Dr Liz Such
FHEA PhD
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I am a NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Research Fellow in public health. My work focuses on health equity and social policy. I specialise in knowledge mobilisation, specifically on how knowledge is mobilised for policy that promotes health equity. I work with local authorities across the UK to help address health inequalities http://hiay.org/
My research also focuses on under-represented and marginalised populations, especially minority ethnic and migrant populations and people who are subject to exploitation and trafficking. I worked for 4 years in the Public Health and Inequalities Theme of the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for Yorkshire and the Humber (CLAHRC YH).
Before joining ScHARR I was a policy lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and a social researcher for the UK government in the fields of employment, skills and equality.
- Current projects
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- Mobilising evidence for better health and equity through Health in All Policies in local government (NIHR)
- Addressing social isolation and loneliness among migrant and minority ethnic populations (NIHR)
- Patient assessment for new arrivals in primary care (Health Foundation, CLAHRC YH)
- Modern slavery and public health (MRC)
- Reviewing and co-producing optimal physical activity interventions to promote good mental health (with Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Trust, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust)
- Research interests
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My research interests are:
- the mobilisation of knowledge in policy, especially 'Health in All Policies'
- public health and health services research, particularly relating to Black, minority ethnic and migrant groups
- physical activity, leisure and health inequalities
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Reducing loneliness among migrant and ethnic minority people : a participatory evidence synthesis. Public Health Research, 8(10), 1-245. View this article in WRRO
- Paediatric emergency department utilisation rates and maternal migration status in the Born in Bradford cohort: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Medicine, 17(3). View this article in WRRO
- Modern slavery and public health: A rapid evidence assessment and an emergent public health approach. Public Health, 180, 168-179. View this article in WRRO
- The SIPHER consortium : introducing the new UK hub for systems science in public health and health economic research. Wellcome Open Research, 4. View this article in WRRO
- Modern slavery: a global public health concern.. The BMJ, 2019(364). View this article in WRRO
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Edited books
Journal articles
- The unequal impact of Covid-19 on the lives and rights of the children of modern slavery survivors, children in exploitation and children at risk of entering exploitation. Children & Society. View this article in WRRO
- Reducing loneliness among migrant and ethnic minority people : a participatory evidence synthesis. Public Health Research, 8(10), 1-245. View this article in WRRO
- Paediatric emergency department utilisation rates and maternal migration status in the Born in Bradford cohort: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Medicine, 17(3). View this article in WRRO
- Modern slavery and public health: A rapid evidence assessment and an emergent public health approach. Public Health, 180, 168-179. View this article in WRRO
- The SIPHER consortium : introducing the new UK hub for systems science in public health and health economic research. Wellcome Open Research, 4. View this article in WRRO
- Public health practitioners’ perspectives of migrant health in an English region. Public Health, 175, 79-86. View this article in WRRO
- Roma populations and health inequalities : a new perspective. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare. View this article in WRRO
- Sitting less at work : a qualitative study of barriers and enablers in organisations of different size and sector. BMC Public Health, 19. View this article in WRRO
- Developing a theory-driven framework for a football intervention for men with severe, moderate or enduring mental health problems: A participatory realist synthesis. Journal of Mental Health (Informa). View this article in WRRO
- Modern slavery: a global public health concern.. The BMJ, 2019(364). View this article in WRRO
- Modern slavery in the UK: how should the health sector be responding?. Journal of Public Health (Springer). View this article in WRRO
- The development, implementation and evaluation of interventions to reduce workplace sitting: A qualitative systematic review and evidence-based operational framework. BMC Public Health, 18. View this article in WRRO
- Enhancing health literacy through co-design: development of culturally appropriate materials on genetic risk and customary consanguineous marriage. Primary Health Care Research and Development. View this article in WRRO
- International migrants’ use of emergency departments in Europe compared with non-migrants’ use: a systematic review. European Journal of Public Health, 28(1), 61-73. View this article in WRRO
- A formative review of physical activity interventions for minority ethnic populations in England. Journal of Public Health, 39(4), e265-e274. View this article in WRRO
- Revisiting Family Leisure Research and Critical Reflections on the Future of Family-Centered Scholarship. Leisure Sciences, 39(5), 385-399. View this article in WRRO
- Adapting primary care for new migrants: a formative assessment. British Journal of General Practice Open, 1(1). View this article in WRRO
- Using organisational cultural theory to understand workplace interventions to reduce sedentary time. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 55(1), 18-29. View this article in WRRO
- Responding to the increased genetic risk associated with customary consanguineous marriage among minority ethnic populations: lessons from local innovations in England. Journal of Community Genetics, 7(3), 215-228. View this article in WRRO
- The Olympic family? Young people, family practices and the London 2012 Olympic Games. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 8(2), 189-206. View this article in WRRO
- Researching health inequalities with Community Researchers: practical, methodological and ethical challenges of an ‘inclusive’ research approach. Research Involvement and Engagement, 1. View this article in WRRO
- Little leisure in the Big Society. Leisure Studies, 32(1), 89-107.
