Research public health things, and other things at @imperialSPH & @PHPE_IC (he/him)
London
Joined March 2012
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Out now in @TheLancetPH our systematic review of congestion charging and low-emission zones sciencedirect.com/science/ar…. It finds these linked to demonstrable reductions in cardiovascular disease outcomes & road traffic injuries @PHPE_IC @ImperialSPH @ERGImperial @NIHRSPHR
Come work with me researching the road safety impacts of clean air zones imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-j… @PHJobsUK @ImperialMed @ImperialSPH deadline 3rd January
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Great to see this strong cross party manifesto commitment to important legislation: inews.co.uk/news/politics/sm… @PreetKGillMP @andrealeadsom
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Time spent on social media by children and young people is associated with increased risk of cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use.
Results from the UK longitudinal household study.
thorax.bmj.com/content/early… @ThoraxBMJ @AshOrgUK @ImperialNHLI
Very well deserved and a pleasure from start to finish - great job!
Successfully defended my thesis today! Pass with minor corrections, thanks to @RachM_UoN @F_Filippidis and my supervisors @COPDdoc @anthonylav
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Only 3 days left! Apply now for a fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship at @CentreEnvHealth. Explore the social and population health impacts of neighbourhood changes post-redevelopment of contaminated brownfield land - with @daniela_fecht & @darrenberiro
shorturl.at/ilC01
Nice to be involved in this with @DrEVBeard and @jamieb
Latest News: Study from England shows that in contrast to what was predicted by the tobacco industry, the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging was associated with a decline in in illicit tobacco and cross-border purchases. bit.ly/3U8Ycro @anthonylav
ALT Prevalence of illicit tobacco purchasing among past-year smokers.
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Providing immediate smoking cessation support alongside lung cancer screening increases long term, biochemically confirmed quits: outcomes from 2 randomised controlled trials (QuLIT-1 & QuLIT-2) thorax.bmj.com/content/79/3/…
@ParrisWilliams1, @keirphilip, @anthonylav, @COPDdoc
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Proposing a different way of thinking about COPD. Lung Disease and Social Justice – COPD as a Manifestation of Structural Violence. @anthonylav @SaraButtery @COPDdoc @ATSBlueEditor
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Lung Disease and Social Justice – COPD as a Manifestation of Structural Violence. o/a atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/… @ATSBlueEditor /n
Want to do a PhD with me & @audreydenazelle on the possible health impacts of the shift to electric vehicles in the UK? Then this funded PhD is for you (click on 'school of public health' at the bottom) imperial.ac.uk/grantham/educ… @PHPE_IC @ImperialSPH @IC_CEP
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Applications are now open for our Transdisciplinary Fellowships in #PublicHealth research.
Available for up to 24 months, the fellowships are for those currently working outside of public health but who would like to move into public health research
➡️sphr.nihr.ac.uk/transdiscipl…
ALT Transdisciplinary Fellowships in public health research
sounding great!
Had the pleasure of discussing our results from the quit-smoking lung health intervention trials! @COPDdoc @anthonylav @ImperialNHLI @RBandH
Register for this - be very interesting and remains topical plus you get to hear the ace @JennieParnham and the also-ace @AngusHolford who know loads @PHPE_IC
Join us to hear our latest research evidence on universal free school meals & policy discussion on children's nutrition during cost of living crisis: 8 Feb @NuffieldFound @ESRC @MiSoC_Essex @usociety @CPAGUK @BiteBack2030 @Food_Foundation Register childnutritionpolicy.eventbr…
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It's never too late to stop smoking.
Quitting will improve your health - whatever your age and no matter how long you have smoked.
Former England goalkeeper and ex-smoker David James @jamosfoundation shares his story of kicking the habit.
Get support: nhs.uk/better-health/quit-sm…
Maybe this would help, although my guess is that it is a decade away and wont help disadvantaged kids. But back in reality I have had to pick up my 7 and 4 year old because the heating is broken at their school
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How can British American Tobacco seriously claim to be campaigning to make industry more responsible when it makes most of its profits from products that kill consumers?
telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/11…
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🆕Today the APPG on Smoking and Health launches a Tobacco Control Manifesto calling on the Government to make Big Tobacco pay to deliver a #SmokefreeFuture.
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Do come along to Imperial Lates next Thursday 6-9pm at South Kensington on Future Food imperial.ac.uk/be-inspired/l… Will include @MullaZeinab talking about her personal science journey w @storycollider plus tons of other science fun @ImperialSPH
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Providing immediate smoking cessation support as part of Targeted Lung Health Checks for lung cancer increases long term, biochemically confirmed smoking abstinence. thorax.bmj.com/content/early… @ThoraxBMJ @ImperialNHLI @BTSrespiratory
