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| Title | Lead |
09/3000/03: A randomised controlled cluster trial comparing the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a school based cognitive behaviour therapy programme (FRIENDS) in the reduction of anxiety and improvement in mood in children aged 9/10 |
Professor Paul Stallard Professor, Child and Family Mental Health, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
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| 09/3000/05: The CLASS Trial (Children Learning About Second-hand Smoke): Evaluation of a school-based intervention (Smoke Free Homes) to protect children from second-hand smoke |
Dr Kamran Siddiqi Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds |
| 09/3000/14: Crime, fear of crime (CFOC) and mental health: evidence synthesis of theory and effectiveness of interventions |
Professor Mark Petticrew Professor of Public Health Evaluation, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| 09/3001/06: Health impacts of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway |
Dr David Ogilvie Clinical Investigator Scientist, MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| 09/3001/09: Reducing alcohol-related harm in disadvantaged men: development and feasibility assessment of a brief intervention delivered by mobile phone |
Professor Iain Crombie Clinical & Population Sciences & Education, University of Dundee |
| 09/3001/13: ‘On the buses’: evaluating the impact of free bus travel for young people on the public health |
Dr Judith Green Reader, Public Health & Policy Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| 09/3001/19: Does the Royal Horticultural Society Campaign for School Gardening increase intake of fruit and vegetables in children? |
Professor Janet Cade Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Leeds |
| 09/3002/08: The effects of schools and school-environment interventions on health: evidence mapping and syntheses |
Professor Christopher Bonell Professor of Sociology and Social Intervention, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| 09/3004/01: Putting Life in Years (PLINY): Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of an intervention to promote mental wellbeing in community living older people. |
Professor Gail Mountain Professor of Health Services Research University of Sheffield |
| 09/3005/04: Active For Life Year 5: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a primary school-based intervention to increase levels of physical activity, decrease sedentary behaviour and improve diet |
Professor Debbie Lawlor Professor of Epidemiology, University of Bristol |
| 09/3005/05: A population-level evaluation of a family-based community intervention for childhood overweight and obesity |
Professor Catherine Law Professor of Public Health & Epidemiology, UCL Institute of Child Health |
| 09/3005/09: Evaluating the impact of urban regeneration on young people and their families |
Professor Steven Cummins Professor of Urban Health and NIHR Fellow, Queen Mary, University of London |
| 09/3005/12: Factors facilitating and constraining the delivery of effective teacher training to promote health and well-being in schools: a survey of current practice and systematic review |
Dr Jonathan Shepherd Principal Research Fellow, University of Southampton |
| 09/3006/02: Health impact, and economic value, of meeting housing quality standards |
Professor Ronan Lyons Co-Director Health Information Research Unit, Swansea University |
| 09/3007/02: Change in alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related harm to population health |
Professor David Fone Professor of Health Sciences Research Cardiff University |
| 09/3008/04: Community-based peer support: Developing a model for promoting health literacy (COPES) |
Dr Janet Harris Lecturer, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield |
| 09/3008/07: Evaluating the contribution of Community Engagement to the impact on health inequalities of the national regeneration initiative New Deal for Communities |
Professor Jennie Popay Professor of Sociology and Public Health, Lancaster University |
| 09/3008/11: Can specific approaches to community engagement help to reduce inequalities in health; for whom, under what circumstances, and with what resources? A mixed-methods evidence synthesis |
Dr James Thomas Reader in Social Policy, Institute of Education, University of London |
| 09/3009/02: Randomised controlled trial, economic and process evaluation of domiciliary welfare rights advice for socio-economically disadvantaged older people recruited via primary health care (DO-WELL Trial). |
Professor Martin White Professor of Public Health University of Newcastle |
| 09/3010/06: Football Fans in Training (FFIT): a randomized controlled trial of a gender-sensitive weight loss and healthy living programme delivered to men aged 35-65 by Scottish Premier League (SPL) football clubs |
Professor Sally Wyke Interdisciplinary Chair of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow |
| 09/3010/14: Tackling inequalities in obesity: How effective are public health interventions at reducing socio-economic inequalities in obesity amongst children and adults? |
Professor Clare Bambra Professor of Public Health Policy University of Durham |
| 10/3002/07: A feasibility trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH) |
Dr Dorothy Newbury-Birch Lecturer in Public Health Research Newcastle University |
| 10/3004/02: Outreach programmes for health improvement of traveller communities: A pluralistic synthesis of evidence |
Professor Susan Carr Professor Northumbria University |
| 10/3001/04: Employer schemes to encourage walking to work: feasibility study incorporating an exploratory randomised controlled trial |
Dr Suzanne Audrey Research Fellow, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol |
| 10/3002/09: SHAHRP (Schools Alcohol Harm Reduction Programme) and TATI (Talking to Children About Tough Issues) Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme (STAMPP): school based cluster randomised controlled trial |
Professor Harry Sumnall Reader in Substance Use, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University |
| 10/3005/18: How effective is the Forestry Commission Scotland's woodland improvement programme - 'Woods In and Around Towns' (WIAT) - at improving psychological wellbeing in deprived communities? |
