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Bi-annual newsletters

The CHPPH group produces newsletters twice a year. Please contact us if you would like to receive these updates of our work.

April 2009

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May 2008

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March 2007

September 2006

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September 2005

March 2005

The PHRG produces a wide range of publications including:

• Systematic Review Resources
• Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
• Peer Reviewed Published Reports
• Peer Reviewed Book Chapters
• Biannual Newsletter

Systematic Review Resources

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Petticrew M, Tugwell P, Welch V, Ueffing E, Kristjansson E, Armstrong R, Doyle J and Waters E, 2009. Better evidence about wicked issues in tackling health inequities. Journal of Public Health 31: 3, 453-456. Abstract

Waters, E Evidence for public health decision-making: Towards reliable synthesis. World Health Organization Bulletin, 2009: 87 (3).

Waters, E Cochrane update: Building an evidence base to meet the needs of those tackling obesity prevention. Journal of Public Health, 2009; 31(2): 300-302.

Priest N, Waters E, Armstrong R, Friel S, Valentine N. Engaging Policy Makers in Action on Socially Determined Health Inequalities. Evidence and Policy, 2009; 5(1): 53-70.

Doyle J, Armstrong R, Waters E. Key issues in Cochrane systematic reviews: cultural and economic considerations.  Journal of Public Health 2008; 30(3): 342-344. Abstract

Armstrong R, Waters E, Roberts H, Oliver S, Anderson L and Petticrew M. Systematic Reviews in Public Health . In Heggenhougen K, (Ed), International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Elsevier Press. Abstract

Sheill A, Hawe P and Gold L.  Complex interventions or complex systems? Implications for health economic evaluation.  BMJ 2008;336:1281-1283 (7 June). Abstract

Elizabeth Waters, Mark Petticrew, Naomi Priest, Alison Weightman, Angela Harden and Jodie Doyle
Evidence synthesis, upstream determinants and health inequalities: the role of a proposed new Cochrane Public Health Review Group.  European Journal of Public Health 2008; 18: 3: 221-223. Abstract

David Ogilvie, Matt Egan, Val Hamilton, Mark Petticrew. Systematic reviews of health effects of social interventions: 2. Best available evidence: how low should you go? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2005;59:886-892.  Abstract

Doyle J, Armstrong R, and Waters E. Issues raised in systematic reviews of complex multisectoral and community based interventions. Journal of Public Health 2008 3: 2, 213-215; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn029 Full text

Armstrong R, Waters E, Moore L, Riggs E, Cuervo LG, Lumbiganon P and Hawe P. Improving the reporting of public health intervention research: advancing TREND and CONSORT. Journal of Public Health 2008 30(1). Abstract

Waters E, Priest N, Armstrong R, Oliver S, Baker P, McQueen D, Summerbell C, Kelly M, and Swinburn B. The role of a Prospective Public Health Intervention Study Register in building public health evidence: proposal for content and use. Journal of Public Health 2007, 29(3):322-327[doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdm039] Abstract

Armstrong R, Waters E, Crockett B, Keleher H. The nature of evidence resources and
knowledge translation for health promotion practitioners. Health Promotion International 2007 Sep;22(3):254-60 Abstract

Waters E, Armstrong R. Knowledge synthesis, translation and exchange in public health and health promotion: the role of a Cochrane Review Group. Promotion and Education, 2006,14:1, 34-35. Abstract

Bonnell, C. Oakley, A. Hargreaves, J, V Strange, V.,  Rees  R Assessment of generalisability in trials of health interventions: suggested framework and systematic review. British Medical Journal, 2006, 333 (7563): 346-349. Full text

Armstrong R, Waters E, Roberts S, Popay J. The role and theoretical evolution of knowledge translation and exchange in public health. Journal of Public Health, 2006, 28(4):384-389.  Abstract

Waters E, Doyle J, Jackson N, Howes F, Brunton G, and Oakley A.  Evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions: the role and activities of the Cochrane Collaboration.  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Apr 2006; 60 (4): 285 - 289. Abstract

Armstrong R, Doyle J, Lamb C, and Waters E. Multi-sectoral health promotion and public
health: the role of evidence. Journal of Public Health 2006 28: 168-172.  Abstract

McMichael C, Waters E, and Volmink J. Evidence-based public health: what does it offer developing countries? Journal of Public Health 2005 27: 215-221 Full text

Jackson N, and Waters E, for the Guidelines for Health Promotion and Public Health Taskforce Systematic Reviews. Criteria for the systematic review of health promotion and public health interventions. Health Promotion International. 2005 20: 367-374. Abstract

Armstrong R, Jackson N, Doyle J, Waters E, Howes F. It's in your hands: the value of handsearching in conducting systematic reviews of public health interventions.  Journal of Public Health 2005 27:4 388-391. Full text

Jackson N, Waters E, and the Guidelines for Systematic Reviews of Health Promotion and Public Health Interventions Taskforce. The challenges of systematically reviewing public health interventions. Journal of Public Health 2004; 26 (3): 303-307. Full text

Rychetnik L, Hawe P, Waters E, Barratt A, Frommer M. A Glossary for Evidence based public health. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2004 July;58(7):538-45. Abstract

Doyle J, Waters E, Yach D, McQueen D, De Francisco A, Stewart T, Reddy P, Gulmezoglu M, Galea G, and Portela A. Global priority setting for Cochrane systematic reviews of health promotion and public health research. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2005 Mar;59(3): 193-7.  Abstract

Waters E, Doyle J, Systematic reviews of public health in developing countries are in train. BMJ 2004, March 6; 328:585. Full text

Howes F, Doyle J, Jackson N, Waters E. Evidence-based public health: the importance of finding "difficult to locate" public health and health promotion intervention studies for systematic reviews. Journal of Public Health Medicine. Mar 2004; 26(1):101-104. Abstract

Doyle J, Waters E. Harnessing support for prioritised Cochrane reviews in health promotion and public health - update from the Cochrane Health Promotion and Public Health Field. Promotion and Education. 2004;11(4):204-5.

Peer-Reviewed Published Reports

Doyle, J and Tugwell, P. Synthesizing the evidence for action: the Cochrane and Campbell collaborations. Presentation at Global Forum for Health Research Forum, Thursday, 4 December 2003
Available at http://www.globalforumhealth.org/forum7/CDRomForum7/thursday/Cochrane.html

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

Waters E, Armstrong R and Doyle J. Evidence to inform multisectoral approaches to health promotion. In Keleher H, McDougall C and Murphy B (EDs) Keleher H, Murphy B & McDougall C (eds.) Intersectoral Health Promotion.  Oxford University Press, Oxford, Melbourne. 

Robinson V, Tugwell P, Petticrew M, Kristjansson E, Waters E. What works at enhancing health equity? Cochrane and Campbell. In: Global Forum Update on Research for Health Volume 2, Poverty, Equity and Health Research.  Geneva: World Health Organization, September 2005, pp 64-69.  http://www.globalforumhealth.org/filesupld/global_update2/2_achieving_equity.pdf