Neighbourhoods and Health
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Abstract
A growing number of studies have shown that where people live is important for their health, even after individual socio-economic circumstances (such as income and employment status) are taken into account. However, less is known about what aspects of the local social and physical environment matter most for health and the ability to lead a healthy life, when these factors might matter (e.g. neighbourhood conditions in childhood or at older ages), and for whom (e.g. women, unemployed people, people living in more rural areas). Policies which focus solely on changing individual health behaviours (e.g. diet and physical activity) have had limited impact, in some cases further widening the health gap between rich and poor, whereas those which have focussed solely on environmental improvements, such as housing, without a corresponding change to individual financial resources, educational or employment opportunities, may have limited impact. Our programme of research offers the opportunity to shed light on how neighbourhood ‘gets under the skin’ and inform policy and the design of interventions.
Technical Summary
Interest in the role of neighbourhood in influencing health has burgeoned since the early 1990s, with research showing that although ‘who you are’ explains a lot of geographical variation in health outcomes, there is also an effect of ‘where you are’. Less is known however about which features of the residential neighbourhood influence health, the plausible timing of exposures (time lags and different stages of the lifecourse), differential exposures and vulnerability (e.g. age, social position, gender and rurality) and the meaning and use of local amenities and facilities. The aim of this programme is to further our understanding of the ways in which aspects of the local social and physical environment interact to influence health and the ability to lead a healthy life. In this programme we focus on three main influences of the local neighbourhood: (i) what’s in a place (facilities, amenities and people), (ii) what a place is like to live in (perceptions and use of area) and (iii) how people interact with each other. Through these three themes we will explore pathways between these influences and health and health behaviours and the extent to which the social and the physical interact. Our strategy for the next five years is to build on existing strengths and, in the main, to capitalise on existing or already funded data sets, concentrate on health outcomes and behaviours which are major public health burdens (e.g. mental health, obesity, smoking, physical activity, diet) and those aspects of the social and physical environment which are amenable to policy intervention (e.g. housing, transport, retail, land use, air pollution).
Organisations
- University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Collaboration, Lead Research Organisation)
- McMaster University, Canada (Collaboration)
- University of California, Irvine, United States (Collaboration)
- University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- St George's University of London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Public Health Denmark (Collaboration)
- National Centre for Social Research, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Southern Denmark, Denmark (Collaboration)
- Glasgow Centre for Population Health, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Melbourne, Australia (Collaboration)
- University of Canterbury (Collaboration)
- King's College London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
Anne Ellaway (Principal Investigator) |
Publications

Ball K
(2015)
Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and fruit and vegetable consumption: a seven countries comparison.
in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity

Cleland C
(2016)
The impact of life events on adult physical and mental health and well-being: longitudinal analysis using the GoWell health and well-being survey.
in BMC research notes

Cleland C
(2015)
Home truths: Are housing-related events more important for residents' health compared with other life events?
in Housing Studies

Cleland CL
(2014)
Validity of the global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) in assessing levels and change in moderate-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour.
in BMC public health

Cleland CL
(2014)
Identifying solutions to increase participation in physical activity interventions within a socio-economically disadvantaged community: a qualitative study.
in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity

Crawford F
(2017)
Observation and assessment of the nutritional quality of 'out of school' foods popular with secondary school pupils at lunchtime.
in BMC public health

Curl A
(2015)
Physical and mental health outcomes following housing improvements: evidence from the GoWell study.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health

Dall PM
(2013)
Step accumulation per minute epoch is not the same as cadence for free-living adults.
in Medicine and science in sports and exercise

Ellaway A
(2016)
Associations between access to recreational physical activity facilities and body mass index in Scottish adults.
in BMC public health

