University of Birmingham

Community-based intervention sees long-term improvements for food hygiene behaviour in rural Gambia

A University of Birmingham-led study used competitions, performing arts and songs to improve food hygiene in the Gambia.
Nature

Seeking the balance between individual and community-based nutritional interventions

Influence on individual lifestyles at a community level might be through the media (all forms including print, television) and the internet, education at schools and through public health initiatives, ...
BMJ

Interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour in 0–5-year-olds: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

1 Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Geelong, Victoria, Australia 2 School of Science and Health, ...
Daily Emerald

The Role of Community-Based Interventions in Reducing Health Inequality

Health inequality remains a pressing challenge across populations, contributing to disproportionate rates of illness, reduced life expectancy, and unequal access to essential care services. These ...
Science Daily

Community interventions and in-home visits may slow excess weight gain in American Indian children

Community intervention can help American Indian families change behavior related to early childhood weight gain and obesity, according to a new Kaiser Permanente and Northwest Portland Area Indian ...
Science Daily

Changes to diet, physical activity, behaviour may reduce obesity in children, adolescents

Making changes to diet, physical activity and behavior may reduce obesity in children and adolescents, suggests a new report. Latest health evidence shows that making changes to diet, physical ...
The Conversation

Building a nutrition programme? Understanding how people behave is key

King's College London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. In 2020, over a fifth of Africa’s population faced hunger; 346.4 million people experience severe food insecurity; and 452 ...
Business Wire

Community Behavioural Health Association of Maryland Transforming Mental Health Care with Implementation of Greenspace Health Measurement-Based Care Solution

CATONSVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Community Behavioural Health Association of Maryland (CBH) today announced the successful completion of its one-year pilot to implement Measurement-Based Care ...
Medscape

Behavioural Interventions for People Living With Adult-onset Primary Dystonia

Treatments for generalised and focal dystonia, including pharmaceutical or surgical options, focus predominately on the motor symptoms of the condition. Conservative therapies that have been suggested ...
BMJ

Effects of sedentary behaviour interventions on biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk in adults: systematic review with meta-analyses

Correspondence to Dr Paddy C Dempsey, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Paddy.Dempsey{at}baker.edu.au ...
The Conversation

We examined the research evidence on 111 autism early intervention approaches. Here’s what we found

David Trembath received funding from the National Disability Insurance Agency to support this work, and is supported by grants from the Queensland Government, the Autism CRC, and Griffith University ...