One Stop Shop

If you work on a public sector health campaign, the chances are that someone else somewhere is working on the same issue. One Stop Shop offers health professionals a chance to share unpublished research and information on consumer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviour across a range of public health priorities.

‘Up For It’ campaign: Evaluation Report

· Measure awareness, perceptions and engagement of the 'Up For It' brand and events

· Measure awareness of other health focused campaigns and whether they had any reported impact upon their lifestyle

· Gauge feedback on the 'Did You Know?' leaflet

· Measure perceptions about current health and behaviours relating to their own health, such as frequency of exercise and alcohol consumption

Happy and healthy in Dudley: Scoping report

This research aimed to:

· Identify the current issue in Dudley regarding fruit and vegetable consumption

· Understand the learning's from national research

· Outline what is currently known about fruit and vegetable consumption in Dudley

· Conduct primary research looking at peoples knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in relation to fruit and vegetable consumption

· Pre-testing research to develop suitable interventions

Encouraging and supporting patients with LTC’s to be more physically active: Qualitative research

NHS London commissioned this research in order to develop an understanding what they can offer health professionals in exchange for supporting their patients, in terms of personal information and advice, to become more active and how NHS London can make it easier and quicker for them to do so effectively.

 

Specifically the research was commissioned to;

Reducing obesity among students aged 16-24: Programme evaluation

The social marketing objectives of the programme were to achieve:

  • A halt in the year-on-year rise in overweight and obesity levels within16- to 24-year-olds
  • Movement of the target group from sedentary behaviour to more active behaviour
  • Exchange of unhealthy food for quick and healthy food options

The objective of this evaluation was to understand the effectiveness of the interventions that were implemented to achieve these social marketing objectives.

Nutrition and oral health of vulnerable and at risk older people: Research report

  1. To understand the key factors that have a significant impact on the nutrition, oral and dental health of two communities – older, isolated people in Totley & Dore and older members of the Pakistani community in Darnall.
  2. Establish the most appropriate and potentially effective channels for communicating with older people about their nutritional and oral health needs.
  3. Understand the key issues and barriers to behavioural change.
  4. Make recommendations on the scope of a social marketing programme with the objective of improving the nutritional and oral health

Children and young people who use weight management services: Qualitative research

The aim of the project was to:

  • Prevent year-on-year weight gain and to achieve weight loss that results in health benefits within the children and young people of Kirklees.

The research aim was to:

  • Scope the behaviours and motivational issues related to weight management with the chosen target audience to inform current and future weight management provision in Kirklees.

Within this aim, the research objectives were to:

Users of weight management services: Qualitative research

The aim of the project was to:

  • Prevent year on year weight gain and to achieve weight loss that results in health benefits within the adult population of Kirklees.

The research aim was to:

  • Scope the behaviours and motivational issues related to weight management with the chosen target audience to inform current and future weight management provision in Kirklees.

Within these aims, the research objectives were to:

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