Analysis of a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health (2011)
Journal Article
promote oral health. International Dental Journal, 61(2), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00036.x

Partnerships for health promotion are between two or more partners to work co-operatively towards a set of shared health outcomes; few public-private partnerships in oral health promotion have been established. Aim: To undertake a detailed analysis o... Read More about Analysis of a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health.

Evaluation of international case studies within ‘Live.Learn.Laugh.’: a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health (2011)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., & Pine, C. (2011). Evaluation of international case studies within ‘Live.Learn.Laugh.’: a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health. International Dental Journal, 61(2), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00035.x

The partnership between the Fe´deration Dentaire International (FDI), and Unilever Oral Care, aims to raise awareness of oral health globally; to enable FDI member associations to promote oral health; and to increase the visibility of the FDI and aut... Read More about Evaluation of international case studies within ‘Live.Learn.Laugh.’: a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health.

Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players (2010)
Journal Article
Keane, A., Scott, M., Dugdill, L., & Reilly, T. (2010). Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(6), 1502-1506. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181dc44a8

Gaelic Football is the main sport in Ireland and has potential for use as a means of fitness in health promotion contexts. The present study entailed a cross-sectional comparison of performances in a motor test battery between elite female players a... Read More about Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players.

Working as a community food worker : voices from the inside (2010)
Journal Article
Coufopoulos, A., Coffey, M., & Dugdill, L. (2010). Working as a community food worker : voices from the inside. Perspectives in Public Health, 130(4), 180-185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913910369087

Aims: Community food worker (CFW) is one of the new roles that were proposed in the 2004 White Paper Choosing Health: Making Healthier Choices Easier. CFWs are recruited from local communities and generally operate in areas characterized by extreme s... Read More about Working as a community food worker : voices from the inside.

Working in the public sector : a case study of social services (2009)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2009). Working in the public sector : a case study of social services. Journal of Social Work, 9(4), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017309342177

Summary: This article explores working conditions and quality of life in social services. The article focuses on the qualitative findings generated throughout a phased study comprising: in-depth interviews (n = 8) used to develop an original question... Read More about Working in the public sector : a case study of social services.

Developing new community health roles : can reflective learning drive professional practice? (2009)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., Coffey, M., Coufopoulos, A., Byrne, K., & Porcellato, L. (2009). Developing new community health roles : can reflective learning drive professional practice?. Reflective Practice, 10(1), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623940802652979

A variety of new non-professional roles, such as health trainers and community food workers, have evolved from recent UK public health policy developments. These roles predominantly operate in communities characterised by extreme social deprivatio... Read More about Developing new community health roles : can reflective learning drive professional practice?.

Designing a stress management intervention in social services (2009)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2009). Designing a stress management intervention in social services. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 2(2), 98-114. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350910970192

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of the design of a stress management intervention (rather than an evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the programme). Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses data g... Read More about Designing a stress management intervention in social services.

Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice (2009)
Book Chapter
Dugdill, L., Crone, D., & Murphy, R. (2009). Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice. In L. Dugdill, D. Crone, & R. Murphy (Eds.), Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell

Evaluates the realities and complexities of working to reverse the adverse trend towards physical inactivity. It is a well-rounded, evidence-based analysis of interventions for physical activity practice, covering a range of settings and target group... Read More about Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice.

‘Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well’: Children’s smoking and transitions to adulthood (2008)
Journal Article
Milton, B., Dugdill, L., Porcellato, L., & Springett, R. (2008). ‘Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well’: Children’s smoking and transitions to adulthood. Children & Society, 22(4), 291-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2007.00109.x

This article aims to explore the ways in which preadolescents associate smoking with transitions to adulthood, in the context of sociological theories of childhood, using data from the Liverpool Longitudinal Study of Smoking. The research found tha... Read More about ‘Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well’: Children’s smoking and transitions to adulthood.

A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town (2008)
Journal Article
Long, T., Fallon, D., Devitt, P., Oak, E., Murphy, M., & Dugdill, L. (2008). A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town. Journal of children's and young people's nursing, 2(3), 108-114. https://doi.org/10.12968/jcyn.2008.2.3.28702

The evaluation identified health and social trends for this deprived and geographically isolated area, elicited perceived health needs of under-fives in the local community, and informed development and improvement of services offered by a children’s... Read More about A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town.

Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review (2008)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., Brettle, A., Hulme, C., McCluskey, S., & Long, A. (2008). Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 1(1), 20-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350810865578

Purpose – This paper aims to report a synopsis of a recent systematic review of the literature regarding the effectiveness of workplace physical activity interventions, commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE... Read More about Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review.

Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence (2008)
Journal Article
Milton, B., Woods, S., Dugdill, L., Porcellato, L., & Springett, R. (2008). Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence. Health Education Research, 23(2), 298-309. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cym027

Although the risks smoking poses to health are now well known, many young people continue to take up the habit. While numerous crosssectional studies of adolescents have identified correlates of smoking initiation, much less prospective, longitudinal... Read More about Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence.

Evaluating sport and physical activity interventions : a guide for practitioners (2007)
Other
Dugdill, L., & Stratton, G. (2007). Evaluating sport and physical activity interventions : a guide for practitioners. Salford

Policies alone are not enough: Workplace health development in the public, private and voluntary sectors (2006)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., & Dugdill, L. (2006). Policies alone are not enough: Workplace health development in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Critical Public Health, 16(3), 233-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590600986465

A 2001 survey of public (n¼28), private (n¼113) and voluntary sector (n¼64) workplaces in Sefton, Merseyside indicated that there were significantly different levels of health-related policy provision across the three sectors, with the public secto... Read More about Policies alone are not enough: Workplace health development in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Mitral annular myocardial velocity assessment of segmental left ventricular diastolic function after prolonged exercise in humans (2005)
Journal Article
George, K., Oxborough, D., Forster, J., Whyte, G., Shave, R., Dawson, E., …Gaze, D. (2005). Mitral annular myocardial velocity assessment of segmental left ventricular diastolic function after prolonged exercise in humans. Journal of Physiology, 569, 305-313. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2005.095588

We assessed segmental and global left ventricular (LV) diastolic function via tissue-Doppler imaging (TDI) as well as Doppler flow variables before and after a marathon race to extend our knowledge of exercise-induced changes in cardiac function. T... Read More about Mitral annular myocardial velocity assessment of segmental left ventricular diastolic function after prolonged exercise in humans.

Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral process: implications for the referral process (2005)
Journal Article
Graham, R., Dugdill, L., & Cable, N. (2005). Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral process: implications for the referral process. Ergonomics, 48(11-14), 1411-1422. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130500101064

The number of exercise referral schemes expanded rapidly across the UK during the 1990s. Health professionals are thought to be one of the most credible sources of health advice for patients and, hence, are thought to have a pivotal role to play in e... Read More about Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral process: implications for the referral process.

Exercise referral: the public health panacea for physical activity promotion? A critical perspective of exercise referral schemes; their development and evaluation (2005)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., Graham, R., & McNair, F. (2005). Exercise referral: the public health panacea for physical activity promotion? A critical perspective of exercise referral schemes; their development and evaluation. Ergonomics, 48(11-14), 1390-1410. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130500101544

This review critically explores the development, impact and evaluation of exercise referral schemes (ERS) in the UK. A rapid expansion in the use of such ERSs has been recorded throughout leisure and primary care settings, but the evidence underpinni... Read More about Exercise referral: the public health panacea for physical activity promotion? A critical perspective of exercise referral schemes; their development and evaluation.

A longitudinal study exploring Liverpool primary schoolchildren's perspectives on smoking (2005)
Journal Article
Porcellato, L., Dugdill, L., & Springett, J. (2005). A longitudinal study exploring Liverpool primary schoolchildren's perspectives on smoking. Childhood, 12(4), 425-443. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568205058601

A cohort study was designed to explore over 200 primary schoolchildren's (ages 4–7) perspectives on smoking in the context of their own lives and subsequently, to assess any changes in these perspectives over time. Results showed that, in general, t... Read More about A longitudinal study exploring Liverpool primary schoolchildren's perspectives on smoking.

Access to exercise referral schemes – a population based analysis (2005)
Journal Article
Harrison, R., McNair, F., & Dugdill, L. (2005). Access to exercise referral schemes – a population based analysis. Journal of Public Health, 27(4), 326-330. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdi048

Background Sedentary behaviour is a public health priority in many countries. Hundreds of community-based exercise referral schemes have been established in Europe and USA, to increase physical activity. Experimental evidence questions the effecti... Read More about Access to exercise referral schemes – a population based analysis.

Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction (2004)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2004). Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction. British Journal of Social Work, 34(5), 735-746. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch088

The public sector is facing an impending shortage of staff, because young people no longer want to work in it and nearly a third of its workforce is over 50 years of age. Staff working within the public sector report that stress is the biggest single... Read More about Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction.