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Does a local Alcohol Health Champion programme have a measurable impact on health and crime outcomes? A natural experiment evaluation of Communities in Charge of Alcohol (CICA) based on triangulation of methods (2023)
Journal Article
Scott, L. J., Hidajat, M., Burns, E. J., Ure, C., Hargreaves, S. C., Audrey, S., …de Vocht, F. (in press). Does a local Alcohol Health Champion programme have a measurable impact on health and crime outcomes? A natural experiment evaluation of Communities in Charge of Alcohol (CICA) based on triangulation of methods. Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16363

Background and Aim: Drinking alcohol may cause harm to an individual's health and social relationships, while a drinking culture may harm societies as it may increase crime rates and make an area feel less safe. Local councils in Greater Manchester,... Read More about Does a local Alcohol Health Champion programme have a measurable impact on health and crime outcomes? A natural experiment evaluation of Communities in Charge of Alcohol (CICA) based on triangulation of methods.

An 'alcohol health champions' intervention to reduce alcohol harm in local communities: a mixed-methods evaluation of a natural experiment (2023)
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Burns, E. J., De Vocht, F., Siqueira, N. T., Ure, C., Audrey, S., Coffey, M., …Cook, P. A. (in press). An 'alcohol health champions' intervention to reduce alcohol harm in local communities: a mixed-methods evaluation of a natural experiment. Public Health Research,

Background Globally alcohol consumption is a leading risk factor for premature death and disability, and is associated with crime, social and economic consequences. Local communities may be able to play a role in addressing alcohol-related issues in... Read More about An 'alcohol health champions' intervention to reduce alcohol harm in local communities: a mixed-methods evaluation of a natural experiment.

‘A priori’ external contextual factors and relationships with process indicators: a mixed methods study of the pre-implementation phase of ‘Communities in Charge of Alcohol’ (2022)
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Burns, E., Hargreaves, S., Ure, C., Hare, S., Coffey, M., Hidajat, M., …Cook, P. (2022). ‘A priori’ external contextual factors and relationships with process indicators: a mixed methods study of the pre-implementation phase of ‘Communities in Charge of Alcohol’. BMC Public Health, 22(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14411-2

Background It is widely recognised that complex public health interventions roll out in distinct phases, within which external contextual factors influence implementation. Less is known about relationships with external contextual factors identified... Read More about ‘A priori’ external contextual factors and relationships with process indicators: a mixed methods study of the pre-implementation phase of ‘Communities in Charge of Alcohol’.

Determinants of nutrition practice and food choice in UK construction workers (2022)
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Wronska, M., Coffey, M., & Robins, A. (2022). Determinants of nutrition practice and food choice in UK construction workers. Health Promotion International, 37(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac129

Summary The workplace is considered an effective setting for health and wellbeing interventions, including programmes focusing on nutrition, and provides opportunities to tailor programmes to meet the specific needs of industry and employees. This st... Read More about Determinants of nutrition practice and food choice in UK construction workers.

Evaluation of a pharmacy supported e- cigarette smoking cessation intervention in North West England (2022)
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Coffey, M., Houston, L., Cook, P., & Price, A. (2022). Evaluation of a pharmacy supported e- cigarette smoking cessation intervention in North West England. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1326. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13711-x

Background: Cigarette smoking cessation has been described as the world’s most important public health intervention. Electronic cigarettes are a relatively new tool for assisting smoking cessation but there is a lack of data on their efficacy. This a... Read More about Evaluation of a pharmacy supported e- cigarette smoking cessation intervention in North West England.

"Now, with a bit more knowledge, I understand why I'm asking those questions." midwives' perspectives on their role in the Greater Manchester health and social care partnership's programme to reduce alcohol exposed pregnancies. (2022)
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Morrello, R., Cook, P., & Coffey, M. (2022). "Now, with a bit more knowledge, I understand why I'm asking those questions." midwives' perspectives on their role in the Greater Manchester health and social care partnership's programme to reduce alcohol exposed pregnancies. Midwifery, 110, 103335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103335

To understand midwives' perspectives regarding the effect of a programme of activities aimed at reducing alcohol exposed pregnancies at two NHS Trusts in Greater Manchester. The programme included new protocols for screening, a referral pathway for s... Read More about "Now, with a bit more knowledge, I understand why I'm asking those questions." midwives' perspectives on their role in the Greater Manchester health and social care partnership's programme to reduce alcohol exposed pregnancies..

