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The home of collaborative applied health and social care research in Oxford and the Thames Valley.
Health Economic Aspects of Childhood Excess Weight
- Changing Behaviours for Better Health and Preventing Disease
- Evaluation
- Methods and Tools
- Novel Methods to Aid and Evaluate Implementation
- Public Health
- Weight, Health, and Behaviour
This project assesses the economic impact of childhood obesity in the UK, focusing on healthcare costs and quality of life outcomes, with the aim of informing effective prevention strategies and resource allocation.
Using Behavioural Insights to Improve Effectiveness of Digital Weight Loss Interventions
- Apps, Databases, and Digital Health
- Changing Behaviours for Better Health and Preventing Disease
- Self-managament
Researchers from the University of Oxford and Second Nature, a digital weight management service provider, are collaborating to develop and test new features to improve digital weight loss programmes using behavioural science insights.
Priorities in Obesity and Weight-related Research: The POWER Survey
- Changing Behaviours for Better Health and Preventing Disease
- Completed
- Priority Setting
- Weight, Health, and Behaviour
The POWER project saught to determine key research priorities in obesity and weight management by engaging the public, healthcare professionals, and policymakers in a democratic process, using surveys and workshops to create a list of critical, unanswered questions that will guide future research efforts to develop more effective interventions for obesity.
Adults Regulating Their weight Everyday with Mobile Internet Support (ARTEMIS): A randomised controlled trial
ARTEMIS is a randomised controlled trial that investigates the effectiveness of a mobile application designed to help adults living with obesity manage their weight.
Evaluating Smoking Cessation Services in Citizens Advice Bureaus
- Changing Behaviours for Better Health and Preventing Disease
- Evaluation
- Public Health
- Weight, Health, and Behaviour
This project evaluates a new smoking cessation service at Citizens Advice Bureaus, which combines brief advice, referral to support programs, and financial incentives, aimed at helping individuals in financial hardship quit smoking and improve their health.
Greater Manchester (GM) Social Housing Stop Smoking Pilot Initiative and Evaluation
- Changing Behaviours for Better Health and Preventing Disease
- Evaluation
- Public Health
- Weight, Health, and Behaviour
The Greater Manchester Social Housing Stop Smoking Pilot evaluates tailored smoking cessation strategies for social housing residents, aiming to reduce smoking prevalence and associated health inequalities through stakeholder-engaged interventions.
Very Brief Opportunistic Advice on Smoking Cessation within Financial Guidance Services for People Living in Social Housing
- Changing Behaviours for Better Health and Preventing Disease
- Evaluation
- Public Health
- Weight, Health, and Behaviour
This project evaluates the integration of smoking cessation advice within financial guidance services for social housing residents, assessing the feasibility and acceptability of providing health support in financial advice settings to improve both health outcomes and financial well-being.
WHEEL – Weight cHange for people with sErious mEntal iLlness
- Changing Behaviours for Better Health and Preventing Disease
- Implementation
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Weight, Health, and Behaviour
WHEEL focuses on improving access to weight management services for people with serious mental illnesses, aiming to reduce health risks and enhance overall wellbeing.
REthiNking Approaches to Excess Weight in AdoLescents (RENEWAL)
- Apps, Databases, and Digital Health
- Changing Behaviours for Better Health and Preventing Disease
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Weight, Health, and Behaviour
Exploring innovative weight management strategies for adolescents, this study examines mobile apps and gathers insights from young people and their parents, aiming to develop tailored, effective solutions for healthier futures.
Improving the quality of food shopping for the prevention of diet-related disease
- Apps, Databases, and Digital Health
- Changing Behaviours for Better Health and Preventing Disease
- Evaluation
- Public Health
- Weight, Health, and Behaviour
Addressing diet-related disease prevention through smarter food choices, this project develops the SwapSHOP app to guide healthier food swaps and collaborates with retailers for environmental interventions, aiming for widespread impact on diet and health outcomes.