Monthly Archives: March 2014

SIGMA Research collection catalogue is now available

The archives of SIGMA Research have now been catalogued and the collection can be viewed online on the LSHTM archives catalogue. This is the fourth collection to be catalogued as part of the Wellcome Trust funded project to catalogue and … Continue reading

NEWS: Public Health England March news bulletin

Public Health England March news bulletin PHE Bulletin, Public Health England’s regular update, provides news and information on PHE and the public health landscape for all those concerned with the public’s health. For more information see our website: www.gov.uk/phe

25% discount on APC in BMJ Journals

Some rights reserved by cheeseslave http://www.flickr.com/photos/ammichaels/10610007865/sizes/l/in/photostream/ All staff and students who publish in a BMJ journal and wish to make their article immediately ‘Open Access’ now qualify for a 25% discount on the fee. This discount will be applied after … Continue reading

BLOG: Evidence is most likely to influence public health if it fits the right problem at the right time for the right people

Evidence is most likely to influence public health if it fits the right problem at the right time for the right people Vittal Katikireddi charts the multiple roles that evidence is playing in transforming minimum unit pricing of alcohol into a policy … Continue reading

Wellcome Trust & Open Access monographs and book chapters

Image caption: Monograph of the West Indian Beetles of the Family Strphylinidae by bionicteaching. License: some rights reserved_CC_BY_SA Monographs and book chapters are a key part of academic publishing. This has been reflected in recent developments by bodies such as … Continue reading

On Commonwealth Day 2014, The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust supports eye health experts to accelerate the fight against avoidable blindness

Today eye health experts across the Commonwealth joined forces to combat avoidable blindness, thanks to a major new grant from The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust. The £7.1 million grant will enable experts from a range of institutions to come … Continue reading

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NEWS: LGA ‘Need to know’ review – what local government needs to know about public health

[CITED FROM LGA website: http://tiny.cc/qf5acx] The return of public health to local government has been widely welcomed. It affords an opportunity to provide leadership for health that was largely missing from the NHS between 1974 and April 2013. The new … Continue reading

Gems of the Collection: Women in Public Health & Tropical Medicine

Gems of the Collection celebrates International Women’s Day with a display of items from the Library & Archives celebrating women in public health and tropical medicine. 12 March 2014 12.00-2.00pm South Courtyard (next to the Manson LT) Library and archives … Continue reading