- UHRA Home
- Browsing by Author
Browsing by Author "Wills, Wendy"
Now showing items 1-20 of 78
-
Active over Alcohol
Wills, Wendy; Bottoms, Lindsay; Leighton, Dean (University of Hertfordshire, 2021-01-20)The aims are to study the feasibility of conducting an RCT and to determine the effectiveness of the exercise programme to reduce alcohol consumption, improve physical and mental health among people drinking harmful amounts ... -
Addressing Obesity in Stevenage, Hertfordshire: A Consultation with Young People
Hamilton, Laura; Hamlyn Williams, Charlotte; Wills, Wendy; Mathie, Elspeth; Beer, Jen (University of Hertfordshire, 2019-12-13)Public Health England have identified that almost a quarter of children are overweight when they start primary school, which increases to a third when they leave in year 6 aged 10-11 years. This has implications for young ... -
Are Population-Level Approaches to Dementia Risk Reduction UnderResearched? A Rapid Review of the Dementia Prevention Literature
Walsh, Sebastian; Wallace, Lindsay; Kuhn, I; Mytton, Oliver; la Fortune, Louise; Wills, Wendy; Mukadam, N; Brayne, Carol (2023-05-15)Dementia is forecast to become increasingly prevalent, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, and is associated with high human and economic costs. Primary prevention of dementia -preventing risk factors leading ... -
An asset-based approach : an alternative health promotion strategy?
Whiting, Lisa; Kendall, S.; Wills, Wendy (2012-01)In recent years there has been an enormous growth in the literature that has focused upon assets, or emphasising the positive attributes of both people and communities. These include children and young people's developmental ... -
Attitudes to weight and weight management in the early teenage years : A qualitative study of parental perceptions and views
Wills, Wendy; Lawton, Julia (2015-09-25)Background: As most young teenagers grow up in families, parents might be well situated to facilitate and support their weight management and thereby prevent or manage obesity prior to adulthood. Aim: This paper explores ... -
BeeZee Bodies Embedded Ethnography Evaluation Project
Newman, Han; Brady, Louca-Mai; Almack, Kathryn; Mathie, Elspeth; Wills, Wendy (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-02-07)The Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire (UH) were commissioned by BeeZee Bodies (BZB) to bring academic insights and support BZB’s development of future services. This work ... -
BeeZee Bodies Evaluation: Summary Report
Newman, Han; Brady, Louca-Mai; Almack, Kathryn; Mathie, Elspeth; Wills, Wendy (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-02-07) -
The challenges of conducting research in schools on obesity, weight, diet and health
Wills, Wendy; Roberts, Mei-Li; Backett-Milburn, Kathryn; Lawton, Julia (Nova Science Publishers, 2012) -
Changes to household food shopping practices during the COVID-19 restrictions: Evidence from the East of England
Thompson, Claire; Hamilton, Laura; Dickinson, Angela; Fallaize, Rosalind; Mathie, Elspeth; Rogers, Samantha; Wills, Wendy (2022-11-30)Measures to control the spread of COVID-19 have changed the way we shop for food and interact with food environments. This qualitative study explored food shopping practices in the East of England, a large diverse region ... -
Chewing on Choice
Brooks, Sally; Burges Watson, Duika; Draper, Alizon; Goodman, Michael; Kvalvaag, Heidi; Wills, Wendy (Ashgate Publishing, 2013) -
Children's and Young People's Food Practices in Contexts of Poverty and Inequality
Wills, Wendy; O'Connell, Rebecca (2018-04-06) -
Children’s Food and Drink Purchasing Behaviour ‘‘Beyond the School Gate’’ : The Development of a Survey Module
Wills, Wendy; Macdiarmid, J. I.; Masson, L.F.; Bromley, C.; Craig, L.C.A.; McNeill, G. (2013)Many children eat a diet which supplies a higher than recommended amount of nonmilk extrinsic sugars and saturated fatty acids. The school setting is often targeted for nutrition intervention as many children consume food ... -
The chimera of choice in UK food policy 1976-2018
Burges Watson, Duika; Draper, Alizon; Wills, Wendy (2021-01-01)Purpose: This paper presents a critical discourse analysis of “choice” as it appears in UK policy documents relating to food and public health. A dominant policy approach to improving public health has been health promotion ... -
Consuming fast food: the perceptions and practices of middle class young teenagers
Wills, Wendy; Backett-Milburn, K.; Lawton, J.; Roberts, Mei-Li (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) -
Contraception advice and provision for the prevention of under 18 conceptions and STIs : A rapid review
Bunn, Frances; Brooks, F.; Appleton, Jane; Mead, Marianne; Magnusson, Josefine; Norton, Sam; Trivedi, Daksha; Wentz, Reinhard; Wills, Wendy (National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), 2006) -
THE DELIVERY OF NUTRITION INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES IN COMMUNITY PHARMACIES, A PILOT PROJECT
McClinchy, Jane; Zaidi, Marium; Dickinson, Angela; Wills, Wendy; Jerome, Lee (2016-09-10)Main text: Introduction Community pharmacists (CPs) provide expert and accessible services for people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Services may include nutritional advice however it is unknown to what extent this is provided ... -
Developing the Diary-Interview Approach to Study the Embodied, Tacit and Mundane Nutrition Information Behaviours of People with Type 2 Diabetes
McClinchy, Jane; Dickinson, Angela; Wills, Wendy (2022-01-27)This article discusses the development and use of the solicited unstructured diary-interview method to explore the everyday tacit and mundane nutrition information activities (NIA) of people who have type 2 diabetes. Diary ... -
Domestic Kitchen Practices: Findings from the ‘Kitchen Life’ study
Wills, Wendy; Meah, Angela; Dickinson, Angela; Short, Frances (University of Hertfordshire, 2013-07-30)This report presents a study designed to investigate, document, analyse and interpret domestic kitchen practices. The study was intended to generate insights about ‘what goes on and why’ in UK kitchens, to inform the Food ... -
Evaluation of a Whole System Approach to Diet and Healthy Weight in the East of Scotland: Study Protocol
Breslin, Gavin; Wills, Wendy; Bartington, Suzanne; Bontoft, Charis; Fakoya, Olujoke; Freethy, Imogen; Garcia Iglesias, Jaime; Howlett, Neil; Jones, Julia; Lebcir, Reda M.; Lloyd, Nigel; Newby, Katie; Smeeton, Nigel; Wagner, Adam; Wellings, Amander; Wellsted, David; Brown, Katherine (2022-03-24)Obesity is a global epidemic affecting all age groups, populations and income levels across continents. The causes of obesity are complex and are routed in health behaviours, environmental factors, government policy and ... -
Evaluation of the move to remote delivery of drug and alcohol services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study protocol
Lloyd, Nigel; Wills, Wendy; Bartington, Suzanne; Bontoft, Charis; Breslin, Gavin; Fakoya, Olujoke; Freethy, Imogen; Garcia-Iglesias, Jaime; Howlett, Neil; Jones, Julia; Newby, Katie; Smeeton, Nigel; Wagner, Adam; Wellings, Amander; Wellsted, David; Brown, Katherine (2022-07-31)Background: Substance misuse is a significant global health concern. In the UK, the prevalence of substance misuse has increased over the past decade and the number of alcohol and drug related deaths are increasing. ...