Ellaway A
(2016)
Perceptions of Place and Health in Socially Contrasting Neighbourhoods
in Urban Studies
Description | Evidence review re GoWell |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
Description | Glasgow Housing Association input to policy and practice |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | GoWell invited response to Local Government and Regeneration Committee |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
URL | http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/29854.aspx |
Description | Growing Up in Scotland |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | Poverty Commission |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
Description | SDQ results presented to Gov enquiry into the childhood origins of social inequality |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
Description | SEPA Citizen Science |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
Description | consultation on Place Standards for Scotland |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
Description | invited to give expert input to health impacts on housing improvements |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | GoEast: Studying the Impacts of Regeneration and the Commonwealth Games Legacy |
Amount | £719,997 (GBP) |
Organisation | Government of Scotland |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2012 |
End | 03/2017 |
Description | Physical Activity Among Young People in Glasgow Secondary Schools. |
Amount | £12,144 (GBP) |
Organisation | Government of Scotland |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2014 |
End | 03/2015 |
Title | Scotland wide database |
Description | database of location of range of facilities and amenities across Scotland e.g. supermarkets, land use, housing characteristics, parks and green space. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of Data/Biological Samples |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | unique dataset which will inform our analysis and will be made available to others when ready |
Title | bikeability database and methods |
Description | developed method of assessing how bikeable an area is |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of Data/Biological Samples |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | provided data to intervention study - enhanced their work |
Title | children in Glasgow |
Description | dataset containing location of range of facilities to support childrena nd their carers e.g. playareas and libraries |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of Data/Biological Samples |
Year Produced | 2011 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | am providing dataset to colleagues at Glasgow Centre for Public Health to help populate their datset whcih is available to professionals and public. |
Title | data on transport networks |
Description | We have developed a GIS-based public transport model for Scotland which incorporates Ordnance Survey Integrated Transport Network (ITN) map data and Department for Transport public transport schedules. The model represents typical weekday, Saturday and Sunday operations (12914 routes with multiple scheduled services on each route). |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | A major thrust of the work of our project over the last year has been to generate the transport accessibility measures- approximately 12,000 journeys have been calculated across Scotland. |
Title | database on PA facilities and categories |
Description | developed and maintain dataset on facilities for physical activity across Scotland, including novel ways to categorise faciliies |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of Data/Biological Samples |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | informing peer reviewed papers |
Title | database on food outlets |
Description | compiled database of food outlets across Scotland |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of Data/Biological Samples |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | collaborators in another study- able to progress quicker as we could provide the data |
Title | method for greenspace accessibility |
Description | method for automatically computing access points for greenspace |
Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | novel methodology, useful for analysis especially in relation to national datasets |
Title | Scotland wide database |
Description | database of location of range of facilities and amenities across Scotland e.g. supermarkets, land use, housing characteristics, parks and green space. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | unique dataset which will inform our analysis and will be made available to others when ready |
Title | bikeability database and methods |
Description | developed method of assessing how bikeable an area is |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | provided data to intervention study - enhanced their work |
Title | children in Glasgow |
Description | dataset containing location of range of facilities to support children and their carers e.g. playareas and libraries |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | AE providing dataset to colleagues at Glasgow Centre for Public Health to help populate their dataset which is available to professionals and public. In 2015 dataset was updated and is now ready for linking to data on childrens development and use in publications |
Title | data on transport networks |
Description | We have developed a GIS-based public transport model for Scotland which incorporates Ordnance Survey Integrated Transport Network (ITN) map data and Department for Transport public transport schedules. The model represents typical weekday, Saturday and Sunday operations (12914 routes with multiple scheduled services on each route). |
Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | A major thrust of the work of our project over the last year has been to generate the transport accessibility measures- approximately 12,000 journeys have been calculated across Scotland. |
Title | database on PA facilities and categories |
Description | developed and maintain dataset on facilities for physical activity across Scotland, including novel ways to categorise faciliies |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | informing peer reviewed papers |
Title | database on food outlets |
Description | compiled database of food outlets across Scotland |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | collaborators in another study- able to progress quicker as we could provide the data |
Title | method for greenspace accessibility |
Description | Data analysis technique |
Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | novel methodology, useful for analysis especially in relation to national datasets |
Description | ENABLE- NPRI project |
Organisation | St George's University of London |
Department | Division of Population Health Sciences and Education |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | joint research project |
Collaborator Contribution | co-investigators |
Impact | mulidisciplinary project, outputs include conference presentations and development of research instruments |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | ENABLE- NPRI project |
Organisation | University of Bristol |
Department | Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | joint research project |
Collaborator Contribution | co-investigators |
Impact | mulidisciplinary project, outputs include conference presentations and development of research instruments |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | ENABLE- NPRI project |