A mixed methods analysis evaluating an alcohol health champion community intervention : how do newly trained champions perceive and understand their training and role? (2022)
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Hargreaves, S., Ure, C., Burns, E., Coffey, M., Audrey, S., Ardern, K., & Cook, P. (2022). A mixed methods analysis evaluating an alcohol health champion community intervention : how do newly trained champions perceive and understand their training and role?. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13717

Globally, alcohol harm is recognised as one of the greatest population risks and reducing alcohol harm is a key priority for the UK Government. The Communities in Charge of Alcohol (CICA) programme took an asset-based approach in training community m... Read More about A mixed methods analysis evaluating an alcohol health champion community intervention : how do newly trained champions perceive and understand their training and role?.

How can communities influence alcohol licensing at a local level? Licensing Officers’ perspectives of the barriers and facilitators to sustaining engagement in a volunteer-led alcohol harm reduction approach (2021)
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Ure, C., Burns, E., Hargreaves, S., Hidajat, M., Coffey, M., de Vocht, F., …Cook, P. (2021). How can communities influence alcohol licensing at a local level? Licensing Officers’ perspectives of the barriers and facilitators to sustaining engagement in a volunteer-led alcohol harm reduction approach. International Journal of Drug Policy, 98, 103412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103412

Despite the World Health Organization’s assertion that communities need to become involved in reducing alcohol harm, evidence of community engagement in alcohol licensing decision-making in England remains limited. The evaluation of the Communities... Read More about How can communities influence alcohol licensing at a local level? Licensing Officers’ perspectives of the barriers and facilitators to sustaining engagement in a volunteer-led alcohol harm reduction approach.

An asset-based community development approach to reducing alcohol harm : exploring barriers and facilitators to community mobilisation at initial implementation stage (2021)
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Ure, C., Hargreaves, S., Burns, E., Coffey, M., Audrey, S., Ardern, K., & Cook, P. (2021). An asset-based community development approach to reducing alcohol harm : exploring barriers and facilitators to community mobilisation at initial implementation stage. Health and Place, 68, 102504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102504

Globally there is a need to engage communities in actions to reduce alcohol harm. This paper reports on the initial implementation phase of an asset-based community development (ABCD) approach to reducing alcohol harm in ten pre-identified areas acro... Read More about An asset-based community development approach to reducing alcohol harm : exploring barriers and facilitators to community mobilisation at initial implementation stage.

The evolution of an asset-based community led alcohol harm intervention in the North West England (2020)
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Cook, P., Ure, C., Hargreaves, S., Burns, E., Coffey, M., & Audrey, S. (2020). The evolution of an asset-based community led alcohol harm intervention in the North West England. European Journal of Public Health, 30(Sup. 5), v690. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.434

Background Communities in Charge of Alcohol (CICA) is an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) place-based approach to reducing alcohol harm. Local volunteers, from areas with multiple indicators of deprivation, train to become accredited 'Alc... Read More about The evolution of an asset-based community led alcohol harm intervention in the North West England.

Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce (2020)
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Edge, C., Coffey, M., Cook, P., & Weinberg, A. (2021). Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce. Ageing and society, 41(12), 2867-2887. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X2000063X

Many countries are reforming their pension systems so people stay in work for longer to improve the long-term sustainability of public finances to support an increasing older population. This research aimed to explore the factors that enable or inh... Read More about Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce.

Using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation : evaluation of a pilot project in the North West of England (2020)
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Coffey, M., Cooper-Ryan, A., Houston, L., Thompson, K., & Cook, P. (2020). Using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation : evaluation of a pilot project in the North West of England. Perspectives in Public Health, 140(6), 351-361. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913920912436

Aims: E-cigarettes have been advocated as an effective smoking cessation intervention, with evidence indicating that they are substantially less harmful than conventional cigarettes. As a result, a pilot to encourage people to swap from conventional... Read More about Using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation : evaluation of a pilot project in the North West of England.

Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm : an Alcohol Health Champion approach (2020)
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Ure, C., Burns, E., Hargreaves, S., Coffey, M., Audrey, S., Kenth, K., …Cook, P. (2020). Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm : an Alcohol Health Champion approach. Perspectives in Public Health, 140(2), 88-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913919899700

In this article, Cathy Ure et al. look at engaging communities in order to reduce alcohol harms. By training Alcohol Health Champions, individuals can support vulnerable friends and family, and work within their communities to influence policy and pr... Read More about Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm : an Alcohol Health Champion approach.

