Evaluating the Health Effects of Social Interventions
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Abstract
Policy makers, such as politicians and civil servants, make decisions on a daily basis which affect our lives and possibly our health. These include decisions about whether and where to build new roads, how much to spend on building new housing, and how best to improve the public's health. To help with this decision-making process they need continual access to good quality health research. This programme contributes by carrying out new studies, for example, studies of the effects of housing on health. It also brings together existing research and publishes it in summary form, as systematic literature reviews. Our overall aim is to ensure that policy decisions which may affect our health can be informed by the most reliable research evidence - rather than on poor evidence, anecdote, conventional wisdom, or "what has been done in the past".
Technical Summary
This programme, funded by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Executive Health Department, aims to produce evidence to support public health decision-making by evaluating the health impacts of social interventions. Our research involves evaluations of the health effects of housing, regeneration, transport, employment, tobacco control and other policies, and their effects on health inequalities. To do this we undertake new controlled studies, mainly using quasi-experimental methods; qualitative research, and systematic reviews. The main objectives of the programme are to:
Undertake systematic reviews of the effectiveness of social or health interventions (policies, programmes and projects) in improving health,
and
Carry out primary studies evaluating the health impacts of social and health policies and interventions. The focus of our current research is examining the effects on health and health inequalities of housing and regeneration, employment and welfare, and school contexts, inequalities and health. We also participate in projects aimed at developing new methodologies for evaluation and evidence synthesis.
Undertake systematic reviews of the effectiveness of social or health interventions (policies, programmes and projects) in improving health,
and
Carry out primary studies evaluating the health impacts of social and health policies and interventions. The focus of our current research is examining the effects on health and health inequalities of housing and regeneration, employment and welfare, and school contexts, inequalities and health. We also participate in projects aimed at developing new methodologies for evaluation and evidence synthesis.
Organisations
- University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Collaboration, Lead Research Organisation)
- Glasgow City Council, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- The Scottish Government, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Karolinska Institute, Sweden (Collaboration)
- Deakin University (Collaboration)
- London Sch of Hygiene and Trop Medicine, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) (Collaboration)
- The Cochrane Collaboration (Collaboration)
- University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Information Services Division (ISD) (Collaboration)
- Durham University, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Washington State Institute for Public Policy (Collaboration)
- University of Ottawa, Canada (Collaboration)
- Glasgow Centre for Population Health, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Glasgow Housing Association (Collaboration)
- University of Stirling, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- NHS Health Scotland (Collaboration)
- Sport Scotland (Collaboration)
- University of Melbourne, Australia (Collaboration)
- King's College London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Johns Hopkins University, United States (Collaboration)
Publications
Armstrong R
(2013)
Knowledge translation strategies to improve the use of evidence in public health decision making in local government: intervention design and implementation plan.
in Implementation science : IS
Benzeval, M
(2014)
How does money influence health?
Bond L
(2013)
GoWell: the challenges of evaluating regeneration as a population health intervention.
in Preventive medicine
Bonell C
(2013)
The effects of the school environment on student health: a systematic review of multi-level studies.
in Health & place
Bonell C
(2014)
Why schools should promote students' health and wellbeing.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Bonell C
(2013)
The effects on student health of interventions modifying the school environment: systematic review.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health
Burford BJ
(2012)
Assessing evidence in public health: the added value of GRADE.
