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SCHARR short courses for 2024

We are pleased to announce our programme of online short courses for 2024.
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School of Medicine and Population Health at ISPOR Europe 2024

Our colleagues are back on the road and travelling to Barcelona for this year's ISPOR Europe conference, taking place from 17-20 November. As ever, we have a packed programme of presentations from our staff and students.
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Mobilising NIHR research in public health planning and delivery

Episode 33 of the Communicable Research Podcast examines the topic of mobilising the NIHR's research portfolio to aid public health planning and delivery.

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Prescribing nature can improve happiness and reduce anxiety, new research shows

A £5.77 million cross-governmental funded project has shown that expanding access to Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental health.
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University of Sheffield contribute to Royal College of Physicians report - Smoking and health 2021: A coming of age for tobacco control?

Researchers from the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) have contributed to a new report ‘Smoking and Health 2021: a coming of age for tobacco control?’ for the Royal College of Physicians.
Report launch – Refining a public health approach to modern slavery

Report launch – Refining a public health approach to modern slavery

Join us on June 2nd at 10am (UK Time) for the launch of The University of Sheffield, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) and Public Health England report - Refining a public health approach to modern slavery.
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UK vaccine booster Q&A: what will be given and when, explained by public health expert

Andrew Lee, Reader in Global Public Health, University of Sheffield, discusses the national effort to immunise the UK population against COVID-19; and whether the British government is now considering a third booster dose.

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Measuring and Valuing Health for Children and Adolescents

Measuring and Valuing Health for Children and Adolescents

Join us online for a monthly online masterclass by one of our health research experts based in The School of Health and Related Research.
Tuesday 15 June 2021, 13:00 – 14:00 BST.

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Using green social prescribing to prevent and tackle mental ill health

Lockdown highlighted the impact of green spaces on our mental health and wellbeing – and now researchers are investigating whether prescribing nature can help prevent and tackle mental ill health.