Centre for Public Health

Projects

Projects per year 2007 2020 2024

• 2 Not started
• 16 Active
• 28 Finished

Projects per year

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• Active

  Co-production of  an  evidence-based  framework and related  guidance  for practitioners  on  personalised  risk management and  safety  planning  for adults  experiencing suicidality.

  Smith, H., Barker, J. & flynn, D.

  11/05/22 → …

  Project: Research

• Identifying the barriers and facilitators for people with severe mental illness and/or learning disabilities for PErson Centred Cancer Screening services (PECCS)

  Tuschick, E., Byrnes, K. & Barker, J.

  28/03/22 → 28/03/23

  Project: Research

• ELDER: Improving the oral health of older adults using milk supplemented with fluoride and probiotics: An interventional feasibility study and pilot RCT

  Zohoori, V.

  Eklund Foundation for Odontological Research & Education

  1/03/22 → 29/02/24

  Project: Research

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• NIHR Research for Patient Benefit - Mental Health in the North: A mixed methods study using co-production to explore food insecurity in adults with Severe Mental Illness living in Northern England

  Smith, J., Giles, E., McGeechan, G., Eskandari, F., Scott, S., Whittaker, V. & Lake, A.

  27/09/21 → 26/03/23

  Project: Research

• Systematic Review of Energy Drinks and Mental Health in Children and Young People

  Van Griethuysen, A., Visram, S., Smith, J. & Lake, A.

  1/04/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Energy Drinks 100%
  • Organized Financing 78%
  • Mental Health 52%
  • Systematic Reviews 49%
  • Child 28%

• System-level analysis of MECC implementation across the North East and Cumbria: A comparative study of delivery models, service reach and system relationships

  Giles, E.

  1/01/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

• A coproduced mixed method evaluation of the NHS England Low-Calorie Diet implementation pilot

  Jones, S., Watson, P., Ells, L., Homer, C., Drew, K., Clare, K., Matu, J., Radley, D., Logue, J., McKenna, J., Maynard, M., Rowlands, S., Apekey, T., Marston, M., Cade, J., Bryant, M., Martin, A., Frempong, S., Duarte, C. & Flint, S.

  NIHR HS & DR

  4/12/20 → 3/12/23

  Project: Research

  • diet 100%
  • equity 42%
  • program 40%
  • evaluation method 39%
  • normalization 39%

• Food Insecurity in Adults with Severe Mental Illness (SMI): A Systematic Review

  Smith, J., Stevens, H., Lake, A. & Giles, E.

  23/11/20 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

• A scoping review of food poverty in adults with severe mental illness

  Giles, E., Stevens, H., Lake, A. & Smith, J.

  10/11/20 → …

  Project: Research

• A systematic review of behavioural change techniques to facilitate healthy dietary behaviour in the South Asian and Black population in Western society

  Ahmed, F., Eberhardt, J., Moore, H., Poulter, H., Lake, A. & Van Schaik, P.

  12/10/20 → …

  Project: Research

• PHIRST: NIHR PHR - Public Health Intervention Response Studies Team

  Van Der Graaf, P., Goyder, E., Kee, F., Jepson, R. & Craig, P.

  1/08/20 → 31/07/23

  Project: Research

  • public health 100%
  • England 66%
  • Public Health 59%
  • knowledge 44%
  • expertise 20%

• AMIGO-Biochar: Advanced Manufacturing of Biochar in UK/ China/ Malaysia and Nigeria

  Pak, T., Zohoori, V. & Xu, D.

  1/04/20 → 1/12/23

  Project: Research

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  • biochar 100%
  • Adsorption 68%
  • Tetracycline 53%
  • adsorption 47%
  • sludge 28%

• Understanding the impact of physical activity levels within the North East of England during COVID-19 lockdowns (2020-2021)

  Giles, E., Innerd, A., Connor, N., Graham, M. & Carlebach, S.

  2/03/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • physical activity 100%
  • Exercise 52%
  • Pandemics 17%
  • Mental Health Services 8%
  • England 8%

• Urinary fluoride parameters in spot urine samples associated with exposure to systemic fluoride through

  Zohoori, V., Maguire, A., Buzalaf, M. A. R., Martignon, S. & Giacaman, R. A.

  Borrow Foundation

  1/05/19 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

  • urine 100%
  • teeth 35%
  • specific gravity 29%
  • creatinine 27%
  • Brazil 26%

• Strengthening the Nurse Director role: a UK study

  Kelly, D., Smith, P., Holloway, A., Jones, A., Rafferty, A. M., Harris, R., Reid, J., Noble, H. & Hamilton, S.

  2/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

• Database of the Fluoride (F) content of Selected Drinks and Foods in the UK

  Zohoori, V. & Maguire, A.

  1/01/15 → …

  Project: Research

  • Fluorides 100%
  • Food Labeling 94%
  • Food 53%
  • Dental Fluorosis 45%
  • Eating 34%
• Not started

  Modelling usage of Stop Smoking Services during pregnancy: Engagement and relapse

  Carlebach, S., Jones, S., Whittaker, V., McIlvenna, R. & Feeney, J.