in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
Campbell M
(2015)
Health and wellbeing of lone parents in welfare to work: a systematic review of qualitative studies
in The Lancet
| Description | Barcelona Public Health Agency HT 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Citation in cochrane review HT 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Description | GRIP Housing seminar HT 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | GoWell cited in Equally Well ME 2009 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | Health in social context course |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | LirneAsia SR course |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | NICE EWD consultation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Description | Publications by Thomson H: Housing and Health Systematic Review, Assessing the Health impacts of Social Interventions paper in BMJ. Numerous other publications in this field. |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | Scottish Government 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | housing work cited in reviews HT 2009 to 2014 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Description | MRC Lifelong wellbeing |
| Amount | £735,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | The Mary Lyon Centre |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | MRC Programme grant |
| Amount | £2,389,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 01/2019 |
| Description | NIHR PHR M74 study |
| Amount | £681,493 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Department | Public Health Research (PHR) Programme |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 12/2015 |
| Description | Public Health Research Programme (MUP) |
| Amount | £700,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Start | 04/2013 |
| Description | What Works Scotland Centre |
| Amount | £2,960,312 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/M003922/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Start | 07/2014 |
| End | 06/2017 |
| Description | Cochrane Public Health Group |
| Organisation | The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Lead reviewer in joint Cochrane/Campbell systematic review Editor member of international group of methods experts |
| Collaborator Contribution | Developed useful network within Cochrane public health review group |
| Impact | Peer reviewed joint protocol for systematic review (Cochrane Public Health Revewi group and Campbell Social Welfare group) Now editorial member of Public Health Review Group (2011) Steering group member to explore funding options for UK satellite for the group (2013) |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Cochrane Public Health Group |
| Organisation | University of Melbourne |
| Country | Australia, Commonwealth of |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Lead reviewer in joint Cochrane/Campbell systematic review Editor member of international group of methods experts |
| Collaborator Contribution | Developed useful network within Cochrane public health review group |
| Impact | Peer reviewed joint protocol for systematic review (Cochrane Public Health Revewi group and Campbell Social Welfare group) Now editorial member of Public Health Review Group (2011) Steering group member to explore funding options for UK satellite for the group (2013) |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Cochrane systematic review of community coalitions 2010 |
| Organisation | Washington State Institute for Public Policy |
| Country | United States of America |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | On advisory group for review to provide methodological expertise on systematic reviews of complex social interventions |
| Collaborator Contribution | Widened international collaboration and network for MRC researcher |
| Impact | No outputs as yet- publications expected in 2012. Draws on education, community development, and public health expertise. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Cochrane systematic review. Welfare to work interventions and their effects on health and well-being of lone parents and their children |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Wrote project proposal and funding application. Responsible for majority of substantive work on project. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Topic and methods expertise. Input into funding application, review protocol and review. |
| Impact | Gibson M, Thomson H, Banas K, Bambra C, Fenton C, Bond L. Welfare to work interventions and their effects on health and well-being of lone parents and their children [protocol]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012:Issue 5 Gibson M, Banas K, Thomson H, Bambra C, Bond L, McKee MJ, Lutje V, Fenton C. Welfare to work interventions and their effects on the health and well-being of lone parents and their children. Chief Scientist's Office, Edinburgh, 2011 Gibson M, Banas K, Thomson H, Bambra C, Bond L, McKee M, Lutje V, Fenton C: Welfare to work interventions and their effects on the health and well-being of lone parents and their children [abstract]. In: European Public Health (EUPHA) Conference Public Health and Welfare - Welfare Development and Health November 2011; Copenhagen, Denmark: Published in, European Journal of Public Health 2011; 21 Suppl.1; 2011: A200. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Glasgow and Baltimore medical history PhD |
| Organisation | Johns Hopkins University |
| Country | United States of America |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-supervising a PhD student based at the University of Glasgow |
| Collaborator Contribution | Graham Mooney of JHU will co-supervise a PhD student based at University of Glasgow. The phd project is linked with the GoWell programme and will also be co-supervised by MRC SPHSU staff member, Matt EganSupervising PhD student on a project connected with the GoWell programmeCo-supervising a PhD student on a project linked to the GoWell programme. |
| Impact | Project was awarded a Smith and Kelvin Scholarship to fund four years of research that will lead to a PhD thesis. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | GoEast: Studying the Impacts of Regeneration and the Commonwealth Games Legacy in the East End Local Development Strategy Area in Glasgow |