Professor Catharine Ward Thompson Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh |
| 10/3000/07: Determining the Impact of Smoking Point of Sale Legislation Among Youth (DISPLAY) Study |
Professor Sally Jane Haw Professor of Public & Population Health, University of Stirling |
| 10/3002/03: Preventing alcohol misuse in young people: An exploratory trial of the Kids, Adults Together (KAT) Programme |
Dr Jeremy Segrott Research Fellow in Public Health, Cardiff University |
| 10/3006/01: Evaluating the efficacy of the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum in promoting social and emotional wellbeing among children in primary school: a cluster randomised controlled trial |
Professor Neil Humphrey Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Education, University of Manchester |
| 10/3006/02: A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis of the Roots of Empathy schools-based programme for improving social and emotional wellbeing outcomes among 8-9 year olds in Northern Ireland |
Professor Paul Connolly Professor of Education, Queen's University Belfast |
| 10/3006/07: The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management programme in primary school children: a cluster randomised controlled trial, with parallel economic and process evaluations |
Dr Tamsin Ford Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Exeter |
| 10/3009/06: Manipulating the appearance of steps and stairs to make them safer for older people to negotiate |
Professor David Elliott Professor of Clinical Vision Science, University of Bradford |
| 10/3010/21: Randomised Controlled Trial of All-Wales Licensed Premises Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Related Violence |
Dr Simon Moore Senior Lecturer, University of Cardiff |
| 10/3010/01: Cluster randomised controlled trial, economic and process evaluation to determine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a novel intervention (Healthy Lifestyles Programme, HeLP) to prevent obesity in school children |
Dr Katrina Wyatt Senior Research Fellow, University of Exeter |
| 10/3006/13: Social and Emotional Education and Development (SEED): a Stratified, Cluster Randomised Trial of a Multi-component Primary School Intervention that follows the Pupils' Transition into Secondary School |
Dr Marion Henderson Senior Investigator Scientist, Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| 11/3010/02: Development and evaluation of a novel intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children |
Dr Lisa Szatkowski Lecturer in Medical Statistics, University of Nottingham |
| 11/3020/04:Maximising cycling safety to improve public health: a Cochrane review to assess the effectiveness of cycling infrastructure at reducing the risk of cycling injuries in cyclists |
Dr Caroline Mulvaney Senior Research Fellow, University of Nottingham |
| 11/3001/16: "Pre-schoolers in the Playground (PiP)" - a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months - 4 years old. |
Professor John Wright Consultant in Public Health and Director of Research, Bradford Institute for Health Research |
| 11/3008/21: Scoping the evidence on preventive interventions in domestic abuse for children and young people in the general population. |
Professor Nicky Stanley Professor of Social Work, University of Central Lancashire |
| 11/3007/01: An overview of interventions aimed at improving outcomes for children exposed to domestic violence: systematic review, evidence synthesis and research recommendations. |
Professor Gene Feder Professor of Primary Health Care, University of Bristol |
| 10/3007/06: Pilot Study of a randomised trial of a guided e-learning health promotion intervention based on management standards for the improvement of employee wellbeing and reduction of sickness absence. |
Professor Stephen Stansfield Professor of Psychiatry, Queen Mary, University of London |
| 11/3002/11: Evaluating the long-term effectiveness, and the cost and consequences of the Family Nurse Partnership parenting support programme in reducing maltreatment in young children. |
Dr Mike Robling Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University |
| 11/3005/07: The M74 study: longitudinal follow-up of the health effects of a new urban motorway. |
Dr David Ogilvie Clinical Investigator Scientist, Medical Research Council Epidimiology Unit |
| 11/3002/01: Trial of Healthy Relationship Initiatives for the Very Early-years (THRIVE): a Three-Arm Randomised Controlled Trial for Mothers Identified as Vulnerable in Pregnancy and their Babies who are at High Risk of Maltreatment. |
Dr Marion Henderson Senior Investigator Scientist, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit |
| 11/3002/02: Randomised trial of the effectiveness of Group Family Nurse Partnership (gFNP) programme in improving outcomes for high-risk mothers and preventing abuse. |
Professor Jacqueline Barnes Professor of Psychology, Birkbeck College |
| 11/3004/02: What is the effect of reduced street lighting on crime and road traffic accidents at night? A mixed methods study. |
Dr Philip Edwards Senior Lecturer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| 11/3009/04: Sexual health promotion delivered by digital media: scoping study. |
Dr Julia Bailey Senior Clinical Lecturer, University College London |
| 11/3005/13: Public health air pollution impacts of different pathways to meet the UK Climate Change Act commitment to 80% reduction on CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. |
Professor Martin Williams Professor, Science and Policy Group, King's College London |
| 11/3050/01: Bristol Girls Dance Project: A cluster randomised controlled trial of an after-school dance programme to increase physical activity among 11-12 year old girls. |
Professor Russell Jago Professor of Paediatric Physical Activity & Public Health, University of Bristol |
| 11/3020/05: The Health Impacts of Structural Energy Performance Investments in Wales: An Evaluation of the Arbed Programme | Dr Wouter Poortinga RCUK Academic Fellow, Cardiff University |
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The Public Health Research Programme is managed by the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC). NETSCC is part of the University of Southampton.The Public Health Research Programme is funded by the NIHR, with contributions from the CSO in Scotland, NISCHR in Wales and HSC R&D Division, Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland.