  Project: Research

  • Smoking 100%
  • Pregnancy 83%
  • Recurrence 79%

• Pre-Reg nursing students' attitudes and experiences of death and dying

  Carlebach, S., Whittaker, V. & French, A.

  Project: Research

  • dying 100%
  • death 69%
  • experience 44%
  • nurse 36%
  • nursing 36%
• Finished

  Mapping the evidence for monitoring fluoride exposure in community prevention programmes for oral health using nail clippings and spot urine samples: A scoping review

  Zohoori, V. & Azevedo, L. B.

  The Borrow Foundation

  15/03/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

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  • Fluorides 100%
  • Nails 75%
  • Urine 64%
  • Oral Health 38%
  • Biomarkers 23%

• Developing an audit tool for mapping training for suicide and self-harm

  Giles, E., Barker, J., Ramtohul, A., Fishburn, S., Robinson, J. & Hodgson, J.

  1/03/21 → 30/06/21

  Project: Research

  • Suicide 100%
  • Organizations 45%

• NIHR ARC NENC: An evaluation of the impact of ‘A Weight off Your Mind’ through the development of a Nutrition and BMI Clinical Link Pathway in Mental Health and Learning Disability Inpatient Services

  Stevens, H., Smith, J., Bussey, L., McGeechan, G. & Giles, E.

  1/02/21 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

• Understanding use of the NBMI CLiP - A Weight off Your Mind

  Giles, E., Bussey, L., Smith, J., McGeechan, G., Lake, A., Whittaker, V. & Stevens, H.

  1/02/21 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

  • Dietetics 100%
  • Learning Disabilities 97%
  • Mental Health 61%
  • Obesity 55%

• The barriers and facilitators that can inhibit or aid people with serious mental illness accessing cancer screening programmes in the UK: a systematic review

  Byrnes, K. & Barker, J.

  4/01/21 → 21/06/21

  Project: Other

  • Early Detection of Cancer 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 77%
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms 48%
  • Colorectal Neoplasms 41%
  • Breast Neoplasms 33%

• Understanding the treat culture in secure mental inpatient units

  Giles, E. & Smith, J.

  2/11/20 → 30/11/21

  Project: Other

  • Inpatients 100%
  • Nutritionists 73%
  • Mental Health 48%

• NIHR ARC NENC - Modelling financial incentives to motivate pregnant smokers to quit - using Evolutionary Game Theory

  Jones, S., Han, T. A., Cimpeanu, T., Van Der Graaf, P. & Giles, E.

  NIHR ARC NENC

  1/11/20 → 28/02/22

  Project: Research

  • Game Theory 100%
  • Motivation 95%
  • Smoking Cessation 89%
  • Pregnant Women 71%
  • Pregnancy 71%

• Developing a Local Authority Research System: Middlesbrough Council, Redcar & Cleveland Council and Teesside University

  Newbury-Birch, D., Connor, N., Crosbie, T., Zohoori, V., Van Der Graaf, P. & Divers, A.

  NIHR Public Health Research

  1/10/20 → 31/10/21

  Project: Research

• Rapid scoping review of evidence of best practice in the design and delivery of self-harm and suicide prevention training

  Barker, J., Giles, E., Byrnes, K., Lilley, R., Fishburn, S., Ramtohul, A., McGeechan, G., Thompson, P., Robinson, J. & Hodgson, J.

  22/09/20 → 19/02/21

  Project: Research

  • Suicide 100%
  • Practice Guidelines 50%
  • England 26%
  • Health Education 26%

• Public Health Practitioners experiences of managing a dual identity as front-line staff and a mother during the COVID-19 pandemic

  McGeechan, G., Giles, E. & Scott, S.

  3/08/20 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

• A Weight off Your Mind: Assessing staff views, and engagement with, weight management groups, as part of a lifestyle intervention delivered in two Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Trusts in England (Pilot Study 2020)

  Pakunwanich, N., Smith, J., Bussey, L. & Giles, E.

  13/07/20 → 28/08/20

  Project: Research

  • Public Health Schools 100%
  • Work Engagement 96%
  • Weights and Measures 87%
  • Learning Disabilities 84%
  • England 68%

• ENABLE UK: ENABling Local authority Evidence-based decision-making across the UK

  Van Der Graaf, P., Adamson, A. J., Kee, F., Murphy, S., Jepson, R. & Rutter, H.

  1/07/20 → 23/12/20

  Project: Research

  • evidence 100%
  • health 81%
  • transdisciplinary 64%
  • action research 53%
  • mobilization 51%

• NHS 111 Mental Health Support Service Evaluation

  Barker, J., Giles, E., Dingwall, A., Smith, J., Byrnes, K., Watson, P., Fishburn, S., Thompson, P., Bednarz-Withers, P. & Johnson, K.

