DECIPHer

The Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer) Centre is a UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence. Its overall aim is:

AHEAD - Activity and Healthy Eating in
ADolescence

"to undertake methodologically innovative multidisciplinary research with a focus on the development and evaluation of complex interventions and policies to achieve sustainable improvements in the health and well being of children and young people"

The Centre is collaborative between the Universities of Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea, and has a large number of partnerships with other academic, governmental, NHS and non-governmental organisations. The main DECIPHer website is at www.decipher.uk.net

ASSIST - A Stop Smoking in Schools Trial.
What goes into a cigarette?

There are five key scientific programmes, and the School of Social and Community Medicine will lead on "Multiple risk behaviours in young people and their underlying causes". We will also be involved in the other programmes, particularly "Health promoting schools and other youth settings" and "Environmental determinants of health".

Events

Multiple risk behaviours in adolescence symposium: causes, consequences, prevention and interventions.

Friday 9th September 2011, 9:30am-5:00pm
Victoria Rooms, University of Bristol

Further information, charges and booking form.

DECIPHer staff at the School of Social and Community Medicine:

Professor Rona Campbell, DECIPHer's Bristol co-director
Dr Suzanne Audrey, Research Fellow
Dr Ruth Kipping, Research Fellow
Dr Beki Langford, Research Associate
Katrina Crook, DECIPHer Administrator
Pete Shiarly, School Data Manager (50%)

Departmental DECIPHer co-applicants:

Professor Jenny Donovan (Head of School of Social and Community Medicine)
Professor David Gunnell
Dr Matt Hickman

AHEAD - Fruit and vegetable taste trial