Blog: What impact did a blanket ban on new takeaways have in Gateshead? Read today's #fuseblog by Prof Heather Brown Lancaster University to find out if Gateshead Council's approach to #planningforhealth had any significant impact on fast-food outlets in the borough🍔 fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/what-i…

Take a look at this new infographic linked to a NIHR SPHR project aiming to enable young people to be involved in action to reduce #inequalities in the social determinants of health. Research involving Fuse's Carolyn Summerbell, Dr Caroline Dodd-Reynolds, Naomi Griffin and @StephanieO18.

Interested in behavioural science and health and care policy? Come and work with us in our multidisciplinary team @PRUBehaviourSci We're looking for people excited about knowledge exchange and keen to creatively use and develop #behaviouralscience ideas: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-…

Another TWO opportunities to join our growing dietetic teaching team! Lecturer in Dietetics & Human Nutrition, 1.0 FTE & 0.5 FTE. Find out more 👇🏼

Join us tomorrow at our free webinar to share research from a NIHR SPHR project on Making integrated care work for children & young people. Chaired by Russell Viner, we'll hear from Dougal Hargreaves, Fran Hillier-Brown & Jeremy Sachs, Youth Access & @Simonkenny14 eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-integ…

To find out more about this research go to the NIHR SPHR website 👇sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/child… Russell Viner Dougal Hargreaves Dasha Nicholls @StephanieO18 Fran Hillier-Brown

Hello Twitter👋 Here we have a few members of our Nutrition & Dietetics team Newcastle University Looking for a new career opportunity? There is still time to become part of our team! Search for N&D lecturer roles here: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/s/AXnFxN Deadlines are fast approaching!⏰

Participants needed for Oliver Shannon's study exploring the effects of beetroot juice on blood pressure. Healthy males 18-45 years and willing Please contact [email protected] for more info. Funded by Wellcome Translational Partnership

The solution to the UK's surging poverty crisis is not more donations, emergency food parcels and exhausted volunteers/food bank teams. The answer is for governments, the third sector and donors to prioritise a #cashfirst approach to #foodinsecurity ifanuk.org/infographic

Pretty sobering press release that I've received from the Trussell Trust just now: need for food banks has outstripped donations for the first time. The charity distributed 46% more emergency food parcels in August and September than it did in 2021.

We're recruiting! Three Prof/Reader positions in our Population Health Sciences Institute here Newcastle University. Come and join our multi-disciplinary research and practice community #northernpowerhouse #makeadifference

Public health cuts must be avoided, new PM told. “If we keep cutting those preventative services... we end up picking up the bill at the other side when people are unwell.” bbc.co.uk/news/health-63…

Interested in health and well-being in coastal communities? Come and do a PhD with me, and the fab @dotbirch and @DrAJDivers ! Drop me an email at [email protected] if you’d like to chat about the opportunity

Happy World Day of Physical Activity 🏃‍♀️ In this Play Piece PEDAL Cam I discuss how we can support young children’s physical activity through the form of active play 🛝 🌳 🤸🏼‍♂️

New publication now available in IJBNPA on the co-design and content validity assessment of MoveMEY, a tool for assessing physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep of preschoolers 🤸🧘🏼‍♀️ 💤 Can be found here: ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Abstract submission now open for the Nourishing Futures conference in October research.ncl.ac.uk/nourishingfutu… Looking forward to discussing all things #foodinsecurity #preconception #pregnancy #1st2001days at our first international conference! The Food Foundation First Steps Nutrition Trust

Thank you so much to everyone involved in organising what has been an amazing conference SSHB-StudyHumBio. Such a great few days✨and I’m truly grateful for the society’s Young Investigator Award. Thank you! ☺️

Check out our new commentary article on the role of physical fitness and movement behaviour on executive function of preschoolers🤸 Trish Tucker, PhD Child Health and Physical Activity Lab nature.com/articles/s4139…