Organisation | University of Melbourne |
Department | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences |
Country | Australia |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | joint research project |
Collaborator Contribution | co-investigators |
Impact | mulidisciplinary project, outputs include conference presentations and development of research instruments |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | Food outlets around schools |
Organisation | University of Canterbury |
Department | Department of Geography |
Country | New Zealand |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | developed and analysed data set on food outlets around schools |
Collaborator Contribution | expertise |
Impact | published peer reviewed paper |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | Food outlets around schools |
Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
Department | Institute of Geography |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | developed and analysed data set on food outlets around schools |
Collaborator Contribution | expertise |
Impact | published peer reviewed paper |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | GCPH |
Organisation | Glasgow Centre for Population Health |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | joint project on food outlets around Glasgow schools, joint project on use of greenspace |
Collaborator Contribution | obtained funding support, conducted research project, wrote up results, presented to local and national government audience |
Impact | multidisciplinary collaboration involving nutritional scientists, policy makers, environmental health officers from local government, presentations and reports as outcomes |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | Glasgow Caledonian University |
Organisation | Glasgow Caledonian University |
Department | Institute for Applied Health Research |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | joint research project, |
Collaborator Contribution | collaboration in alcohol related project |
Impact | project reports, development of research instruments |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | Growing up in Scotland |
Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
Department | Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | providing input into questionnaire design, developing range of contextual indicators for attachment to study participants |
Collaborator Contribution | providing inforamtion and access to study |
Impact | development of data set ready for analysis |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | Neighbourhood assessments re children |
Organisation | King's College London |
Department | MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre (SDGP) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | collaborated in putting on workshop for international conference, developed and analysed data set |
Collaborator Contribution | developed workshop, |
Impact | conference presentations, draft papers |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | Neighbourhood assessments re children |
Organisation | University of California, Irvine |
Department | Department of Psychology and Social Behavior |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | collaborated in putting on workshop for international conference, developed and analysed data set |
Collaborator Contribution | developed workshop, |
Impact | conference presentations, draft papers |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | University of Aberdeen |
Organisation | University of Aberdeen |
Department | Public Health |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | collaborators on a project, also submitted joint tender |
Collaborator Contribution | expertise |
Impact | 1 paper, 3 reports, 4 presentations |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | University of Southern Denmark |
Organisation | National Institute for Public Health Denmark |
Country | Denmark |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | joint funding application co-edited book |
Collaborator Contribution | input into funding application and co-edited book |
Impact | funding application , awaiting outcome |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | University of Southern Denmark |
Organisation | University of Southern Denmark |
Department | Institute of Public Health |
Country | Denmark |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | joint funding application co-edited book |
Collaborator Contribution | input into funding application and co-edited book |
Impact | funding application , awaiting outcome |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | Urban Studies at Glasgow University |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Department | Urban Studies |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | joint project |
Collaborator Contribution | peer reviewed paper joint application for studentship |
Impact | paper(s) multidisciplinary |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | collaboration with McMasters University Hamilton Ontario |
Organisation | McMaster University |
Department | Institute for Environment and Health (IEH) |
Country | Canada |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | developed joint projects |
Collaborator Contribution | input into joint projects/publications |
Impact | ppapers, multidisciplinary |
Start Year | 2009 |
Description | . Greenspace and MVPA in urban and rural Scottish adolescents: A study using accelerometry, GPS, and GIS. PMC et al |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Dissemination of results of pilot study to a wider audience Increased of awareness of the potential of this kind of study |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | BBC interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | AE invited into BBC radio Scotland news programme to discuss research on food outlets around schools requests for more information form other journalists |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Centenary: Glasgow Science Centre 2013 TR |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Meet the expert event: designing a public health application for smart-phones, 30 members of the public (children) [invited presentation] Not known |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | City Health Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Gave invited talk on Mapping the Social and Physical environment, audience comprised researchers, policy makers, senior health board colleagues and the third sector invited to collaborate on study |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Cumberland Lodge presentation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | conference attended by policy makers, MPS, acdemics and practitioners January 2014, Cumberland Lodge Windsor 'People, Places and Health' invitation to collaborate in further research |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/Programme/Recent+events/Social+Determinants+of+Health |
Description | Ellen Amsterdam Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | presenation at international conference Ellen Glasgow 'How was a 'normal' life experienced by two cohorts born twenty years apart, and what had this meant for their health?,' Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies, Amsterdam, September 2013 highlighted project to international audience, networking |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | GIS conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | gave talk- questions and discussion afterwards invited to submit paper to special issue |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.gla.ac.uk/conferences/gisruk/ |
