Healthful communities do not emerge out of social and economic deprivation or through top-down intervention. The key is listening to what communities say is making them ill and creating partnerships to address these issues. This allows change to take off … Continue reading
This event has now passed. SPHR@L is excited to announce a further workshop on ‘Why evaluate?: An introductory workshop on research, evidence and evaluation for local government.’ We are particularly interested in engaging with those working in housing, transport, and … Continue reading
On 9th June 2015, the NIHR School for Public Health Research @ LSHTM (SPHR@L) was featured as ‘Research Group of the month’ within the Public Health & Policy (PHP) Faculty seminar series and presented some its current research, as well … 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
The NIHR Annual Report for 2012/2013 is now published. The report is in a new format with four main sections illustrating the work carried out by the NIHR in the last year. The four sections are: Section 1: Patients and the public … Continue reading
SPHR@L Seminar Series NIHR School for Public Health Research @ LSHTM Telling policy stories: an ethnographic study of the use of evidence in policy-making in the UK Speaker: Professor Alex Stevens (University of Kent) Download the abstract Read the seminar blog … Continue reading
Be wary of policy-makers bearing evidence The use of evidence in policy-making is subject to systematic bias, argues Professor Alex Stevens, who observed behind the scenes in a Whitehall government department How do civil servants use evidence in their everyday … Continue reading
Second SPHR Annual Scientific Meeting held in London [Posted on 17th October, 2013] The second NIHR SPHR Annual Scientific Meeting was held in London on 8th October 2013 at the UCL Institute of Child Health. The meeting was held the … Continue reading