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to PHIRN The Public Health Improvement
Research Network (PHIRN) has been funded
by the Wales Office of Research and Development
in Health and Social Care (WORD) and the
Public Health Improvement Division at the
Welsh Assembly Government
PHIRN is a research network led by academics
from Swansea, Bangor and Cardiff universities:
- Ronan Lyons, Centre
for Health Information, Research and Evaluation
(CHIRAL) and Health Information Research
Unit (HIRU), University of Wales, Swansea.
- Ian Russell, Institute
of Medical and Social Care Research (IMSCAR),
University of Wales, Bangor.
- David Fone,
Centre for Health Sciences Research (CHSR),
Cardiff University.
- Gareth Williams, School
of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
- Laurence Moore, Cardiff
Institute of Society, Health and Ethics (CISHE),
Cardiff University.
The main aim of PHIRN is to increase the
quantity and quality of public health improvement
research by bringing together public health
researchers, policy makers and practitioners
in Wales. The intended outcome of PHIRN activities
will be successful project grant applications
to major research funders, and rigorous evaluations
of new initiatives in policy and practice
('natural experiments').
The PHIRN co-ordinating team are based
at the Cardiff Institute of Society, Health
and Ethics (CISHE) at Cardiff University.
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Join the members area
New discussion topics
include:
- School based interventions involving
SMART cards and catering staff
- Binge drinking and adolescents
- Involving children in research
New topics identified at the alcohol misuse
seminar:
- Exploring the cost of alcohol misuse
- Prison based interventions to address
multiple social issues, including substance
misuse, in a holistic manner
New topics identified at the physical activity
seminar:
- Physical activity and wellbeing
- BME populations and physical activity
Register and get involved today!
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Events
PHIRN Research Evidence for Policy
Seminar Series
The most recent Health Challenge Wales
Seminar took place on the 27th March 2009:
The impact of the built environment on health.
Presentations
are now available to view.
The 11th Seminar in the series will be
held at 1 - 4.30pm on the 6th July in the
Glamorgan Building, King Edward the VII
Avenue, Cardiff University: Evaluating the
impact of the ban on smoking in enclosed
public places in Wales : findings and future
directions.
Confirmed speakers are:
Chief Medical Officer - Introduction
Julie Barratt - Chartered Institute of Environmental
Health
Jo Holiday and Graham Moore - Cardiff Institute
of Society Health and Ethics
Odette Parry - Glyndwr University
Linda Bauld - Tobacco Network
To register please contact Zoe Macdonald:
macdonaldz@cardiff.ac.uk
Read
more here about past events.
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