Research in the Centre for Public Health

The Centre for Public Health aims to provide robust evidence on effective ways to improve population health and wellbeing and reduce health inequities.

Some of our recent studies include:

• ‘Not in School’ – Characterising children and young people aged 5-16 years who are not in school - NIHR SPHR
  
  
• Exploring the mental health co-benefits of net zero interventions: opportunities, challenges, and community perspectives - NIHR SPHR
  
  
• Co-PREPARE: Co-production for pre-pregnancy health improvement through primary care - NIHR Three Schools Prevention Programme
  
  
• The RISE Study (Resilient, Independent, Supported, Empowered)
  
  
• Adolescent perspectives of the role of social media algorithms on their wellbeing - NIHR SPHR
  
  
• PASSPORT: Physical Activity via a School Specific PORTfolio
  
  
• Helping ‘at risk’ young people engage with community assets to support mental health - NIHR SPHR
  
  
• Supporting educational and youth organisations to deliver self-harm and suicide prevention and postvention - NIHR SPHR
  
  
• Developing a best practice framework for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme - NIHR SPHR
  
  
• Local strategies for the control of harmful commodities advertising and sponsorship - NIHR SPHR
  
  
• Residential Amenity Space and Place Quality SPD (Supplementary Planning Document): Brent Council
  
  
• Formative process evaluation of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) Programme in Lincolnshire - NIHR PHIRST Insight
  
  
• An evaluation of the Southwark NHS Digital Health Check service - NIHR PHIRST Insight
  
  
• The Oxfordshire Active Travel evaluation - NIHR PHIRST Insight
  
  
• An evaluation of the Haringey Community Project study - NIHR PHIRST Insight
  
  
• The Leicestershire Community Kitchen Scheme evaluation - NIHR PHIRST Insight
  
  
• A mixed methods evaluation of Universal Free School Meals provision in two Secondary Schools. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham - NIHR PHIRST Insight
  
  
• NAP SACC UK- Evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an environmental nutrition and physical activity intervention in nurseries
  
  
• Improving clinical coding for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

 

See our research archive for information on other previous studies.