Browsing College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences by Author "Kelly, Colette"
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Barriers and facilitators to implementation of menu labelling interventions to support healthy food choices: a mixed methods systematic review protocol
Kerins, Claire; McSharry, Jennifer; Catherine, Hayes; Perry, Ivan J.; Geaney, Fiona; Kelly, Colette (BioMed Central, 2018)Background Menu labelling is continuing to gather public and legislative support as one of the potential environmental strategies for addressing the obesity pandemic. However, issues relating to implementation have been ... -
Connected, respected and contributing to their world: The case of sexual minority and non-minority young people in Ireland
Költő, András; Gavin, Aoife; Vaughan, Elena; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (MDPI, 2021-01-27)Outcome 5 of the Irish Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures national youth policy framework ( Connected, respected, and contributing to their world ) offers a suitable way to study psychosocial determinants of adolescent ... -
Diet and related behaviour of children from disadvantaged schools in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey.
Kelly, Colette; Gavin, Aoife; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2008-07)In 2005 an action plan for educational inclusion, Delivery Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) was launched in Ireland to ensure the educational needs of children and adolescents from disadvantaged communities are ... -
Effects of an icon-based menu labelling initiative on consumer food choice.
Kerins, Claire; Cunningham, Katie; Finucane, Francis M.; Gibson, Irene; Jones, Jenni; Kelly, Colette (SAGE Publications, 2016-04-04)Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of an icon-based menu labelling initiative on consumer buying behaviour. Methods: This quasi-experimental study recruited a convenience sample of eight food ... -
Evaluation of the Slí@School programme
Lennox, Olivia; Mathur, Ruchika Tara; Maloney, Rachael; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette (Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway, 2023-05)The Slí@School programme is an adjunct programme to Slí na Sláinte, which translates to ‘path to health’, an initiative developed by the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) to encourage walking. This study set out to evaluate ... -
Expanding the role of young people in research: towards a better understanding of their lives.
Daniels, Natasha; Burke, Lorraine; O’Donnell, Anne; McGovern, Olive; Kelly, Colette; D’Eath, Maureen; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Jagiellonian University Press, 2014)The participation of young people in the research process can be empowering for the participants and valuable for the research outcomes. This paper presents the methods used and outcomes of involving youth in the development ... -
Exploring the food environment of post-primary schools in Ireland.
Callaghan, Mary; Kelly, Colette; Molocho, Michal; Saoirse, Nic Gabhainn (2013) -
Family structure and children's eating patterns: secondary analysis of the Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2002.
Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-10)A variety of family and social factors influence children's eating behaviours such as availability of and preference for particular foods, portion size, cultural values regarding food types and preparation, parents' beliefs ... -
Family, peer and school relationships as predictors of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use in Irish adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental substance use.
Gavin, Aoife; Molcho, Michal; Kelly, Colette; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (2008-09)Adolescence is a vital period in shaping behaviour patterns. Substance use is one of the most commonly studies risk behaviours among adolescents. There are three mutually exclusive levels of substance use: non-use, ... -
Food consumption and dietary behaviour of children from the Traveller community: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey.
Kelly, Colette; Gavin, Aoife; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2008-06-20)The Travelling community are an indigenous ethnic group of Irish people with a distinct culture and history of nomadism. Travellers differ from the general population in many aspects, including their lifestyle, culture and ... -
Food marketing in Irish schools
Kelly, Colette; Clerkin, Pauline; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Emerald, 2010)Purpose - Schools are thought to represent a growing marketing opportunity for food advertisers in many countries. Marketing of unhealthy food to children is linked to the increased prevalence of obesity worldwide. This ... -
Food poverty and health among schoolchildren: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study.
Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette; Friel, Sharon; Kelleher, Cecily C. (Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2007)Objectives - To investigate the relationships between food poverty and food consumption, health and life satisfaction among schoolchildren. Design - Analysis of the 2002 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) ... -
Foreign-born children in Europe : an overview of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (2009) -
From science to policy: experience of the Breastfeeding in Ireland Strategic Action Plan
Kelly, Colette; Batt, Vivienne; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Cambridge University Press, 2007)Healthcare decisions and policy-related issues are increasingly being made on research-based evidence. However, translating evidence into practice and policy can prove difficult and time consuming, not least because ... -
HBSC 2006 full variable report: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study 2006: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people's lives
Kelly, Colette; Walker, Lorraine; Brennan, Graham; Molcho, Molcho; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Department of Health and Children, 2008-12)The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (Ireland) study is conducted by the HBSC Ireland research team at the Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (www.nuigalway.ie/hbsc). ... -
HBSC 2010 full variable report: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study 2010: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people's lives
Walker, Lorraine; Gavin, Aoife; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Awobiyi, Damilola; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2012-12)[No abstract available] -
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland 2006 Middle Childhood Study: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people¿s health.
Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (2009) -
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland 2010: Middle Childhood Study: Socio-demographic patterns in health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people's lives
Walker, Lorraine; Gavin, Aoife; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Awobiyi, Damilola; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2012-02)[No abstract available] -
Informing food policies in post-primary schools in Ireland: Knowledge to Action
Callaghan, Mary; Kelly, Colette (NUI Galway, 2016-06-15)[No abstract available] -
Investigating active travel to primary school in Ireland
Daniels, Natasha; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Sixsmith, Jane; Byrne, Molly; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Emerald, 2014-09-30)Abstract Purpose Active travel to school, by walking or cycling, can positively influence children's health and increase physical activity. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the context and promoters and barriers ...