A5013674604- Sodium Intake and Health
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Research in Social Sciences
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Business Strategies and Innovation
- Social Issues and Policies
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
Institute of Public Health
2018-2023
Queen's University Belfast
2008-2010
University of Ulster
2002-2007
The impact of the COVID-19 public health social measures (PHSM) on behaviours is poorly understood. We aimed to identify factors associated with changes in alcohol and tobacco consumption during strictest period PHSM 'lockdown'.
Safe drug prescribing and administration are essential elements within undergraduate healthcare curricula, but medication errors, especially in paediatric practice, continue to compromise patient safety. In this area of clinical care, collective responsibility, team working communication between health professionals have been identified as key safe practice. To date, there is limited research evidence how best deliver teaching learning these competencies practitioners the future. An...
Abstract The long‐established association between high salt consumption and hypertension has led to calls for a reduction in intake. There is particular concern the health status of Northern Irish consumers, who already have among highest rates coronary heart disease stroke United Kingdom. With these concerns mind, it essential establish sources patterns from discretionary processed food before can be achieved. This study investigated differences consumers varying socio‐economic status....
Although widely debated, some of the defining professional characteristics planners appear to be competencies in co-ordination, mediation and multidisciplinary working. Despite this, there is little pedagogical reflection on how interprofessional skills are promoted planning programmes. This paper reflects experience bringing together undergraduate students from medicine explore concept Healthy Urban Planning a real life context an urban motorway extension. reveals number unexpected outcomes...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to identify a scaling technique, which would offer the greatest degree of discrimination and accuracy in an evaluation soup samples, varying salt concentration (0.3, 0.8 1.3% salt). A Seven Point Category Scale, 100 mm Line scale non‐modulus Magnitude Estimation were used evaluate samples by consumers (n = 36). Friedman Two‐Way ANOVA Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test applied data compare discriminatory ability techniques. Results revealed that each techniques could be...
reports of data from original research.• Policy Case Studies -brief articles on policy development at a regional or national level.• Study Protocols -Articles describing research protocol study.• Methodology Papers -Papers that present different methodological approaches can be used to investigate problems in relevant scientific field and encourage innovation.• Tobacco Industry Monitoring Letters tobacco industry tactics.
Abstract Background A Health Research Board (HRB) four-year research study, which commenced in January 2023, seeks to explore the process of carrying out Impact Assessments (HIAs) with a view embedding approach as normal practice local and national policy development Ireland. Methods theoretical framework has been constructed develop an HIA implementation model. The is based on all-island Institute Public Ireland's guidance. will examine factors affecting implementation, using both...