| Organisation | Glasgow Centre for Population Health |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Matt Egan is a principal investigator and will contribute to all aspects of the study. The SPHSU survey team managed and conducted the fieldwork. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-principal investigators involved in all aspects of the study. |
| Impact | The first wave of fieldwork has been completed. A baseline report has been produced (2013). Multi-disciplinary between SPHSU and Urban Studies. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | GoEast: Studying the Impacts of Regeneration and the Commonwealth Games Legacy in the East End Local Development Strategy Area in Glasgow |
| Organisation | Glasgow City Council |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Matt Egan is a principal investigator and will contribute to all aspects of the study. The SPHSU survey team managed and conducted the fieldwork. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-principal investigators involved in all aspects of the study. |
| Impact | The first wave of fieldwork has been completed. A baseline report has been produced (2013). Multi-disciplinary between SPHSU and Urban Studies. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | GoEast: Studying the Impacts of Regeneration and the Commonwealth Games Legacy in the East End Local Development Strategy Area in Glasgow |
| Organisation | Glasgow Housing Association |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Matt Egan is a principal investigator and will contribute to all aspects of the study. The SPHSU survey team managed and conducted the fieldwork. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-principal investigators involved in all aspects of the study. |
| Impact | The first wave of fieldwork has been completed. A baseline report has been produced (2013). Multi-disciplinary between SPHSU and Urban Studies. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | GoEast: Studying the Impacts of Regeneration and the Commonwealth Games Legacy in the East End Local Development Strategy Area in Glasgow |
| Organisation | Scottish Government |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Matt Egan is a principal investigator and will contribute to all aspects of the study. The SPHSU survey team managed and conducted the fieldwork. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-principal investigators involved in all aspects of the study. |
| Impact | The first wave of fieldwork has been completed. A baseline report has been produced (2013). Multi-disciplinary between SPHSU and Urban Studies. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | GoEast: Studying the Impacts of Regeneration and the Commonwealth Games Legacy in the East End Local Development Strategy Area in Glasgow |
| Organisation | Sport Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Matt Egan is a principal investigator and will contribute to all aspects of the study. The SPHSU survey team managed and conducted the fieldwork. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-principal investigators involved in all aspects of the study. |
| Impact | The first wave of fieldwork has been completed. A baseline report has been produced (2013). Multi-disciplinary between SPHSU and Urban Studies. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | GoEast: Studying the Impacts of Regeneration and the Commonwealth Games Legacy in the East End Local Development Strategy Area in Glasgow |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Matt Egan is a principal investigator and will contribute to all aspects of the study. The SPHSU survey team managed and conducted the fieldwork. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-principal investigators involved in all aspects of the study. |
| Impact | The first wave of fieldwork has been completed. A baseline report has been produced (2013). Multi-disciplinary between SPHSU and Urban Studies. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Health impact assessment of 2014 Commonwealth Games |
| Organisation | Glasgow Centre for Population Health |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The MRC participated in the design, conduct, write-up and dissemination of the HIA. We also produced a systematic review which fed directly into the HIA process. |
| Impact | A full report and summary report are available on the Glasgow City Council website. A journal article is currently under peer review. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Health impact assessment of 2014 Commonwealth Games |
| Organisation | Glasgow City Council |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The MRC participated in the design, conduct, write-up and dissemination of the HIA. We also produced a systematic review which fed directly into the HIA process. |
| Impact | A full report and summary report are available on the Glasgow City Council website. A journal article is currently under peer review. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Health impact assessment of 2014 Commonwealth Games |
| Organisation | NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) |
| Department | Public Health NHSGGC |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The MRC participated in the design, conduct, write-up and dissemination of the HIA. We also produced a systematic review which fed directly into the HIA process. |
| Impact | A full report and summary report are available on the Glasgow City Council website. A journal article is currently under peer review. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Joseph Rowntree Foundation Does Money Matter (ended 2014) |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Department | Department of Social and Environmental Health Research |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Theoretical review 'does money matter' |
| Collaborator Contribution | Systematic review |
| Impact | Benzeval M, Bond L, Campbell M, Egan M, Lorenc T, Petticrew M, Popham F. How does money influence health?. Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, 2014 Campbell M, Egan M, Lorenc T, Bond L, Popham F, Fenton C, Benzeval M. Considering methodological options for reviews of theory: illustrated by a review of theories linking income and health. BMC Systematic Reviews 2014;3:114 |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Minimum Unit Pricing Evaluation |
