Commentary: Persistent social inequalities in health: Insensitive outcomes, inadequate policies, or both? Frank JW, Haw SH. Milbank Q. 2013 Mar;91(1):192-200. DOI: 10.1111/milq.12007. Comment on: long-term monitoring of health inequalities in Scotland–a response to Frank and Haw. McCartney G, Leyland AH, Fischbacher CM, Whyte B, Walsh D, Stockton DL.Milbank Q. 2013 Mar; 91(1):186-91. Mar 20, …
Objectives To examine the socioeconomic gradients in birth outcomes among singleton infants in Argentina, 2003’2007. Methods We analyzed data of 3,230,031 singleton infants born in 2003’2007, obtained from vital statistics. Associations between birth outcomes [small for gestational age (SGA), low birth weight (LBW), and preterm birth (PTB)] and socioeconomic indicators …
Commentary: Workplace dietary improvement initiatives ought not to be discouraged by modest returns from low intensity interventions. Mooney J, Frank J, Anderson A. Eur J Public Health. 2013 Apr;23(2):193-4. Epub 2013 Jan 31. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt012. Comment on: Effectiveness of workplace interventions in Europe promoting healthy eating: a systematic review.Maes L, Van Cauwenberghe E, Van Lippevelde W, …
Purpose ’ The population of older people in the UK is expected to rise rapidly over the next 20 years and therefore identification of effective interventions that prevent functional decline and disablement is a public health priority. This review summarises the evidence for interventions in community settings that aim to …
Slides SCPHRP Introduction: Day 1 Ted Melhuish – Early Childhood Programmes Susan Jebb – Taking a systems approach to obesity Resources Workshop Programme Workshop Report: Part One Workshop Report: Part Two Mar 20, 2014
Slides Harry Rutter – The National Obesity Observatory Iain Broom – The Counterweight Programme Annie Anderson – Recipe for Success ? Heather Pearce – Energy In Sally Haw – Obesity in Scotland: Moving the agenda forward Alison MacDonald – HEAT 3 NHS Child Healthy Weight Target Ian Grant – Developing …
9.00 COFFEE Chair: Sir David Carter 9.30 Welcome Prof John Frank, Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research & Policy, Edinburgh 9.40 A Systems Approach to Getting Evidence into Policy Prof Allan Best, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia 10.20 Case Study 1: Alcohol Policy Prof David …
Dr. Réjean Hébert is a renowned researcher on aging in Canada and internationally. A trained doctor of medicine, he is professor in the department of family medicine at the Université de Sherbrooke, and former director of the Research Centre in Aging at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke. Dr. Hébert’s …
Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika is a Professor in the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. She has an interdisciplinary background and holds advanced degrees in social work, nutrition, and public health. She has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on several randomized …
