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The NHSA @thenhsa.bsky.social · 1d

For our Nutrition North report, a team from @liverpooluni.bsky.social, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @teessideuni.bsky.social, Middlesbrough Council, @redcarclevelandbc.bsky.social, & @menvcity.bsky.social analysed food and beverage bus shelter advertising in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland  1/2

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · 1d

Opportunity for Local Authorities in England to apply for up to £10,000 to explore new or improved ways of involving diverse people and communities in public health research.

sites.google.com/view/nihrrss...

PCP funding call - Dec 25

Opportunity for local authorities in England to apply for up to £10,000 to explore new or improved ways of involving diverse people and communities in public health research. This call is open to coll...

sites.google.com

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · 8d

Webinar - What works to promote active ageing: reviewing the evidence for reducing inequalities in physical activity

Wed, 15 Oct
12:00 - 13:00 BST
Online

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/53b9aa...

Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

events.teams.microsoft.com

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Public Health Jobs UK @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social · 11d

Public Health Project Manager - Young Persons Service
Public Health South Tees (hosted by Middlesbrough Council)
Middlesbrough
£48,226 - £50,269
Closes 09/10

middlesbrough.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · 9d

Warning over indoor wood burners after eight-year study

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Warning over indoor wood burners after eight-year study

Wood burning stoves have grown in popularity in Europe during the cost of living crisis

www.independent.co.uk

Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · 11d

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Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health @fuseonline.bsky.social · 14d

🐇 When it comes to food delivery, the hare isn’t napping - dark kitchens & online platforms are sprinting ahead while regulation lags behind. Can the tortoise 🐢 catch up? Blog by @helenjmoore.bsky.social on planning for a healthier food environment ⬇️

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/this...

This time the hare might win: dark kitchens and the regulatory race

Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · 15d

This will be one of the events of the year - Andy Daly-Smith's inaugural lecture.

From Classrooms to Systems: Embedding Physical Activity to Transform School Culture

Hybrid event.

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · 16d

What are ‘dark kitchens’?

Have a butchers at our consensus definition paper.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · 16d

New Coventry takeaway at old shop refused as council raises three concerns

uk.news.yahoo.com/coventry-tak...

New Coventry takeaway at old shop refused as council raises three concerns

It used to play home to Ann Fashion on Holbrook Lane

uk.news.yahoo.com

Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · 16d

Round 7 of the NIHR Pre-Application Support Fund is now open, closes 4th Dec - they want applications from public health folk

www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/pre-...

Applying for Fellowship awards & the like can be daunting & confusing, but support is available - rss-scph-database.ncl.ac.uk/enquiry/cont...

nihr.ac.uk

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 18d

Dr @franhillierb.bsky.social presenting our new @nihrsphr.bsky.social research around #localauthority sponsorship activities (think a certain lorry at Christmas 🎄🎅🏼)
Read more here 👇🏼

sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/und...

@fuseonline.bsky.social

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · 18d

Junk food ads banned from Cardiff Council property

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Cardiff council bans junk food adverts from council property - BBC News

The policy is focused on sustainability and promoting healthy food and drink.

www.bbc.com

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Public Health Jobs UK @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social · 27d

Public Health Practitioner (health protection, sexual health, oral health & NHS health checks)
Durham County Council
Durham
£44,075 - £48,226
Closes 28/09

www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Public_H...

Public Health Practitioner - Durham County Council - North East Jobs

www.northeastjobs.org.uk

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · Sep 8

Colleagues in the North East who are considering or trying to navigate the Pre-doctoral Journey: You’re Not Alone

newcastlehealthresearchpartnership.org/news/navigat...

@fuseonline.bsky.social

Navigating the Pre-doctoral Journey: You’re Not Alone - Newcastle Health Research Partnership

By Katie Dooley, Speech and Language Therapist and NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow (2025–2026)

newcastlehealthresearchpartnership.org

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ban on junk food ads to go ahead, says council (Vale of Glamorgan).

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Vale of Glamorgan council ban on junk food ads to go ahead

There will be a ban on unhealthy food adverts being advertised in certain public spaces and the council website.

www.bbc.com

Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · Sep 6

Shop takeaway blocked over child obesity fears (Sunderland).

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sunderland shop takeaway plan blocked over child obesity fears

Council bosses say the plan is "unacceptable in principle" amid high obesity rates in the area.

www.bbc.com

Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · Sep 1

Funding for Directors of Public Health and their teams in England.

This is your LAST chance to apply for £££ for a Local Authority Research Practitioner.

Closes Monday 26th January.

sites.google.com/view/nihrrss...

@felly500.bsky.social @helenmw66.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social pls share.

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · Sep 1

I don't know but I know someone who will, but she's not on here.

www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/profes...

Email me if you want an onward intro.

Professor Louisa Ells | Leeds Beckett University

Louisa is a Professor of Obesity, and co-directs the Obesity Institute. She is a passionate advocate of the voices of lived experience and specialises in compassionate multidisciplinary, cross-sector ...

www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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Public Health Jobs UK @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social · Aug 21

Tees Urban Nature Network (TUNN) Project Co-ordinator
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Working across Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees & Middlesbrough
£39,152 - £40,777
Closes 17/09

www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Tees_Urb...

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Aug 22

Does built environment influence how much walking ppl do??

Yes
Build it and they will come (walk)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bit more here
www.linkedin.com/posts/liorst...

Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature

By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...

www.nature.com

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Paul Cairney @paulcairney.bsky.social · Aug 11

So you want to be a systems leader?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

So you want to be a systems leader?

Systems leaders are trusted actors who help many people to collaborate to address wicked policy problems. These policy problems resist simple solutions by a few powerful actors in one center of gov...

www.tandfonline.com

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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · Aug 12

Systems approaches in public health: beyond mapping the causes

ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Systems approaches in public health: beyond mapping the causes - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Background Systems approaches are increasingly adopted in public health, commonly operationalised using system dynamics (SD). In public health, systems approaches have prioritised understanding the cu...

ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com

Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd.bsky.social · Aug 5

Peak 1990s David Beckham eating a 🥕 would have done more for Big Carrot than you ever could have dressed as a 🥕 in a supermarket handing out leaflets.

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Aug 4

Making Every Contact Count
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Excellent historical perspective and critique

I'm often asked for my thoughts in this space

www.tandfonline.com

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