Description | Glasgow Social Media Analysis, Methods and Ethics Conference FT |
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 | College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow: "Challenging Conventions: Towards a discipline-grounded reflexivity in new media research" Networked with others interested in new media research innovation at Glasgow University |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/research/sociology/socialmediaanalysis/ |
Description | GoWell annual event - ran workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 50 people attended workshop- good discussion - participants included members of the public, staff in housing associations, and other policy and practice colleagues in public bodies follow up questions about our research later |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | ICUH Manchester 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Health professionals |
Results and Impact | International Conference on Urban Health Manchester, March 2014 increase in awareness of research programme |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | https://www.icuh2014.com/ |
Description | MRC centenary celebrations: Glasgow Science Centre 2013 PMC |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Meet the expert event: designing a public health application for smart-phones, 30 members of the public (children) [invited presentation] . |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | NPRI evaluation interview |
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 | provided input into evaluation of NPRI- interview and written report evidence sued to inform future planning of NPRI project |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Presentation of the design and implementation of a Health app PMC |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Presentation to members of RSS Example shown of how apps can contribute to/guide healthier living |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Presentation to the Built Environment and health Group (BEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NYC PMC |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Presentation of initial results on a a pilot study to academic peers in the field Suggestions for future work, and potential collaboration opportunities. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | SEPA citizen science advisory group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | participated in workshop to start off advisory group on citizen science on air quality contiuned involvement in group- may lead to funding stream |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | SPHSU Research Skills |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | 30 people attended research skills semianr given by Paul McCrorie and Scott Macdonald on measuring physical activity and using GPS knowledge of the topics increased among peers and PhD students |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | School visits |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | gave presentation in 6 schools as part of GoSchools study - pupils gained more knowledge of research issues and the research process pupils agreed to participate in longitudinal study on the impact of Glasgow Commonwealth Games |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Sunday newspaper story |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | gave several interviews to sunday newspaper about our work on food outlets around schools more press coverage and requests for further information - raised awareness of our research and our Unit |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Aberdeen, "Healthy school food policy - what impact is it having?" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Aberdeen, "Healthy school food policy - what impact is it having?" Fiona Crawford, Anne Ellaway increased awareness of research |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | The Royal Environment Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) Conference, "The Food Environment Around Secondary Schools", 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 | Health professionals |
Results and Impact | presentation to Environmental health professionals increased awareness of research |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Thriving Places meeting |
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 | 30 people, practitioners, policy makers and health professional, attended a meeting where we presented information and participated in discussion on the issues around evaluating complex interventions. follow up to participate in further activities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Wheatley Group presentation |
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 | invited to present to 15 senior staff in local housing and regeneration forum - shared information about GoWell and provided input to planning of new housing evaluation follow up request for more information |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | presentation at Scottish Faculty of Public Health conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Health professionals |
Results and Impact | presentation to range of audience 'Too healthy to see? Views of fast food vendors in lower income neighbourhoods; Scottish faculty of Public Health conference geenrated interest in teh project and the topic |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | presentation to Glasgow City Council members |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | gave presentation to local councillors on our work on how place influences health and ability to lead a healthy life lots of interest and follow up contact |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | presentation to GoWell Steering Group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | talk on the distribution of gambling, tobacco and alcohol licenses around Glasgow and the GoWell areas debate and questions- further contact on additional sources of data |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | pupil work experience |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | A pupil from one of the schools in a deprived area we study asked to undertake work experience in our Unit as they hoped to study medicine. Dr Paul McCrorie worked with the student, helping them with the equipment we use to measure phsycal activity and the location of that - via accellerometry and Geographical Positioning Systems. visit was highlighted in news page on GoWell quote from pupil: "I also went to the Medical Research Council and spent time with a researcher looking at physical activity in school children. I was able to use a device that you put around your waist to measure physical activity - we had a walk around town and then plugged it into a computer when we went back to the office and were able to see the results. That was really interesting." |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.gowellonline.com/news/352_gowell_east_schools_intern |
Description | welfare reform seminar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | gave presentation on our research on the impact of welfare reform. lots of questions and discussion afterwards and follow up. the audience comprised policy people from local and national government, practitioners in poverty alliances, housing associations, general pratitioners, Health Scotland follow up requests for information and more presentations to other groups |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |