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Health and Care Research Unit shares research with British and Italian governments

Advisory group member Etta De Benedetti shared the EQUALD project policy brief (led by Professor Liz Croot) with Italian Minister for Disabilities Dr. Alessandra Locatelli and UK Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms.
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Increase in alcohol deaths in England an ‘acute crisis’

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an “acute crisis” requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Sheffield and UCL.
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The University of Sheffield to play key role in shaping future of health screening

A team from SCHARR has been selected as one of three institutions to form a new specialist Evidence Synthesis Group contributing to the work of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), thanks to a £15 million investment from the NIHR.
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Preventing Behaviour Change Trials from Doing Harm

Episode 36 of the Communicable Research podcast is out. This time we discuss the topic of preventing behaviour change trials from doing harm with Diana Papaioannou from the Clinical Trial Research Unit in the Division of Population Health.

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Green Social Prescribing

Episode 32 of the Communicable Research podcast is out. This time, we went outdoors to talk about Green Social Prescribing with Dr Annette Haywood.
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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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Essentials of Health Protection Practice

There are still places available to book your place on the following brand-new online short course, which seeks to provide an overview of the essential principles of health protection practice.
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Real-world evaluations

In the latest episode of the Communicable Research Podcast, Andy Tattersall is joined by Dr Steven Ariss, Senior Research Fellow at SCHARR.
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Colin Angus awarded prestigious public health fellowship

Colin received the Fellowship through Distinction in recognition of his work on alcohol policy, particularly around minimum unit pricing, and his COVID data analysis.

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