Shaping Public hEalth poliCies To Reduce ineqUalities and harM (SPECTRUM)
We are a multi-university, multi-agency research consortium focused on the commercial determinants of health and health inequalities funded by the UK Prevention Research Partnership.
SPECTRUM will generate new evidence to inform the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) caused by unhealthy commodities, including tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drink. Our research aims to transform policy and practice to encourage and enable healthy environments and behaviours.
- SPECTRUM comments on draft tobacco control strategy for Wales and delivery plan
- SPECTRUM highlights opportunities to shape Scottish policy, improving health and reducing inequalities
- Professor Jamie Pearce honoured as Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow
- Nicotine and mental health public involvement panel launches at King’s College London
The UKPRP vision is to generate fresh insights into actionable, sustainable and cost-effective ways of preventing non-communicable diseases in the UK.
- How reality TV is driving exposure to tobacco, alcohol and ‘junk food’ content
- In conversation... with Professor Niamh Fitzgerald, hosted by Dr Nason Maani
- Why public involvement is crucial for quality research
- Industry influence: a barrier to progress in public health policy
- How can we turn the tide on obesity? Taking forward recommendations from the healthy weight strategy
- Monitoring smoking behaviour across Scotland, Wales, and England
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