Charlotte Head

Prevention Research 2026 preventionresearch26.co.uk Connecting research, policy and practice for health equity

Excited to be part of the Prevention Research Conference 2026 this week, joining global leaders in #CommercialDeterminantsofHealth, inc. @monikakosinska.bsky.social and Prof. Sharon Friel (Australian National University), and our very own Prof. Anna Gilmore (@uniofbath.bsky.social)

SARG researchers to showcase local health modelling at the Prevention Research Conference 2026 - Sheffield Addictions Research Group Researchers from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) will present work from the Local Health and Global Profits programme at the Prevention Research Conference 2026 in Birmingham on 4-5 Mar...

Are you attending the Prevention Research Conference next week? Look out for SARG researchers @charlierosehead.bsky.social and Esther Chanakira who will be presenting advanced modelling work from the @lhgp.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social programme. Read more on the SARG website 👇 #PublicHealth

A golden retriever holding an octopus in its mouth, so it looks like tentacles

The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)

Who even comes up with these ideas 😭

The fact this is even a thing is crazy?!

Anyone at #EPH2025 in Helsinki, come to Hall B today at 11.45 for session 6.B to hear about @lhgp.bsky.social’s work on commercial determinants of health @karremannancy.bsky.social @georginawort.bsky.social

So excited for EPHC! If you’re in Helsinki next week, come say hi!

Wastewater-based epidemiology for local tobacco and nicotine use with small-area estimations AbstractBackground. Tobacco and nicotine use is a significant global public health threat, increasing the risk of many cancers and cardiovascular disease.

I'll be presenting a poster at the European Public Health Conference next week in Helsinki bringing together my postdoc work with @lhgp.bsky.social and my PhD/MSc work on environmental contamination in wastewater. academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...

interesting, terrifying and also not surprising??

📢 Over 1,200 public health professionals have written to health spokespeople from all parties, urging swift passage of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill - a historic chance to protect future generations. 🚭✨

✉️ Read the letter: shorturl.at/4Miyl

Headshots of Professors Anna Gilmore and Harry Rutter. Text says '!8th European Health Conference 2025, Let's connect at #EPH2025

Researchers from the @lhgp.bsky.social research consortium will present work on local responses to commercial determinants of health at the 18th European Public Health Conference in Helsinki, 11-14 November 2025. #EHP2025

👉 Read more: www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...

SARG showcases research at School of Medicine and Population Health event - Sheffield Addictions Research Group Researchers from SARG are set to showcase their work at the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health Research and Innovation Meeting 2025.

It's a busy couple of days for the @fohsheffield.bsky.social with a two day research meeting and showcase here in Sheffield. SARG's @charlierosehead.bsky.social @drduncgillespie.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @victimofmaths.bsky.social and Lucy Burke are all involved in the programme.

YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's Science in 5 - The Gift of Blood: Why It Matters - 13 June 2025

Did you know that you can save three lives in just ten minutes with the gift of your blood? What do countries need to do to have safe blood donation systems ? WHO’s Dr Yuyun Maryuningsih explains all you need to know to donate blood in Science in 5.

Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance - BBC News Children in Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from antibiotics medicines no longer working, a study suggests.

3 million child deaths were linked to rising antimicrobial resistance. Africa & Asia are the most impacted regions. The growing threat of AMR is one of most consequential threats to global public health. Another reason to invest & not defund research.
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

Blackwell’s Bookshops have a “Banned Books” section that makes for quite a good reading list, point aside US pressure groups shouldn’t have any influence on what libraries stock here.

I better start learning Portuguese!

Why did I ever think commuting was a good idea?🥲

Feels really good to be back into reading after being in such a slump. Let’s see how many books I can read this year!

I submitted my PhD thesis today! 🥳 please no one ever make me write anything that long ever again

Just a reminder, as you look outside and notice it's already getting dark 😱, that today is the earliest sunset of the year (15:51 in London). From tomorrow the sunsets slowwwwly start getting later again. (Sunrises don't start getting earlier until Dec 30th hence solstice on 21st.) YOU ARE WELCOME.

@phiuk.bsky.social Local Health and Global Profits consortium outlines 5 priorities for the NHS 10-Year Health Plan @Health_at_Bath @tcrgbath.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social #PublicHealth #10YearHealthPlan #PopulationHealth #phiuklhgp www.phiuk.org/news/shaping...

🚨Publication🚨

🔎We critically examine industry's influence on the public and patient involvement (PPI) landscape

🔎We highlight the need to ensure independence, power and legitimacy of PPI activities

📢We call on non-industry organisations to adequately fund PPI

Ably led by Marita Hennessy

Two stages of writing:

1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no

Me opening my Spotify wrapped and relistening to my most-played tracks this year:

Wow, I have great taste.

And today we’re on 47k with less than 2 weeks left, definitely making progress!

I did have to google what desiderium means - apparently an ardent longing for something lost?? Like my sanity??

Spotify has the thesis writing soundtrack down to a t 🥲

The outside of the Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris.

The Eiffel Tower glittering at night.

A jester-esque painting with a face on a maraca from the Louvre.

An empty corridor in the Louvre.

Had the most amazing trip to Paris for my birthday with my better half @callumroom.bsky.social - a weekend full of art, books, culture and food ❤️

Turned 27 today, saw the Mona Lisa, officially cultured enough to be a real adult.