UKSBM SIG
Children’s Lifestyle Behaviours, Wellbeing and Health SIG
Focus and Purpose
To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, information and best practice for those interested in the application of behavioural medicine to the early modification of children’s lifestyle By bringing together researchers, clinicians, third sector organisations and public/patient representatives to facilitate the exchange of information exploring the complex relationship between children’s lifestyle behaviours, wellbeing and health, and including individual-level, population-level and multi-level interventions, the SIG aims to enhance networks and collaborations as an opportunity to decrease risks of developing non-communicable diseases in adulthood.
Planned activities
- Holding conference symposia, webinars, and one-day meetings to raise the profile of relevant work focused on children, their behaviours and their environments
- Supporting liaison between UKSBM and other national and international professional organisations relevant to children’s lifestyle behaviours
- Supporting UKSBM mentoring scheme
- Disseminating relevant topic updates and information to members
- Facilitating connection between the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) GENIUS network, focused on health-promoting food and nutrition systems in UK schools; the UKPRP MatCHNet network, focused on the evaluation of the impact of national maternal and early years policies on adverse child health outcomes; and the UKPRP ActEarly consortium, which aims to improve the life chances of children by focusing on improving the environments that influence their health
- Visit uksbm.org.uk
Children’s Lifestyle Behaviours, Wellbeing and Health
Accelerating Impact: Maximising the usefulness of research evidence
The webinar was held on:
Date: 21st October 2021
Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Platform: Zoom
To view the recorded webinar click here.
Professor Mike Clarke is Director of the Northern Ireland Methodology Hub and Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit and has spent more than 30 years working in rigorous evaluations of health and social care including many randomised trials and systematic reviews. In this talk, he will discuss some of the key issues to consider when designing and conducting research, to ensure that it has an impact and that the findings are used in practice. Mike will use a variety of examples to illustrate, for example, the value of carefully choosing the research question, keeping things simple and collaboration.
UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting January 2021
Theme: Establishing positive food behaviours in children
The Children’s Lifestyle Behaviours, Wellbeing and Health SIG meeting at the UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting, 13th and 14th January 2021. Read more for link to view meeting.
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