The Centre of Excellence for Public Health (Northern Ireland)
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomed Sci
Abstract
Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research. This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because it included sensitive information such as personal details.
Publications
McCall DO
(2011)
The effect of increased dietary fruit and vegetable consumption on endothelial activation, inflammation and oxidative stress in hypertensive volunteers.
in Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
McGinty A
(2011)
Adipose tissue and inflammation.
in International journal of clinical practice
Dempster M
(2011)
Illness perceptions among carer-survivor dyads are related to psychological distress among Oesophageal cancer survivors.
in Journal of psychosomatic research
Rao Kondapally Seshasai S
(2011)
Diabetes mellitus, fasting glucose, and risk of cause-specific death.
in The New England journal of medicine
Väänänen A
(2011)
Organisational merger and psychiatric morbidity: a prospective study in a changing work organisation.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health
Lane JA
(2011)
Randomised clinical trial: Helicobacter pylori eradication is associated with a significantly increased body mass index in a placebo-controlled study.
in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
McCann M
(2011)
Living arrangements, relationship to people in the household and admission to care homes for older people.
in Age and ageing
Wilson JC
(2011)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and aspirin use and the risk of head and neck cancer: a systematic review.
in Cancer causes & control : CCC
Peerbooms OL
(2011)
Meta-analysis of MTHFR gene variants in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and unipolar depressive disorder: evidence for a common genetic vulnerability?
in Brain, behavior, and immunity
Baldrick FR
(2011)
Biomarkers of fruit and vegetable intake in human intervention studies: a systematic review.
in Critical reviews in food science and nutrition
Treanor C
(2012)
An international review of the patterns and determinants of health service utilisation by adult cancer survivors.
in BMC health services research
Gates D
(2012)
Apo J/clusterin expression and secretion: evidence for 15-deoxy-?(12,14)-PGJ(2)-dependent mechanism.
in Biochimica et biophysica acta
Palmer ND
(2012)
A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.
in PloS one
Gray L
(2012)
International differences in self-reported health measures in 33 major metropolitan areas in Europe.
in European journal of public health
Gyurus EK
(2012)
Twenty-one years of prospective incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes in Hungary--the rising trend continues (or peaks and highlands?).
in Pediatric diabetes
Cupples ME
(2012)
Improving healthcare access for people with visual impairment and blindness.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Kouvonen A
(2012)
Social support and the likelihood of maintaining and improving levels of physical activity: the Whitehall II Study.
in European journal of public health
Coleman HG
(2012)
Tobacco smoking increases the risk of high-grade dysplasia and cancer among patients with Barrett's esophagus.
in Gastroenterology
Kouvonen A
(2012)
Social participation and maintaining recommended waist circumference: prospective evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging.
in Journal of aging and health
Bradley MC
(2012)
Proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2-receptor antagonists and pancreatic cancer risk: a nested case-control study.
in British journal of cancer
McNamee MB
(2012)
Neonatal jaundice is associated with a small increase in the risk of childhood type 1 diabetes: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
in Acta diabetologica
O'Reilly D
(2012)
Cohort description: the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS).
in International journal of epidemiology
Liao LM
(2012)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use reduces risk of adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction in a pooled analysis.
in Gastroenterology
Tully MA
(2012)
Functional management of ankle sprains: what volume and intensity of walking is undertaken in the first week postinjury.
in British journal of sports medicine
Title | Inside out: What you don't see - {RMB} |
Description | 'Inside Out: What You Don't See' was an exhibition held at the Naughton Gallery, Queen's University Belfast. It consisted of fifteen pieces of art produced by prisoners in HMP Maghaberry who attended the Donard Day Centre (a mental health facility). The artwork explores issues of mental health and how prison impacts on the well-being of prisoners and their families. The project was a collaboration between the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHCT), Prison Arts Foundation and Queen's University Belfast. |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | The project helped to highlight the benefits of creative interventions for prisoners. This has led to an increased level of provision of art interventions in the Donard Day Centre and in other parts of the Northern Ireland prison estate. The exhibition also helped to increase public awareness of the public health implications of imprisonment. |
Description | The final report to funders has not changed but there continue to be multiple academic outputs (separately listed elsewhere) |
Exploitation Route | KTE activities from academic outputs AND new UKPRP grant applications |
Sectors | Education Environment Healthcare |
Description | Dr Ruth Hunter and Professor Frank Kee have been invited to sit on a regional policy group devising the next Physical Activity and Sports strategy for Northern Ireland |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | DEL PhD studentship to study the Good Behaviour Game in Primary Schools (Joanne Mulgrew) |
Amount | £60,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Government of Northern Ireland |
Department | Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2015 |
End | 09/2018 |
Description | Santander mobility scholarship - {RMB} |
Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Santander Bank |
Sector | Private |
Country | United States |
Start | 04/2014 |
End | 07/2014 |
Description | National Cancer Institute - {AKu} |
Organisation | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Department | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
Country | United States |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Dr Andrew Kunzmann conducted statistical analyses and is currently in the process of producing two manuscripts regarding the associations between dietary fibre and fruit and vegetable intakes and risk of colorectal neoplasms. |
Collaborator Contribution | They have provided guidance via teleconferences and have provided access to the data. |
Impact | None as yet |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Careers in international health : what next? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreofExcellenceforPublicHealthNorthernIreland/SeminarSeries... |
Description | Cork metropolitan area : smarter travel area national competition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Event: HIA forum : how HIA can support local govt and health promotion action on sustainable travel |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.publichealth.ie/files/file/HIA/Ian%20Winning%20Smarter%20Travel%20Area%20national%20compe... |