  12/06/20 → 28/10/20

  Project: Consultancy

  • Mental Health Services 100%
  • Ambulances 37%
  • Health Services Research 35%
  • Pandemics 32%

• Investigating treat-culture in a secure care service: A survey of inpatient staff on their views and opinions on weight gain and treat giving for patients in a secure mental health and learning disability forensic service

  Attala, A., Smith, J., Lake, A. & Giles, E.

  1/04/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

• Mobilising knowledge in local government to promote wellbeing and equity: action learning with public health, social care and local communities

  Van Der Graaf, P., Such, E. & Lynch, J.

  1/04/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

  • public health 100%
  • health 83%
  • evidence 57%
  • mobilization 39%
  • producer 38%

• Children and Young People Tier 2 Weight Management evaluation

  Giles, E., McGeechan, G., Lake, A., Jones, S., Watson, P., Miles, L. & Whittaker, V.

  1/02/20 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Family Support 100%
  • Evaluation 39%

• Consistent delivery of healthy weight messages to pregnant and postpartum women

  Ells, L., Watson, P., Perumbakkam Subramanian, M., Moore, H., Newbury-Birch, D., Mann, G. & Sewell, K.

  1/10/19 → 30/04/20

  Project: Research

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  • pregnant women 100%
  • pregnancy 70%
  • health care workers 59%
  • conversation 57%
  • public health 54%

• A qualitative study exploring views of a dietary supplement designed to impact positively on glyceamic control in adults with type 2 diabetes

  Avery, L.

  2/09/19 → 31/01/20

  Project: Research

• LACoR: Developing Local Authority Champions of Research through an embedded research culture: a Proof of Concept project

  Van Der Graaf, P., Adamson, A. J., Kee, F., Hunter, D. J., Rutter, H., Walters, H., Tully, M., Cheetham, M., Redgate, S., Hunter, R. & Ritson, L.

  1/01/19 → 31/10/19

  Project: Research

  • evidence 100%
  • rights approach 39%
  • decision making 37%
  • workload 29%
  • fragmentation 28%

• Systematic review of qualitative studies looking at the experience of patients living with colorectal cancer as a chronic illness

  McGeechan, G., Swainston, K., Eberhardt, J., Paton, W., Carthy, N., Campbell, M., Byrnes, K. & Giles, E.

  1/08/18 → 31/08/18

  Project: Research

  • chronic illness 100%
  • cancer 91%
  • Colorectal Neoplasms 80%
  • Chronic Disease 74%
  • Systematic Reviews 74%

• Systematic review of lifestyle interventions impacting on alcohol use following cancer

  McGeechan, G., Newbury-Birch, D. & Giles, E.

  3/10/16 → 30/09/17

  Project: Research

  • Alcohols 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 98%
  • Neoplasms 43%
  • Alcohol Drinking 18%
  • Charities 17%

• Determining an upper reference value for the urinary fluoride-creatinine ratio in healthy children younger than 7 years

  Zohoori, V. & Maguire, A.

  1/08/16 → 31/12/17

  Project: Research

  • Fluorides 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 33%
  • Creatinine 15%
  • Dental Fluorosis 11%
  • Urine Specimen Collection 9%

• Development of a fluoride assay methodology for plasma from capillary blood samples

  Zohoori, V., Maguire, A., Buzalaf, M. A. R. & Martinez-Mier, E. A.

  Borrow Foundation

  1/01/16 → 31/12/17

  Project: Research

  • methodology 22%
  • sampling 16%
  • blood capillaries 16%
  • Brazil 15%
  • assays 12%

• Measuring change from alcohol brief interventions: Development of a consensus core outcome set (2016-2018)

  Giles, E., Newbury-Birch, D. & Shorter, G.

  1/01/16 → 31/01/18

  Project: Research

  • Alcohols 100%
  • alcohol 50%
  • Delphi Technique 48%
  • Consensus 47%
  • Systematic Reviews 30%

• A multi-centre individual-randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH) (2015-2018)

  Giles, E., McGeechan, G. & Newbury-Birch, D.

  1/09/15 → 30/09/17

  Project: Research

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  • Alcohols 100%
  • alcohol 50%
  • Drinking 50%
  • Interviews 27%
  • Underage Drinking 23%

• Delivering the first evidence based lifestyle service pathway for people with NAFLD

  Avery, L.

  1/01/15 → 31/01/20

  Project: Research

• Estimation of Total Daily Fluoride Intake, Excretion and Retention in Infants aged 0 to 12 months

  Zohoori, V., Maguire, A. & Valentine, R.

  1/09/13 → 31/12/17

  Project: Research

  • Fluorides 100%
  • Weaning 98%
  • Infant Formula 49%
  • excretion 42%
  • fluorosis 39%

• Effect of three oral hygiene regimes on salivary fluoride concentration.

  Zohoori, V.

  1/07/07 → 1/02/08

  Project: Research

  • fluoride 100%
  • hygiene 75%
  • spit 41%
  • recommendation 25%
  • organization 24%