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The importance of research and participation in formulating child health policy
Whiting, Lisa; Kendall, S.; Wills, Wendy (2012-12)Despite some evidence of the successful involvement of children in the development of health policy in the UK, the outcome of this process and its evaluation are limited. This article reflects on the development of child ... -
The Influence of Deprivation and the Food Environment on Food and Drink Purchased by Secondary School Pupils Beyond the School Gate : final report
Wills, Wendy; Kapetanaki, Ariadne Beatrice; Rennie, Kirsten; Danesi, Giada; Martin, Alice; Hamilton, Laura; Bygrave, Aiden (Food Standards Scotland, 2015-04)The aim of the study was to investigate what food and drink young people aged 13-15 years purchase beyond the school gate at lunchtime and to explore the factors related to this purchasing. The importance of relative ... -
The influence of the secondary school setting on the food practices of young teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds in Scotland
Wills, Wendy; Backett-Milburn, K.; Gregory, S.; Lawton, J. (2005)In this paper, we explore the secondary school environment as an important context for understanding young teenagers' eating habits and food practices. We draw on data collected during semi-structured interviews with 36 ... -
Institutional spaces and sociable eating: young people, food, and expressions of care
Murray, Samantha; Wills, Wendy (2020-04-07)Young people’s social relationships are fostered, enacted, and complicated by the discursive and constitutive spatial contexts in which they occur. The focus of our study was the ways the spaces of the school canteen - and ... -
Introduction to food : representations and meanings
Wills, Wendy (2011)The contributions in this Special Section draw on papers presented at the 2010 international conference on Food, Society and Public Health[1], organised by the British Sociological Association's Sociology of Food study ... -
Is It a Pleasure to Eat Together? : Theoretical Reflections on Conviviality and the Mediterranean Diet
Phull, Surinder; Wills, Wendy; Dickinson, Angela (2015-11)In 2013 the Mediterranean Diet was recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of Spain, Greece, Italy and Morocco. Conviviality – the pleasure of eating together – was recognized as the cornerstone of food ... -
Lunchtime food and drink purchasing : young people’s practices, preferences and power within and beyond the school gate
Wills, Wendy; Danesi, Giada; Kapetanaki, Ariadni (2016-04-02)This paper highlights factors that influence young people aged 13–15 years when purchasing food or drink within or beyond the school catering service. The paper draws from a qualitative study of secondary schools in Scotland, ... -
Making sense of eating, weight and risk in the early teenage years: views and concerns of parents in poorer socio-economic circumstances
Backett-Milburn, K.; Wills, Wendy; Gregory, S.; Lawton, J. (2006) -
Meals on wheels services and the food security of older people
Dickinson, Angela; Wills, Wendy (2022-10-27)In recent years Meals on Wheels (MoW) services have been in a state of decline as austerity policies have become entrenched. However, this decline is occurring with little knowledge of the impact withdrawal of MoW services ... -
Mothers’ accounts of mealtime and feeding challenges for children with Tourette Syndrome or Persistent Tic Disorders
Bamigbade, Sandra-Eve; Rogers, Samantha; Wills, Wendy; Ludlow, Amanda (2022-08-01)Parenting a young person with a tic disorder can present daily challenges to families struggling to manage their child’s tics and establish routines. Research recognises that tics can be problematic to everyday activities, ... -
Nutrition information for people with Type 2 diabetes : Poster presentation at the University of Hertfordshire Health and Social Work Conference July 2017
McClinchy, Jane; Dickinson, Angela; Wills, Wendy (2017-07-07)Research suggests that people with type 2 diabetes consider information about diet obtained from their GPs the most important (Meyfroidt et al., 2013). However there is limited research exploring their day to day experiences ... -
Parental perceptions regarding healthy behaviours for preventing overweight and obesity in young children : a systematic review of qualitative studies
Pocock, M.; Trivedi, Daksha; Wills, Wendy; Bunn, Frances; Magnusson, J. (2010)Evidence is increasingly pointing towards the importance of early life strategies to prevent childhood overweight and obesity. This systematic review synthesizes qualitative research concerning parental perceptions regarding ... -
Patterns of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption amongst young people aged 13–15 years during the school day in Scotland
Hamilton, Laura; Wills, Wendy (2017-09-01)Background There is currently little research regarding sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption patterns of young people though adolescents are thought to be frequent consumers of these drinks. There is no research ... -
“The People's Summit”: A case for lived experience of food environments as a critical source of evidence to inform the follow-up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Spires, Mark; Battersby, J; Cohen, N; Daivadanam, M; Demmler, K; Mattioni, D; Pradeilles, R; Thompson, Claire; Turner, C; Venegas Hargous, C; Wertheim-Heck, S; Wills, Wendy; Hawkes, C (2023-06-30) -
Population-level interventions for the primary prevention of dementia: a complex evidence review
Walsh, Sebastian; Wallace, Lindsay; Kuhn, I; Mytton, Oliver; Lafortune, Louise; Wills, Wendy; Mukadam, N; Brayne, Carol (2023-11-23) -
Reflections on the Use of Visual Methods in a Qualitative Study of Domestic Kitchen Practices
Wills, Wendy; Meah, Angela; Dickinson, Angela; Short, Frances (2016-06-01)Understanding everyday social practices is challenging as many are mundane and taken for granted and therefore difficult to articulate or recall. This paper reflects on the challenges encountered in a qualitative study ... -
Remote delivery of alcohol and/or substance misuse interventions for adults: A systematic review protocol
Howlett, Neil; Garcia-Iglesias, Jaime; Breslin, Gavin; Bartington, Suzanne; Jones, Julia; Brown, Katherine; Wills, Wendy (2021-11-02)Introduction: Alcohol and substance misuse are a public health priority. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that harmful alcohol use accounts for 5.1% of the global burden of disease and that 35.6 million people ... -
Rethinking children’s public health : the development of an assets model
Whiting, Lisa; Kendall, S.; Wills, Wendy (2013-06)In recent years, there has been an enormous growth in the literature that has focussed upon health assets; these include children and young people’s developmental assets, community asset mapping and public health. Although ... -
Scottish Food Practices: Household food practices and the use of dietary information
Wills, Wendy; Vaghi, Francesca; Geddes, Kevin; Hamilton, Laura (University of Hertfordshire, 2020-08-18)This report presents findings from The Scottish Food Practices study, designed to investigate what and how households across Scotland use dietary information (if at all) when cooking/eating at home, shopping for food and ... -
Social Care Research Readiness Project: Mapping The Social Care Landscape Across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire : Mapping The Social Care Landscape Across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire
Wills, Wendy; Almack, Kathryn; Littlechild, Brian; Chester, Kayleigh (University of Hertfordshire, 2020-03-31)