- Craig Lyn (2007), Contemporary Motherhood: The Impact of Children on Adult Time. Aldershot: Ashgate. £50.00, pp. 187, hbk.. Journal of Social Policy, 38(3), 542-544.
- Leisure and Fatherhood in Dual‐Earner Families. Leisure Studies, 25(2), 185-199.
- Anti-War Children. Childhood, 12(3), 301-326.
- Young Citizens or Policy Objects? Children in the ‘Rights and Responsibilities’ Debate. Journal of Social Policy, 34(1), 39-57.
- Being responsible and responsible beings: children's understanding of responsibility. Children & Society, 18(3), 231-242. View this article in WRRO
- Book reviews. Sport in Society, 7(1), 130-151.
- Falling behind? Research on transmitted deprivation. Benefits, 10(3), 185-192.
- Exploring a public health approach to modern slavery: potential, problems and translating principles into practice. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice.
- Authors’ reply to English. BMJ, l1453-l1453.
- View this article in WRRO Olympic inspiration? Young people, sport and family life. East Asian Sports Thoughts: The International Journal for the Sociology Sport, 3, 159-185.
- Understanding the Implementation of “Sit Less at Work” Interventions in Three Organisations: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7361-7361.
- Using Co-Production to Develop “Sit Less at Work” Interventions in a Range of Organisations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15), 7751-7751.
- Governance of Intersectoral Collaborations for Population Health and to Reduce Health Inequalities in High-income Countries: A Complexity-Informed Systematic Review. International Journal of Health Policy and Management.
Chapters
- The family factor in social tourism, Social Tourism in Europe: Theory and Practice (pp. 126-144).
- Re-shaping sport: increasing leisure based physical activity amongst British South Asian women In Long J, Fitzgerald H & Millward P (Ed.), Delivering Equality in Sport and Leisure Eastbourne: Leisure Studies Association.
- Fatherhood, the morality of personal time and leisure-based parenting In Kay T (Ed.), Fathering through Sport and Leisure (pp. 73-87). London/NY: Routledge.
Book reviews
- Ted Schrecker and Clare Bambra (2015), How Politics Makes us Sick: Neo-liberal epidemics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. £60.00, 184 pp., hbk.. Journal of Social Policy, 45(3), 582-584.
Conference proceedings papers
- OP94 ‘I needed somebody like her in my life’: migrant women’s experiences and perceptions of health navigation services to increase access to maternity care in the UK. Oral Presentations
- Barriers and facilitators to sitting less at work in different organisations: a qualitative study. The Lancet, Vol. 392 (pp S56-S56)
- “SitLess@Work” – developing an evidence-based framework to support the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions to reduce workplace sitting. Journal of physical activity & health, Vol. 15(10 Suppl 1) (pp S58-S58), 15 October 2018 - 17 October 2018. View this article in WRRO
- 3.11-P12Co-designing a tool for primary care practitioners working with migrant patients. European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 28(suppl_1)
- 3.1-O7Modern slavery as a public health concern in the UK. European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 28(suppl_1)
- Improving health care access for Hepatitis B in high prevalence migrant groups. European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 25(suppl_3)
Reports
- Refining a public health approach to modern slavery
- How can loneliness and social isolation be reduced among migrant and minority ethnic people? Systematic, participatory review of programme theories, system processes and outcomes
- Evaluation of Re-shape, the Health Foundation Shared Leadership for Change (BME) Scheme: Blackburn with Darwen. Final Report
- New Migrants in Primary Healthcare – How are services adapting? Summary and Mini Case Book View this article in WRRO
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- Research group
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PhD Students
- Teaching interests
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I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. My teaching interests lie in social and health policy, physical activity, leisure and health inequalities.
PhD Supervision
I currently supervise in the field of migrant health and access to health services and physical activity/sedentary behaviour. I am interested in supervising Research Students in fields such as social policy, health equity, minority ethnic health, sport, physical activity, leisure and sedentary behaviour.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I routinely work with local authority partners to develop ‘Health in All’ approaches to policy. I was seconded to Public Health England’s health equity team (2017) to undertake public health development work on modern slavery. I served on the NIHR Public Health Research funding board (2019-20) and sit on the NIHR Equality and Diversity Advisory Committee (2019-)
I was an Executive Member of the Social Policy Association from 2012-2016 and an Editorial Board member of the journal Leisure Studies (2009-2017). I am an NIHR funding proposal reviewer and I have been a scholar-advisor/reviewer to ESRC and EU projects and to the Race Equality Foundation. I have acted as a peer reviewer for journals including Journal of Social Policy, Work, Employment and Society, BMJ Open, World Leisure Journal, Sport and Society and many others.