Report Overview This is the first of a three-part PhD project by SCPHRP PhD Candidate Jillian Manner. The aim of the PhD is to understand how organisational and cultural factors impact on the long-term implementation and sustainability of workplace wellbeing programmes. Introduction Health promotion programmes often have mixed success, particularly …
This study examines the impact of 20mph speed limits on safety and public health Rates of traffic accidents and injuries before and after the change will be measured to look at whether road safety has been enhanced. Any change in transport use will also be scrutinised by examining the take-up …
Article: The Edinburgh Reporter: City Council Evaluates Impact of 20mph Zones An evaluation report has concluded that the Council’s pioneering roll-out of 20mph speed limits across Edinburgh has broadly met the project’s aims and objectives. The report also recommends beginning the process to add further roads to the 20mph network. …
Journal articles Claire L. Cleland, Katy McComb, Frank Kee, Ruth Jepson, Michael P. Kelly, Karen Milton, Glenna Nightingale, Paul Kelly, Graham Baker, Neil Craig, Andrew James Williams, Ruth F. Hunter. Effects of 20 mph interventions on a range of public health outcomes using the meta-narrative method. Journal of Transport and Health https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.43939 Jepson …
Health and Wellbeing in Contact Centres: Lessons from the Stand Up for Health Project SIGN UP HERE What is Stand Up for Health? Stand Up for Health is a health and wellbeing programme for contact centres with the aim of reducing sitting and increasing physical activity. More information on the …
Slowing Down Traffic in Edinburgh and Belfast Part 1 The 20 mph project, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Wellcome Trust, is part of the largest and most comprehensive study to date into the effects of 20mph speed limits and speed zones to be undertaken …
Prof Ruth Jepson Principal Investigate Professor of Public Health in Social Science; Director of Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP); Director of Research, School of Health in Social Science Edinburgh University Glenna Nightingale Project Manager/Statistician Research Fellow. Centre for Population Health Sciences · School of Health …
Poverty and Community Responses Guest Speaker: Andrew Whittet In this episode, guest speaker Andrew Whittet talked about the work of Faith in Community Scotland in tackling poverty in local communities. Attendee were encouraged to join in the conversation about some of the practical responses being made to what we hear and see …
Welcome to the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP) website. We are a research centre at the University of Edinburgh, which focuses on all things public health. May 21, 2020
The true cost of concussion: What we know, what we don’t know, and what we’re doing about it Guest Speaker: Stephanie Adams WED 18th March 12:30 – 13:30 Every year millions of people in the UK suffer from concussion, yet it is estimated that 50% of cases still go unreported. …
