PHIRST Seminar, Public health interventions with children and young people
The next PHIRST webinar will take place on Wednesday 14 May 2025, 2-3.30PM. The session will cover PHIRST evaluations involving children and young people.
The importance of establishing positive health habits early in life is well documented. In this session we will discuss PHIRST evaluations of interventions involving children and young people. Presentations will provide insights into these projects and general learnings that may be useful to people planning to work with a younger population.
PHIRST evaluations that will be discussed during the seminar:
- The Nottinghamshire Healthy Families Programme Parent/Infant relationship initiative,
presented by PHIRST Fusion view the presentation slides (PDF: 19 slides) - Healthier Advertising in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan,
presented by PHIRST Insight view the presentation slides (PDF: 14 slides) - Improving the mental health of 16-25 year olds in Central Bedfordshire,
presented by PHIRST South Bank, view the presentation slides (PDF: 12 slides)
The webinar will be chaired by Professor Elizabeth Goyder, PHIRST Fusion and Professor of Public Health at Sheffield University.
Additional Resources
From questions to cartoons: sharing research with young voices in Newcastle. This blog from Dr Yvanna Todorova (PHIRST Light) discusses the decision to create an animation to help share the findings from the Newcastle School Streets scheme evaluation. Read the blog.
Improving the mental health of 16-25 year olds. Watch an animation produced from the evaluation of Central Bedfordshire Council's programme of mental health support for young people. Our research suggests 5 key considerations for those planning similar services. Watch now.
Positive parent infant relationships. Watch an animation illustrating the Nottinghamshire Healthy Families Programme Parent/Infant relationship initiative, known as PIRi and the PHIRST evaluation that was completed in April 2024. Watch now.
Presentation slides will be available here before the webinar, please check back for updates.