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An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...public domain?...An introduction to data and information in health and social care: 2 Daily life and computers - If you take an average day in your life, you may find yourself surrounded by computers, most of which are invisible to you. This section looks at where computers are found in the course of everyday life. It aims to place computers in the context of the things...
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...public health issue among young men who are influenced by body image, social media and the easy availability of steroids. If you find such a media article when you come to do your own research, it would be very wise to follow up the three pieces of research it refers to. Part 2 Now read the brief abstract and section snippets of the article, Superheroes – Image and...
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...Public Health England and The Folklore Society. Our thanks to all the volunteer researchers and participants in the Reproductive Bodylore project....Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction: Introduction - Do you want to find out what people think about an issue, or what their experiences are? Do you need to carry out interviews with people? This course will...
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...public health is antibiotic resistance? In this final section, some scientists give their views. Activity 8 The view of the UK’s Chief Medical Officer Timing: Allow about 10 minutes First, watch the short video of Professor Sally Davis, the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, talking in 2013 about antibiotic resistance. Then read the more recent interview with Professor Davis...
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...Public Health, 22(1), p. 1778. Available at: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-13943-x (Accessed: 15 August 2025). Gewalt, S.C., Berger, S., Krisam, R. and Breuer, M. (2022) ‘Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students’ physical health, mental health and learning, a cross-sectional study including 917 students from eight...
Does counting calories work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does counting calories work?

...public health at New York University. “Really, that’s all it takes.” But Nash and Haelle do not find weight control so simple. And part of the problem goes way beyond individual self-control. The numbers logged in Nash’s Fitbit, or printed on the food labels that Haelle reads religiously, are at best good guesses. Worse yet, as scientists are increasingly finding,...
Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...abundant evidence that poor sleep can have devastating consequences for physical, mental and psychological health. Sleep is not incidental. It is fundamental, a matter of serious public health. Investing in sleep research is not just about the few with demonstrable sleep disorders. It is about everyone. This article was originally published by Mosaic under a CC-BY licence...
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...public health in Africa, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 76–77 [Online]. Available at www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/jphia.2013.e17 (Accessed 3 March 2016). Stowe, M., Haefner, J. and Behling, R. (2010) ‘Required knowledge, skills and abilities from the healthcare clinical managers’ perspectives’, Academy of Health Care Management Journal, vol. 6,...