‘Why Evaluate?’ A one-day introductory workshop on research, evidence and evaluation in local government Run in collaboration with colleagues from Public Health England West Midlands this workshop will explore evaluation issues and offer some pointers to local government practitioners on how … Continue reading
Existing research must be distilled and targeted for councils, who should become expert clients and tell universities what they need, argues David Pye “We need a better focus on the three ‘C’s – co-production of new research, curation of … Continue reading
Alcohol policy has, for too long, spurned evidence or evaluation. Scotland is showing England and Wales the way forward, prioritising monitoring and evaluation of new policies to help generate better evidence, argues David Humphreys Government policies to control alcohol have, … Continue reading
SPHR@L Seminar Series NIHR School for Public Health Research @ LSHTM ‘Preventing harm with alcohol licensing: can we generate evidence from policy?’ Speaker: David Humphreys (University of Oxford) Seminar abstract – D Humphreys Seminar blog coming soon… Date: Wednesday, 11th March 2015 Time: 17.15-18.30 – … Continue reading
Why evaluate? A one-day workshop on research, evidence and evaluation in local government We live in a society in which it is increasingly important for decisions to be “evidence-based”. Among other things, this implies a need to evaluate new programmes … Continue reading
SPHR@L is very excited to announce the publication of its new brochure, outlining who we are the important research we are undertaking. Download a copy! Like what you see? Let us know at: sphr@lshtm.ac.uk or tweet us @SPHRatLSHTM (#newbrochure)
Reuniting the Evidence Base for Planning and Health – ESRC seminar Monday 23 February 2015 – 1.00-4.30pm – London www.phe-events.org.uk/esrcseminar1 Are you interested in attending an ESRC funded seminar, hosted by Public Health England, on ‘Reuniting the Evidence Base for … Continue reading
An evidence-culture shock for public health in local government Gemma Phillips suggests that a fresh and appreciative understanding of how local government has improved public health over the past 40 years would be a fruitful approach following reorganisation. The shifting … Continue reading
SPHR@L Seminar Series NIHR School for Public Health Research @ LSHTM ‘Politics, localism and epistemologies of practice: How will evidence-based public health fair in the world of local government?’ Speaker: Gemma Phillips (University of Edinburgh/ University of Glasgow) Seminar abstract – G Phillips … Continue reading
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