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A rapid evidence review of health advocacy for communicable diseases.
D'Eath, M; Barry, Margaret M.; Sixsmith, J (ECDC, 2014)Advocacy has been identified as a key strategy for health promotion and public health and a powerful tool to promote equity. In the context of public health, advocacy strives to optimise health by addressing the environmental, ... -
A Rapid Evidence Review of Interventions for Improving Health Literacy.
D'Eath, M; Barry, Margaret M.; Sixsmith, J (ECDC, 2012)The promotion of health literacy is critical to active and informed participation in health and healthcare [1] and is identified as a key action to reduce health inequalities within the European Union [2]. Health literacy ... -
Rapid review of the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions in low and middle income countries.
Barry, Margaret M.; Clarke, Aleisha (World Health Organisation, 2011)This rapid review analyses the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions in low and middle-income countries (LAMICs). The review provides a narrative synthesis, based on a systematic review of ... -
A review of the evidence on enhancing psychosocial skills development in children and young people
Barry, Margaret M.; Dowling, Katherine (HPRC, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2015)Summary Background: This report synthesizes the findings from international evidence reviews on the effectiveness of psychosocial skills development programmes for children and young people. A rapid review of the effectiveness ... -
SLÁN 2007: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland: Mental Health and Social Well-being Report.
Barry, Margaret M.; van Lente, E; Molcho, M; Morgan, K; McGee, H; Conroy, R; Watson, D; Shelley, E; Perry, I (Department of Health and Children. (The Stationery Office), 2009)This report presents the main findings on the mental health and social well-being of Irish adults from the 2007 Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN 2007). The SLÁN 2007 survey, commissioned by the Department ... -
A systematic review of online youth mental health promotion and prevention interventions
Clarke, Aleisha M.; Barry, Margaret M. (BMC Public Health, 2014)This systematic review provides a narrative synthesis of the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Commissioned by the WHO, ... -
Vegetable consumption among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 19
Callaghan, Mary (2012)HBSC Ireland 2010 has found that 20.0% of schoolchildren in Ireland report eating vegetables everyday, more than once (18.7% of boys and 21.5% of girls). This figure represents a slight increase since 2006 (17.9%). There ...