The following projects, under the 2005-2011 PHRC research programme, have been completed. For full details and reports of each project, please click on the project title.
For details of the projects which are on-going under the 2005-2011 PHRC research programme, please click here.
Using qualitative research to inform interventions to reduce smoking in pregnancy in England: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Tobacco Control, Inequalities in Health and Action at the Local Level in England
Obesity in ethnic minority children and adolescents: developing acceptable parent and child-based interventions in schools and places of worship
PEAR: Our Voices, Our Health (Young People's Public Health Reference Group)
An Economic Model of Adult Smoking Related Costs and Consequences for England
Will policies for the early years reduce inequalities in health? A synthesis of evidence to inform policy development, using the examples of unintentional injury and childcare.
Evaluating the Impact of Picture Health Warnings on Cigarette Packets
Evaluation of Smokefree England: a Longitudinal, Qualitative Study
A Review of Young People and Smoking in England
How do young people engage with food branding?
Estimating the Costs to the NHS of Smoking in Pregnancy for Pregnant Women and Infants
A Systematic Review of the Effects of Price on the Smoking Behaviour of Young People
Helping chronically ill or disabled people into work: what can we learn from international comparative analyses?
Tackling inequalities through the social determinants of health: Building the evidence base.
Scoping review on evaluation of Health Start.
The changing social patterning of obesity: an analysis to inform practice and policy development.
National Tobacco Control Policies: do they have a Differential Social Impact?
Shiftwork and health: a systematic review.
Assessing the challenges of applying standard methods of economic evaluation to public health programmes.
Reports from the project "The process and impact of change in school food policy on food and nutrient intake both in and outside of school" are now available. (Lead: Ashley Adamson, Newcastle)
Reports from the project "Using qualitative research to inform interventions to reduce smoking in pregnancy in England: a systematic review of qualitative studies" are now available. (Lead: Hilary Graham, York)