Description | Death and its determinants |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Presented at seminar organised by the Centre of Excellence for Public Health |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Ethnic variations in developmental experiences in children |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreofExcellenceforPublicHealthNorthernIreland/SeminarSeries... |
Description | Expert panel discussion on mental health in prisons - {RMB} |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Panel discussion involving the mental health commissioner for the Public Health Agency, the director of offender policy and operations (Northern Ireland Prison Service), a former prisoner who works as an outreach worker for a charitable organisation, and a retired art therapist who previously worked for the Probation Board Northern Ireland. 91 people attended 20 from an academic background, 56 from the public sector, and 15 from the 3rd sector. Question and answer session with panel and audience surrounding the themes of mental health in prison, the benefits of arts based interventions and the need for greater public debate regarding public health in prisons. Provided platform for networking between university staff and students with public sector and 3rd sector stakeholders. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Getting whole populations to move more |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | HIA concepts & opportunities |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | HIA training course |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Introduction to health impact assessment |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | HIA introductory session |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Introduction to the obesity hub |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Presented at regional launch of the obesity hub |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | MRC Population Health Sciences Research Network (PHSRN) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Guest speaker at the Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland away day. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.med.qub.ac.uk/review/Peter_Craig_MRC_PHSRN/player.html |
Description | Pharmacoepidemiology : an application of epidemiological methods |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Presentations made by members of the NICOLA scientific team at the launch of the report of the initial findings of the 1st Wave of the NICOLA CAPI survey. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | The NICOLA Scientific team presented the initial findings of the 1st wave of the CAPI survey. The Commissioner for Older people also joined with the NICOLA scientific team in highlighting the importance of the findings and a senior civil servant (Ms Bernie Rooney, Head of the Social Inclusion Unit at the Department for Communities) and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Health (Professor Young) made responses to the findings and highlighted the importance of the study to policy making.Professor Kee on behalf of the NICOLA team gave two broadcast interviews ((BBC Northern Ireland and Radio Foyle) higlighting some of the findings. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Report of the commission on social determinants of health |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Stemnet : what is stemnet? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Participants in your research or patient groups |
Results and Impact | W5 is the regional contract holder for delivery of Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) Programmes in Northern Ireland and Chief Executive, Dr Sally Montgomery will give an overview of STEMNET at 11:00hrs on the 2nd of September 2011, 2nd floor seminar room ICSB, RVH. http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/events/CurrentEvents/EventStore/Name,250289,en.html http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/events/CurrentEvents/EventStore/Name,250289,en.html |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/events/CurrentEvents/EventStore/Name,250289,en.html |
Description | The SPHERE study secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice : a cluster RCT of tailored practice and patient care plans |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | for the SPHERE study team |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
Description | The effect of socioeconomic status on outcomes in cystic fibrosis |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Studies across the world have consistently shown that people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds experience worse health than those in more socio-economically advantaged positions. In the UK and internationally policies are being implemented to try to reduce these inequalities, with limited success. In order to develop more effective interventions we need a better understanding of how these health differences are generated and maintained. This study aims to investigate the effect of socioeconomic status on clinical outcomes, healthcare use and employment opportunities in people with cystic fibrosis. Because cystic fibrosis is genetically determined, this offers an opportunity to investigate the impact of socioeconomic status on health and social outcomes, in a chronic condition without a socioeconomic gradient in incidence. Using longitudinal modeling techniques, I am analysing the national cystic fibrosis registers from the UK and Denmark to investigate relationships with health inequalities. For example, are there differences in lung function, access to healthcare, survival, educational attainment and employment, for people living in different socio-economic circumstances? These insights will inform the development of policies to improve public health and patient care for people with cystic fibrosis and more generally. David Taylor-Robinson is a Clinical Lecturer in Public Health, and an MRC Population Health Scientist Fellow in the Department of Public Health and Policy at the University of Liverpool. His Fellowship project involves exploring pathways to health inequalities by undertaking a longitudinal analysis of the UK and Danish Cystic Fibrosis Registers. Previously he trained in paediatrics at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, and is broadly interested in issues of child public health. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | The future of medical publishing |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreofExcellenceforPublicHealthNorthernIreland/SeminarSeries... |
Description | The relationship between policy and research |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Seminar |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://coe.qub.ac.uk/index.php/seminar-series.html |
Description | Undertaking a health impact assessment on the cardiovascular service framework |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Presented at launch of the health impact assessment of the Northern Ireland cardiovascular service framework |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | What can biomarkers tell us about cardiovascular disease and death |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.publichealth.ie/events/external |