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School Health Assistant delivery of an extended brief intervention for overweight children aged 4-5 years: Evaluation report (2024)
Report
Bird, E., Muguwu, W., & Bray, I. (2024). School Health Assistant delivery of an extended brief intervention for overweight children aged 4-5 years: Evaluation report. Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Council

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 overweight children aged 4-5 years: Evaluation report.

How properties of urban greenspaces shape well-being across age groups: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Reece, R., Elliott, L., Bray, I., & Bornioli, A. (2024). How properties of urban greenspaces shape well-being across age groups: A qualitative study. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 7, Article 100206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2024.100206

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 (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bray, I., Sinnett, D., & West, H. (2024, May). The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol. Paper presented at RECLAIM Conference 2024, London

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.

The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol: A secondary analysis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bray, I., Sinnett, D., & West, H. (2024, May). The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol: A secondary analysis. Poster presented at RECLAIM Conference 2024, London

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

Utility of routine data reporting injuries requiring hospitalisation in Nepal: A secondary data analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Pandey, B., Bray, I., Joshi, S. K., & Mytton, J. (online). Utility of routine data reporting injuries requiring hospitalisation in Nepal: A secondary data analysis. Global Health Research, https://doi.org/10.3310/ATAE3098

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.

An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fouad, Z., Sinnett, D., Bray, I., McClatchey, R., & Reece, R. (2024, June). An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England. Presented at 14th International Space Syntax Symposium, Cyprus

Greenspaces are recognised as important features of an urban environment which are visited by residents for different purposes. This paper investigates the relationship between residents in the West of England and their surrounding greenspaces, by st... Read More about An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England.

The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bray, I., West, H., & Sinnett, D. (2023, September). The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol. Paper presented at RECLAIM Conference, University of Surrey

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
Sabey, A., Biddle, M., & Bray, I. (2023). Developing a framework to guide the evaluation of training in research skills for health and care professionals. Education for Health, 36(2), 83-87. https://doi.org/10.4103/efh.efh_289_22

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
West, H., Sinnett, D., & Bray, I. (2023, August). Exploring relationships between GBGI exposure and health and social outcomes in Bristol, UK. Paper presented at Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference, London

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.

The presence of people and over-crowding in urban greenspaces: Examining the impacts on social connectedness and restoration
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reece, R., Bray, I., & Elliott, L. (2024, July). The presence of people and over-crowding in urban greenspaces: Examining the impacts on social connectedness and restoration. Presented at International Conference Association People-Environment Studies, Barcelona

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.