DECIPHer: Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health ImpRovement

DECIPHer is a UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence.

DECIPHer brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to tackle public health issues such as diet and nutrition, physical activity; and alcohol, tobacco and drugs, with a particular focus on developing and evaluating multi-level interventions that will have an impact on the health and well-being of children and young people. The Centre engages strongly with policy, practice and public user communities as our stakeholders to translate the research results into practical outcomes.

People

The Centre is led by Professor Laurence Moore, Director of the Cardiff Institute of Society and Health (CISHE) Cardiff University in a strategic partnership with colleagues at the University of Bristol led by Professor Rona Campbell and Swansea University, led by Professor Ronan Lyons.

For policy and practitioners

DECIPHer works closely with policy makers and practitioners, especially those based in Wales and the South West of England. Find out how to get involved or what is happening in your area of interest.

For young people and the public

DECIPHer places public involvement at the heart of its research. Find out about ALPHA, our Public Involvement Advisory Group or our Public Involvement Steering Group.

Latest information

Inaugural talk of the 2012 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Alcohol and Young People seminar- 31 January 2012, 1pm - 2pm, Heath Park Campus, Cardiff University. Professor Glyn Lewis (Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology; Bristol University) will be delivering the inaugural talk of the 2012 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Alcohol and Young People seminar series. Attendance at the seminars is free, but to assist with catering we ask that you register in advance by emailing Jeremy Segrott (segrottj@cardiff.ac.uk).

Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement Course - 9th-11th May 2012, University of Bristol - The main aim of this course is to provide an introduction to multilevel and systems perspectives, most notably the socio-ecological model of health, and to understand how this framework can be used to inform the design of multilevel complex interventions.

Action Learning Set Facilitation Training - DECIPHer, in partnership with the Professional and Organisational Development Team, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, is looking for volunteers to take part in Action Learning Sets.

A FEW PLACES LEFT - Introduction to Public Health Research Advocacy Course - 26 January 2012, Cardiff - This course is designed for researchers and health and social care professionals who wish to learn how to extend the policy and practice impact of their research and how different factors contribute to this process.

ALPHA (Advice Leading to Public Health Advancement) Public Involvement Advisory Group meeting dates now available for 2012.

Professor Laurence Moore debated the smoking ban in playgrounds on 7 December on BBC Radio Wales 'Good Morning Wales' programme and is highlighted on BBC News online.

Girls with high childhood IQs are more likely to take illegal drugs in their 30s, Dr James White's research has uncovered. He examined data from just under 8000 people in the 1970 British Cohort Study, a large ongoing population based study, which looks at lifetime drug use, socioeconomic factors, and educational attainment. Tweet

Professor Laurence Moore hosted a parallel session on Lifestyle factors in cancer prevention at the 7th NCRI Cancer Conference, 6-9 November in Liverpool. Tweet

Professor Laurence Moore was invited to present at a Scientific evidence and recommendations workshop in Stockholm in October looking at the grading of evidence in public health. Tweet

Today programme interview - Professor David Gunnell was interviewed on the Today programme, Radio 4 on Friday 7 October talking about the reporting of suicide following his recent publication on the same subject in the BMJ. Tweet

NIHR Annual Report - The Department of Health has recently published the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Annual Report 2010/11. It features both the DECIPHer adopted Active for Life Trial and the hand washing trial, Hands up for Max! . Tweet

Population Health - Methods and Challenges - 24 - 26 April 2012, Birmingham. The MRC Population Health Sciences Research Network, the five UKCRC Public Health Research Centres of Excellence and the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy are convening the first UK conference on population health research methods. Tweet

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