| Organisation | Information Services Division (ISD) |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Leading evaluation of MUP in Scotland |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing to this evaluation; links with government |
| Impact | NIHR grant |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Minimum Unit Pricing Evaluation |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Leading evaluation of MUP in Scotland |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing to this evaluation; links with government |
| Impact | NIHR grant |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Minimum Unit Pricing Evaluation |
| Organisation | NHS Health Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Leading evaluation of MUP in Scotland |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing to this evaluation; links with government |
| Impact | NIHR grant |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Minimum Unit Pricing Evaluation |
| Organisation | University of Aberdeen |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Leading evaluation of MUP in Scotland |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing to this evaluation; links with government |
| Impact | NIHR grant |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Minimum Unit Pricing Evaluation |
| Organisation | University of Stirling |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Leading evaluation of MUP in Scotland |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing to this evaluation; links with government |
| Impact | NIHR grant |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Systematic review of food security |
| Organisation | Deakin University |
| Country | Australia, Commonwealth of |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contribute expertise on synthesising complex data, and provide review support at different stages of review |
| Collaborator Contribution | International collaborators to extend development of methods of synthesising evidence of complex interventions |
| Impact | Contribute expertise on synthesising complex data, and provide review support |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Systematic review of food security |
| Organisation | University of Ottawa |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contribute expertise on synthesising complex data, and provide review support at different stages of review |
| Collaborator Contribution | International collaborators to extend development of methods of synthesising evidence of complex interventions |
| Impact | Contribute expertise on synthesising complex data, and provide review support |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | The influence of political and economic context on the health of Swedish lone mothers |
| Organisation | Karolinska Institute |
| Country | Sweden, Kingdom of |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | gained funding for initial visit, idea for paper, drafting intro and background for paper, analysis strategy |
| Collaborator Contribution | refining ideas, data analysis, writing up |
| Impact | none as yet |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Annual UK Cochrane Conference 2014 HT |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Conference name: Annual UK Cochrane Conference Date: 4.14 Location: University of Manchester Title: Production of useful evidence syntheses for public health Authors: Thomson H, Francis D, Turley R, Weightman A, Waters E, Moore L, Doyle J Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Developing a Theory of Change for Free School Meals for all P1-3 children in Scotland 2014 PC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/parliamentarians |
| Results and Impact | We jointly developed a Theory of Change which formed the basis for a fully-developed evaluability assessment of free school meals. We have completed an evaluability assessment of free school meals, following two further meetings with Scottish Government policy-makers which will be published on the NHS Health Scotland website. Our research recommendations have been accepted by the Scottish Government, a project manager has been appointed by Health Scotland, and a working group involving researchers, SG policy makers and NHS Health Scotland has been convened to take forward the evaluation. We have also had an amended module of questions of free school meal uptake and impact on family eating habits included in the next wave of the SG-funded Growing Up in Scotland survey which will take place in 2015 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | European public health association 2014 MG |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Conference name: European public health association Date: 11.14 Location: Glasgow Title: The effects of welfare to work interventions on the health and well-being of lone parents and their children - a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Authors: Dr M Gibson, Ms K Banas, Dr V Lutje, Mr MJ McKee, Ms S Martin, Dr H Thomson, Professor CL Bambra, Ms C Fenton, Professor L Bond Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Friends of Earth HT 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/parliamentarians |
| Results and Impact | none |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Health in its social context: Glasgow University Masters Course MG, HT 2012, 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 10 postgrad students are attending a course that summarises much of the work conducted in the unit (and elsewhere) on the social determinants of health and health inequalites. Presenters: Hilary Thomson, Marcia Gibson Course has only been running 2 weeks but has attracted UK and overseas students to Glasgow University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| Description | LirneAsia course HT 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | none |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine seminar. Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol 2014 VK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/parliamentarians |
| Results and Impact | Event: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine seminar 2014 VK Date: 2014 Location: London, UK Title: minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: lessons for evidence informed policy Presenter: Vittal Katkireddi Around 60 people (mixture of local policymakers, practitioners, some national policymakers and academics) attended a seminar I gave on minimum unit pricing of alcohol at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Several attendees requested further information about academic outputs which were shared. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/2014/03/minimum-unit-pricing-of-alcohol-in-scotland-lessons... |
