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Webinar - What works to promote active ageing: reviewing the evidence for reducing inequalities in physical activity

Wed, 15 Oct
12:00 - 13:00 BST
Online

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Public Health Project Manager - Young Persons Service
Public Health South Tees (hosted by Middlesbrough Council)
Middlesbrough
£48,226 - £50,269
Closes 09/10

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Warning over indoor wood burners after eight-year study Wood burning stoves have grown in popularity in Europe during the cost of living crisis

Warning over indoor wood burners after eight-year study

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This time the hare might win: dark kitchens and the regulatory race Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

🐇 When it comes to food delivery, the hare isn’t napping - dark kitchens & online platforms are sprinting ahead while regulation lags behind. Can the tortoise 🐢 catch up? Blog by @helenjmoore.bsky.social on planning for a healthier food environment ⬇️

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This will be one of the events of the year - Andy Daly-Smith's inaugural lecture.

From Classrooms to Systems: Embedding Physical Activity to Transform School Culture

Hybrid event.

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What are ‘dark kitchens’?

Have a butchers at our consensus definition paper.

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New Coventry takeaway at old shop refused as council raises three concerns It used to play home to Ann Fashion on Holbrook Lane

New Coventry takeaway at old shop refused as council raises three concerns

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Round 7 of the NIHR Pre-Application Support Fund is now open, closes 4th Dec - they want applications from public health folk

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Applying for Fellowship awards & the like can be daunting & confusing, but support is available - rss-scph-database.ncl.ac.uk/enquiry/cont...

Dr @franhillierb.bsky.social presenting our new @nihrsphr.bsky.social research around #localauthority sponsorship activities (think a certain lorry at Christmas 🎄🎅🏼)
Read more here 👇🏼

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@fuseonline.bsky.social

Cardiff council bans junk food adverts from council property - BBC News The policy is focused on sustainability and promoting healthy food and drink.

Junk food ads banned from Cardiff Council property

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Public Health Practitioner (health protection, sexual health, oral health & NHS health checks)
Durham County Council
Durham
£44,075 - £48,226
Closes 28/09

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Navigating the Pre-doctoral Journey: You’re Not Alone  - Newcastle Health Research Partnership By Katie Dooley, Speech and Language Therapist and NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow (2025–2026)

Colleagues in the North East who are considering or trying to navigate the Pre-doctoral Journey: You’re Not Alone

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Vale of Glamorgan council ban on junk food ads to go ahead There will be a ban on unhealthy food adverts being advertised in certain public spaces and the council website.

Ban on junk food ads to go ahead, says council (Vale of Glamorgan).

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Sunderland shop takeaway plan blocked over child obesity fears Council bosses say the plan is "unacceptable in principle" amid high obesity rates in the area.

Shop takeaway blocked over child obesity fears (Sunderland).

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Funding for Directors of Public Health and their teams in England.

This is your LAST chance to apply for £££ for a Local Authority Research Practitioner.

Closes Monday 26th January.

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@felly500.bsky.social @helenmw66.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social pls share.

Professor Louisa Ells | Leeds Beckett University Louisa is a Professor of Obesity, and co-directs the Obesity Institute. She is a passionate advocate of the voices of lived experience and specialises in compassionate multidisciplinary, cross-sector ...

I don't know but I know someone who will, but she's not on here.

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Email me if you want an onward intro.

Tees Urban Nature Network (TUNN) Project Co-ordinator
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Working across Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees & Middlesbrough
£39,152 - £40,777
Closes 17/09

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Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...

Does built environment influence how much walking ppl do??

Yes
Build it and they will come (walk)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bit more here
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So you want to be a systems leader? Systems leaders are trusted actors who help many people to collaborate to address wicked policy problems. These policy problems resist simple solutions by a few powerful actors in one center of gov...

So you want to be a systems leader?
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Systems approaches in public health: beyond mapping the causes - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Background Systems approaches are increasingly adopted in public health, commonly operationalised using system dynamics (SD). In public health, systems approaches have prioritised understanding the cu...

Systems approaches in public health: beyond mapping the causes

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Peak 1990s David Beckham eating a 🥕 would have done more for Big Carrot than you ever could have dressed as a 🥕 in a supermarket handing out leaflets.

Making Every Contact Count
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Excellent historical perspective and critique

I'm often asked for my thoughts in this space

expert reaction to an observational study comparing teen smoking rates and vaping use across three UK birth cohorts

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A more measured response than the breathless, overblown (and at times plain stupid) headlines in last week's press
Peter Hajek esp

Paying people to eat healthily and to exercise doesn’t work Government gives away £500,000 in five-month experiment to encourage diet change and more active lifestyle – but the results are ‘trivial’

Paying people to eat healthily and to exercise doesn’t work

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Introduction to mixed methods research

In this webinar, Dr Deborah Harrison will provide an introduction to mixed methods research including different study designs, challenges and considerations.

14th January
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Designing ethical research

In this webinar, Dr Deborah Harrison will outline key principles of ethical research including informed consent, confidentiality and avoidance of harm.

11th December
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The benefits of evidence-based decision making

In this webinar, Dr Susan Hampshaw explains & gives examples of the benefits of evidence informed decision making & how evidence can be used to create policies that work best for the residents

4th December
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How do I read a paper?

In this webinar, Dr Helen Munro Wild steps you through the process of reading a research article, highlighting the key areas to focus on.

10th September
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Ethical practice in public involvement and engagement

In this session, Dr Felicity Shenton will take you through the key aspects of ensuring your public involvement and engagement is ethical and meaningful.

4th September
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