Author Archives: Kate Thomson

#PHTwitJC26 Evidence, Ethics & Values in Health Promotion -Intro post

On Monday 1st July we are discussing this paper: CARTER, Stacy M., Lucie Rychetnik, Beverley Lloyd, Ian H. Kerridge, Louise Baur, Adrian Bauman, Claire Hooker, and Avigdor Zask. (2011) Evidence, Ethics, and Values: A Framework for Health Promotion. American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 101, No. 3, pp. … Continue reading

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Confirmed Ethics paper for #PHTwitJC 26

The winner of our poll for the next paper to discuss is: CARTER, Stacy M., Lucie Rychetnik, Beverley Lloyd, Ian H. Kerridge, Louise Baur, Adrian Bauman, Claire Hooker, and Avigdor Zask. (2011) Evidence, Ethics, and Values: A Framework for Health … Continue reading

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Ethics in Public Health -vote for a paper #PHTwitJC 26

Next #PHTwitJC journal club live chat will take place on Monday 1st July at 2000-2100 hrs (British Summer Time). All are welcome. The topic is ethics in public health.  As  befits the topic, the papers selected for the poll (all … Continue reading

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Summary of #PHTwitJC 24 Chat – Mental health discrimination: impact of Time to Change

 This story looks better if viewed in Storify  Mental health discrimination: impact of Time to Change On 22nd April 2013, Public Health Twitter Journal Club #PHTwitJC discussed a research paper on experiences of discrimination among mental health service users in England, … Continue reading

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#PHTwitJC24: Mental health service users: changes in experiences of discrimination and Time to Change

Our live journal club chat will take place on Monday 22nd April at 8.00-9.00 pm UTC (UK time). To follow and participate, search for our hashtag #PHTwitJC on Twitter, and remember to use the hashtag if you want to contribute. … Continue reading

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#PHTwitJC 24: Mental health- Time to Change evaluation

Next journal club chat will take place on Monday 22nd April, 8-9.00 pm (UK time) Our topic is public health interventions relating to mental health, specifically, the impact of the Time to Change campaign in the UK, which started in 2009. This campaign was intended … Continue reading

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#PHTwitJC 22 Transcript: Impact of advertising restrictions on children’s exposure to adverts for less healthy foods

View as slideshow This is the Storify transcript & summary of our discussion on 26th February. Information about the Public Health Twitter Journal Club, including our introduction to this discussion, can be found at our blog: https://phtwitjc.wordpress.com #PHTwitJC 22: TV … Continue reading

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#PHTwitJC 22: TV food advertising and children

Public Health Twitter Journal Club will meet for live Twitter discussion on Tuesday 26th February, starting at 8.00 PM (GMT / UK time).  All are welcome to contribute and pose questions using the hashtag #PHTwitJC. If you have never joined a Twitter chat … Continue reading

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#PHTwitJC 22 Poll: TV food advertising and children

Topic for next Public Health Twitter Journal Club chat will be TV food advertising and children. This is in the spirit of our ‘in the news’ topics following a recommendation that pre ‘watershed’ advertising for unhealthy food and drink be banned in … Continue reading

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#PHtwitJC 20: Benefits and harms of breast cancer screening – compare reviews

Next live chat will be on Sunday 18th November, 8.00 -9 . 00 pm (GMT). All are welcome to join in the discussion- follow or contribute using the Twitter hashtag #PHTwitJC . If you’ve never participated in a Twitter chat … Continue reading

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