the public are still mostly engaged in research as subjects/participants, or in a limited consu... Read More about Preconceptions, power and position: researcher reflections on public involvement in research.

The role of schools of public health: Learning from history, looking to the future (2009)
Journal Article
Evans, D. (2009). The role of schools of public health: Learning from history, looking to the future. Journal of Public Health, 31(3), 446-450. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdp065

There is a broad consensus on the need for high-quality public health education and research to tackle the world's many public health challenges. Public health education and research are delivered by a variety of institutions operating very different... Read More about The role of schools of public health: Learning from history, looking to the future.

Politics and prospects for health promotion in England: Mainstreamed or marginalised? (2008)
Journal Article
Samuel, A. S., Wills, J., Evans, D., & Scott-Samuel, A. (2008). Politics and prospects for health promotion in England: Mainstreamed or marginalised?. Critical Public Health, 18(4), 521-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590802543775

This paper critically examines the public policy environment that underpins the politics of health promotion in England. English health policy from the late 1970s to the mid 1990s was not receptive to health promotion. The new Labour government elect... Read More about Politics and prospects for health promotion in England: Mainstreamed or marginalised?.

Patient Advice and Liaison Services: Results of an audit survey in England (2008)
Journal Article
Evans, D., Powell, J., & Cross, T. (2008). Patient Advice and Liaison Services: Results of an audit survey in England. Health Expectations, 11(3), 304-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2008.00505.x

Objective: To assess the extent national standards for Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) were achieved across England. Context: PALS are an important element of patient and public involvement strategy in England. Seven national standards for... Read More about Patient Advice and Liaison Services: Results of an audit survey in England.

The impact of participation in performing arts on adolescent health and behaviour: A systematic review of the literature (2008)
Journal Article
Brain, S., Daykin, N., Orme, J., Evans, D., Salmon, D., & Mceachran, M. (2008). The impact of participation in performing arts on adolescent health and behaviour: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Health Psychology, 13(2), 251-264. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105307086699

This article reports a systematic review of literature published between 1994 and 2004 on the effects of performing arts for health in young people aged 11-18. The review includes research on music, performance, drama and dance in community settings... Read More about The impact of participation in performing arts on adolescent health and behaviour: A systematic review of the literature.

Through the glass ceiling-and back again: The experiences of two of the first non-medical directors of public health in England (2007)
Journal Article
Evans, D., & Adams, L. (2007). Through the glass ceiling-and back again: The experiences of two of the first non-medical directors of public health in England. Public Health, 121(6), 426-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.006

In 2001, the English Department of Health announced a radical re-organisation of the NHS under the banner of 'shifting the balance of power'. As part of this re-organisation health authorities were abolished and the main NHS public health responsibil... Read More about Through the glass ceiling-and back again: The experiences of two of the first non-medical directors of public health in England.

New directions in tackling inequalities in health (2007)
Book Chapter
Evans, D. (2007). New directions in tackling inequalities in health. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public Health for the 21st Century: New Perspectives on Policy, Participation and Practice (2nd Edition) (155-169). Open University Press

Evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement initiatives on UK health services: A systematic review (2007)
Journal Article
Daykin, N., Evans, D., Petsoulas, C., & Sayers, A. (2007). Evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement initiatives on UK health services: A systematic review. Evidence and Policy, 3(1), 47-65. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426407779702201

This article reports on a systematic review of the patient and public involvement (PPI) literature in the UK that was undertaken in 2005 to support an evaluation of the Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) in England.The general PPI literature... Read More about Evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement initiatives on UK health services: A systematic review.