On 20th May 2024, CHAD and the Faculty of Public Health hosted this webinar that focused on how poverty shapes diet and contributes to obesity, and discussed implications for intervention. Drawing on extensive knowledge and expertise, Dr Patrick Saunders, Consultant in Public Health, carolan57 Ltd and Visiting Professor in Public Health at Staffordshire University, demonstrated…
On 20th June 2023, CHAD and the Faculty of Public Health hosted the final webinar of the 2022-23 series. We were delighted to welcome Dr David Walsh, an expert on health inequalities and Public Health Programme Manager at Glasgow Centre for Population Health, who presented on: Understanding the political causes of health inequalities – in…
On 16th May 2023, CHAD and the Faculty of Public Health hosted the penultimate webinar of the 2022-23 series. Delegates heard from two expert speakers on Children and young people’s mental health inequalities: Charlotte Rainer from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, and Ed Davie from the Centre for Mental Health. The session…
On 18th April 203, CHAD and the Faculty of Public Health hosted the fourth in the 2022-23 webinar series. Alex Smith, a Senior Programme Manager at Homeless Link and expert in Housing First, presented ‘Changing the narrative on Housing First’. This provided a useful grounding in how Housing First, and how it has been situated…
On the 7th February 2023, CHAD and the Faculty of Public Health hosted the third webinar of the 2022-23 series, that focused on interventions for women experiencing multiple disadvantage. We were delighted to have over 130 people join us. Louisa Steele, the Housing First and Homelessness Programme Manager for Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse, shared…
Recognition and education in violence, abuse and neglect for medical and healthcare practitioners (REVAMP) is an innovative, trans European project that is free to access. It consists of online and engaging training that has been developed for medical, health and social care practitioners to enhance their recognition of and understanding of intimate partner violence and…
On 8th December 2022, CHAD and the Faculty of Public Health hosted the second in the 2022-23 webinar series. Barry Knight, a social scientist with extensive knowledge and expertise in methods to combat poverty presented ‘Rethinking poverty: responding to the crisis and planning for the future’. Approximately 100 delegates were treated to an historical introduction…
Smoking during pregnancy It’s (not) all about the money: Insights into financial incentives to help pregnant women in a deprived area stop smoking In our recently published paper (available here) (McCormack et al., 2022), we explored the experiences of pregnant women who took part in a smoking cessation programme that used financial incentives. Why is…
Addiction – Stigma, Inequalities and Punishment CHAD and the Faculty of Public Health hosted the first webinar of the series for this academic year (2022-23), which was focused on the inequitable pathways to addiction, treatment, and outcomes, alongside the punishment of addiction. Over 120 delegates attended, representing local government, national government, third sector and academia.…
Hospital Discharge for people experiencing homelessness: how can practice be improved in the context of funding cuts? Since 2016, a key research topic within our Health Inclusion theme has been experiences related to homelessness, which has led to various reports and publications. Our latest paper, published earlier this year, focused on stakeholder views on how…