Developing a scale : adolescents' health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities (2019)
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Moilanen, T., Pietila, A., Coffey, M., & Kangasniemi, M. (2019). Developing a scale : adolescents' health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities. Nursing Ethics, 26(7-8), 2511-2522. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733019832952

Background: Adolescents´ health choices have been widely researched, but the ethical basis of these choices, namely their rights, duties and responsibilities, have been disregarded and scale is required to measure these. Objective: To describe the... Read More about Developing a scale : adolescents' health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities.

Long-term health outcomes associated with an exercise referral scheme : an observational longitudinal follow-up study (2019)
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Prior, F., Coffey, M., Robins, A., & Cook, P. (2019). Long-term health outcomes associated with an exercise referral scheme : an observational longitudinal follow-up study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16(4), 288-293. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0442

Background: Exercise referral schemes (ERSs) support inactive adults, who have chronic health conditions, to become physically active. Uncertainty exists regarding the effectiveness of ERSs, with few studies evaluating their long-term impact. The aim... Read More about Long-term health outcomes associated with an exercise referral scheme : an observational longitudinal follow-up study.

It’s been life changing : perceived benefits of participation in the ‘Live Active’ exercise referral scheme (2018)
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Prior, F., Coffey, M., Robins, A., & Cook, P. (2018). It’s been life changing : perceived benefits of participation in the ‘Live Active’ exercise referral scheme. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(10), 223-223. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0535

Introduction: Exercise referral schemes (ERSs) aim to increase the physical activity levels and health outcomes of people with chronic health conditions. To date, the efficacy of ERSs has been inconclusive and largely based on quantitative evaluation... Read More about It’s been life changing : perceived benefits of participation in the ‘Live Active’ exercise referral scheme.

Communities in charge of alcohol (CICA) : a protocol for a stepped-wedge randomised control trial of an alcohol health champions programme (2018)
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Cook, P., Hargreaves, S., Burns, E., de Vocht, F., Parrott, S., Coffey, M., …Ardern, K. (2018). Communities in charge of alcohol (CICA) : a protocol for a stepped-wedge randomised control trial of an alcohol health champions programme. BMC Public Health, 18(522), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5410-0

Background Communities In Charge of Alcohol (CICA) takes an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach to reducing alcohol harm. Through a cascade training model, supported by a designated local co-ordinator, local volunteers are trained t... Read More about Communities in charge of alcohol (CICA) : a protocol for a stepped-wedge randomised control trial of an alcohol health champions programme.

Adolescents' lived experience of making health choices : an ethical point of view (2017)
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Moilanen, T., Pietila, A., Coffey, M., Sinikallio, S., & Kangasniemi, M. (2018). Adolescents' lived experience of making health choices : an ethical point of view. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 32(2), 914-923. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12526

This paper describes and interpret adolescents´ lived experiences of their rights, duties and responsibilities in relation to their health choices. Fourteen focus group interviews with 67 adolescents aged 15 and 16 were conducted and analysed using t... Read More about Adolescents' lived experience of making health choices : an ethical point of view.

Barriers and facilitators to extended working lives in Europe : a gender focus (2017)
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Edge, C., Cooper, A., & Coffey, M. (2017). Barriers and facilitators to extended working lives in Europe : a gender focus. Public Health Reviews, 38(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40985-017-0053-8

Background: There is a global imperative to respond to the challenge of a growing ‘old-age dependency ratio’ by ensuring the workforce is healthy enough to remain in work for longer. Currently more than half of older workers leave before the default... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to extended working lives in Europe : a gender focus.

An evaluation of a storybook targeting parental attitudes, intention and self-efficacy to change their child’s oral health behaviour (2016)
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O'Malley, L., Adair, P., Burnside, G., Robinson, L., Coffey, M., & Pine, C. (2017). An evaluation of a storybook targeting parental attitudes, intention and self-efficacy to change their child’s oral health behaviour. Health Psychology, 36(2), 152-159. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000428

Objective: Methods for reducing dental disease have traditionally focused on health education rather than targeting psychosocial determinants of the core behaviours through behaviour change strategies. This study tested a novel intervention in the fo... Read More about An evaluation of a storybook targeting parental attitudes, intention and self-efficacy to change their child’s oral health behaviour.