Sally Brinkman is a social epidemiologist with the majority of her research focusing on societies’ impact on child development. Sally is a Senior Research Fellow at the world renowned Institute for Child Health Research in Perth and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide’s Australian Institute for …
This is a joint meeting of our Working Group members, grantees and other collaborators. This meeting is an opportunity to collectively reflect on the first three years of the Collaboration’s operations, and to plan our future. We propose to use the occasion for two related purposes. First, we want attendees …
The keynote speaker is Dr Maureen Dobbins, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, McMaster University, Canada. Maureen has concentrated her research efforts on understanding knowledge transfer and exchange and evidence-informed decision making among public health decision makers in Canada. The most significant product from her research has been the development and …
The keynote speaker is Dr Gill Westhorp, Director of Community Matters, a consultancy business based in South Australia. Community Matters undertakes service, program and project evaluation and specialises in realist evaluation (not just ’Does this work?’, but ’For whom, in what contexts, and how does it work?’) Gill has undertaken …
This is the first-ever Joint Meeting of our Working Groups. This meeting will be the first formal interaction of our Working Groups since they each held a series of four separate meetings over two years, ending in late 2010. The main goal of the May 23rd meeting is to allow Working …
The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP) in partnership with The Lyceum, Lisa Nicoll Productions and the University of Stirling invite you to an afternoon of talks from a variety of speakers on the topic of Young Peoples’ Mental Health & Wellbeing and the Arts. This free event will culminate …
The Young STAND (Scots Tackling Alcohol and Drugs) Award is a new award scheme led by the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP) and Mentor that aims to recognise promising projects in the field of alcohol and substance misuse prevention with young people in Scotland. Winner of …
A sandpit is a residential interactive workshop which aims to stimulate new research ideas. Participants from a mix of backgrounds (research, policy, professional etc) are encouraged to use lateral thinking and creativity to develop radical approaches to questions posed by or within the Sandpit. Enthusiasm, an ability to collaborate and …
Stirling University has undertaken research with some projects delivering ABIs (Alcohol Brief Interventions). They will be presenting some preliminary results of their findings on the 21st August, in Stirling. Mar 19, 2014
The POWER Study (Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report) produced a comprehensive Women’s Health Equity Report designed to provide actionable data for policy makers, providers, and consumers in their efforts to improve health and reduce health inequities in Ontario (www.powerstudy.ca). Health inequities were assessed using a comprehensive set …
