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NewCochrane EvidencePublished 3 Jul 2017
Later school start times for supporting the education, health, and well-being of high school students
Review aims This review aimed to examine the effects of later school start times for academic outcomes, amount and quality of sleep, mental health indicators, attendance, and alertness in high school students. Background High school students are at a greater risk of sleep deprivation than other groups, both due to their changing brain chemistry ... -
TitlePublished 2 Apr 2017
Impact of exposure to alcohol marketing and subsequent drinking patterns among youth and young adults
Public Health Group Samantha Cukier Title Monday, March 27, 2017 ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 30 Mar 2017
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions: effects on child development in low- and middle-income countries
Protocol: Main objective The main objective is to assess the effect of interventions to improve sanitation, hygiene, water quality and supply within low- and middle-income countries on child development. Secondary objectives The secondary objectives are to: analyse any measured effect of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 1 Mar 2017
Altering the availability or proximity of food, alcohol and tobacco products to change their selection and consumption
Protocol: 1. To assess the impact of altering the availability or proximity of: a) food products (including non-alcoholic beverages); b) alcohol products; and c) tobacco products on their selection or consumption. 2. For each of the above products, to assess the extent to which the impact of such interventions is modified by: i) study characteristics; ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 17 Feb 2017
Targeted mass media interventions to encourage healthier behaviours in adult, ethnic minorities
Background and review question Health authorities and non-governmental organisations often use mass media interventions (e.g. leaflets, radio and TV advertisements, posters and social media) to encourage healthier behaviours related to physical activity, dietary patterns, tobacco use or alcohol consumption, among others. In this review, we consider ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 9 Feb 2017
Interventions outside the workplace for reducing sedentary behaviour in adults under 60
Protocol: To assess the effects of non-occupational interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in adults under 60 years of age on sedentary time. Secondary objectives are: to describe other health effects, and adverse events or unintended consequences of the interventions; to determine whether specific components of interventions are associated ... -
TitlePublished 15 Jan 2017
Interactive social media interventions for health outcomes and health equity in the adult population
Public Health Group Vivian Welch Title Sunday, January 8, 2017 ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 19 Dec 2016
Strategies to improve the implementation of workplace-based policies or practices targeting tobacco, alcohol, diet, physical activity and obesity
Protocol: The primary aim of this review is to determine the effectiveness of implementation strategies for policies, practices or programmes that aim to improve health behaviours or reduce unhealthy behaviours commonly associated with risk factors for chronic disease in the workplace. Specifically, this review will target interventions that ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 26 Oct 2016
Taxation of the fat content of foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes
Protocol: To assess the effects of taxation of fat content in food on consumption of total fat and saturated fat, energy intake, overweight, obesity, and other adverse health outcomes in the general population. -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 3 Oct 2016
Improving the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and/or obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes in childcare services
The review question This review aimed to look at the effects of strategies to improve the implementation (or correct undertaking) of policies, practices or programmes by childcare services that promote children's healthy eating, physical activity and/or obesity prevention. We also looked at whether these strategies improved childcare service staff ...