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 One Stop Shop offers health professionals a chance to share unpublished research and information on consumer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviour across a range of public health priorities.

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

The health of women of child bearing age (WOCBA): Exploratory research

The research set out to understand women's behaviour and attitudes in four areas which have been identified as key drivers affecting foetal health – diet, physical activity and exercise, smoking and drinking alcohol.

In each case objectives were specifically to determine:

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