Chief Scientific Advisor praises SPHR research responding to local needs
One of the government’s top scientific advisors visited representatives from NIHR School for Public Health Research (NIHR SPHR) and Public Health South Tees, to understand how research can help address public health challenges in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland, including promoting healthier diets.
More older people with depression could benefit from non-drug treatments
SPHR researchers suggest mental health in later life should be given greater priority by healthcare professionals.

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2nd April 2019

Healthy people, healthy places

The NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) held its sixth Annual Scientific Meeting on Tuesday 26th March 2019 at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead.

7th June 2019

Blog: Take it away: a masterclass in healthy takeaways

Writing for the Fuse Blog, Scott Lloyd and Karen Pearson discuss working with takeaway owners to encourage healthier cooking and menu options in takeaways.

7th February 2019

More than enough on our plates: Tackling the obesity crisis by shrinking fish and chips

A smaller portion of fish and chips has been embraced by takeaway owners and customers, research has found and may well be healthier for us.

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‘I really enjoy working with the NIHR SPHR. The quality of the work is always excellent and increasingly the SPHR has been making effort to ensure that its activities are relevant to frontline Public Health practice in Local Authorities. As a Director of Public Health this is both important to me and helps build the case for academic engagement in my Local Authority.’

Professor Mark Pietroni, Director of Public Health for South Gloucestershire

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RT @fuse_online: Vacancy: Embedded Researcher role within @NclUni_IHS working in the Well Newcastle Gateshead project jointly funded… https://t.co/7ucHpwVd9r, Jun 14
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Video of the month: A 'hole' lot of salt: reducing salt in take away food

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Established in April 2012, the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) is a partnership between eight leading centres of academic public health research excellence across England. The School aims to build the evidence base for effective public health practice by bringing together England’s leading public health research expertise in one virtual organisation.

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