| Description | Media coverage of the impacts of recession on mental health 2012 VK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Event: Media coverage of the impacts of recession on mental health 2012 VK Event type: media Date: 2012 Media: BBC, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Financial Times. Radio Forth FM. Presenter: Vittal Katikireddi Released a press release which resulted in coverage in a range of newspapers and other media, nationally and internationally, including BBC, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Financial Times. Also gave a radio interview to Forth FM. Research findings have been incorporated into some policy documents, such as the ScotPHO report on recession and austerity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | NHS Lothian Continuing Professional Development seminar Minimum Unit Pricing 2014 VK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Event: NHS Lothian Continuing Professional Development seminar Minimum Unit Pricing 2014 VK Date: 2014 Location: Edinburgh, UK Title: Role of evidence in the minimum unit pricing debate. Presenter: Vittal Katikireddi Approx 20 public health professionals (inc CPHMs, practitioners etc) attended a CPD session on the role of evidence in the minimum unit pricing debate. Requests for copies of academic outputs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NHS Lothian Continuing Professional Development session 2014 VK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Event name: NHS Lothian Continuing Professional Development session Date: 19.6.14 Location: Edinburgh Title: The relationship between evidence and public health policy Authors: SV Katikireddi Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NICE Topic Development Workshop Worklessness and Health 2013 MG |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Event: NICE Topic Development Workshop Worklessness and Health 2013 MG Date: Nov 2013 Location: London, UK Participant: Marcia Gibson Participated in workshop facilitated to decide whether to develop guidance on worklessness and health Raise awareness of Unit. Sharing knowledge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | SPHR@L Seminar Series 2014 VK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Event name: SPHR@L Seminar Series Date: 20.3.14 Location: LSHTM, London Title: Minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: Lessons for evidence-informed policy Authors: Dr. S Vittal Katikireddi Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://sphr.lshtm.ac.uk/2014/03/03/seminar-minimum-unit-pricing-of-alcohol-in-scotland-lessons-for-e... |
| Description | Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Conference 2014 EC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Conference name: Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Conference Date: 12.09.2014 Location: Oxford, England Title: Disability, Work and Welfare: Individual and area-level influences on entering employment from health-related economic inactivity in the UK Labour Force Survey (oral) Authors: Esther Curnock, Alastair Leyland, Frank Popham Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.ssmconference.org.uk/ |
| Description | Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2014 MM |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Conference name: Date: 10-12.9.2014 Location: Oxford Title: Poor Mental Health after Bereavement: analysis of population level linked administrative data Authors: McCann, Moriarty, Maguire, O'Reilly Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Thriving Places Seminar, Glasgow Community Planning Partnership 2014 PC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/parliamentarians |
| Results and Impact | Event: Thriving Places Seminar, Glasgow Community Planning Partnership 2014 PC Date: 2014 Location: Glasgow, UK Title: Evidence regarding place-based interventions for improving population health and wellbeing. Use of evaluability assessments to inform evaluation planning Presenter: Peter Craig The event was attended by c30 practitioners and senior policy-makers drawn from the health service, local authority, other public services such as the fire service, and third sector. Our presentation on the evidence regarding place-based interventions for improving population health and wellbeing, and use of evaluability assessments to inform evaluation planning, was well-received, and has led to a commitment to explore the possibility of an evaluability assessment of the Thriving Places initiative in Glasgow. We will jointly develop a proposal for an evaluability assessment of the Thriving Places initiative with participants in the meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Thriving Places Seminar, Glasgow Community Planning Partnership 2014 PC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The event was attended by c30 practitioners and senior policy-makers drawn from the health service, local authority, other public services such as the fire service, and third sector. Our presentation on the evidence regarding place-based interventions for improving population health and wellbeing, and use of evaluability assessments to inform evaluation planning, was well-received, and has led to a commitment to explore the possibility of an evaluability assessment of the Thriving Places initiative in Glasgow. We will jointly develop a proposal for an evaluability assessment of the Thriving Places initiative with participants in the meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | UK Public Health Responsibility Deal - Evaluation Steering Group 2013 2014 VK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Event: UK Public Health Responsibility Deal - Evaluation Steering Group 2013 2014 VK Part of a steering group for the Department of Health-funded evaluation of the Public Health Responsibility Deal. Date: 2013 to 2014 Participant: Vittal Katikireddi Part of a steering group for the Department of Health-funded evaluation of the Public Health Responsibility Deal. Informed the evaluation plans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |