STORRE Collection: Electronic copies of Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport letters (published in a journal).Electronic copies of Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport letters (published in a journal).http://hdl.handle.net/1893/244722024-03-29T10:16:03Z2024-03-29T10:16:03ZRoutine infant skincare advice in the UK: a cross-sectional surveyGoldsmith, Lucy PRoberts, AmandaFlohr, CarstenBoyle, Robert JUssher, MichaelPerkin, Michael Rhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/355712023-11-21T01:06:35Z2023-10-11T00:00:00ZTitle: Routine infant skincare advice in the UK: a cross-sectional survey
Author(s): Goldsmith, Lucy P; Roberts, Amanda; Flohr, Carsten; Boyle, Robert J; Ussher, Michael; Perkin, Michael R
Abstract: First paragraph: Eczema has the highest burden of all skin disease, affecting 15% of infants and 6% of older children worldwide.1 Gene–environment interactions are implicated in eczema development. Impaired skin barrier function is observed in infants preceding the development of clinical eczema, suggesting that preventing skin barrier function impairment may support primary prevention of eczema.2 In infancy, the skin undergoes a maturation process including changes in the lipid lamellae structure and stratum corneum. The stratum corneum becomes less permeable, reflected in reduced transepidermal water loss rates as maturation occurs. The impact of infant skincare routines on short- or long-term skin barrier function and skin health is unknown.2023-10-11T00:00:00ZThe importance of continued and full implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act: A comment on Barry and Lyne (2023)Critchlow, NathanHoughton, Frankhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/351032023-05-25T00:02:12Z2023-05-18T00:00:00ZTitle: The importance of continued and full implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act: A comment on Barry and Lyne (2023)
Author(s): Critchlow, Nathan; Houghton, Frank
Abstract: First paragraph: We read with interest Barry and Lyne’s (2023) perspective piece chronicling the development of public health alcohol policy in Ireland, which culminated in enactment of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act in October 2018 (hereafter ‘the Act’). At the heart of the piece is an interesting reflection on the circular nature of evidence in public health alcohol policy. It begins by highlighting how the formative stages of policy development in Ireland sought inspiration from the World Health Organization’s evidence-based framework for alcohol policy. It concludes with details of how Ireland has established a Public Health Alcohol Research Group, with remit to advise on monitoring and evaluating the Act, thus instigating a ‘feedback loop’ of real-world evidence which will inform the development and implementation of future public health alcohol policy internationally. The Act and plans for evaluation therefore once again position Ireland as a global leader in public health policy, as was the case in tobacco control (Studlar 2015).2023-05-18T00:00:00ZBrand sharing between alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic offerings: A challenge to Ireland’s restrictions on alcohol advertisingCritchlow, NathanMoodie, CrawfordHoughton, Frankhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/345892022-10-13T00:02:44Z2022-09-17T00:00:00ZTitle: Brand sharing between alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic offerings: A challenge to Ireland’s restrictions on alcohol advertising
Author(s): Critchlow, Nathan; Moodie, Crawford; Houghton, Frank
Abstract: In November 2022, it will be 3 years since Sect. 14 of Ireland’s Public Health (Alcohol) Act made it an offence to advertise alcohol on public transport (e.g., buses, trains, or light rail vehicles) and at designated boarding or alighting points (e.g., train stations, bus stops, or tram stops) [1]. This policy intervention is expected to contribute to a reduction in exposure to alcohol advertising given the high levels of footfall on public transport in Ireland [2] and high past-month awareness of this type of advertising prior to the ban [3].....[SEE ARTICLE FOR FULL TEXT]2022-09-17T00:00:00ZProtecting children from second-hand tobacco smoke: evidence of major progress but a final push is needed in the UKSemple, SeanO'Donnell, RachelDobson, Ruaraidhhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/340962022-07-23T00:00:16Z2022-04-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Protecting children from second-hand tobacco smoke: evidence of major progress but a final push is needed in the UK
Author(s): Semple, Sean; O'Donnell, Rachel; Dobson, Ruaraidh
Abstract: First paragraph: We welcome the findings of Tattan-Birch and Jarvis1 in demonstrating a 90% reduction in objective measures of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke [SHS] among children in England between 1998 and 2018. Their important study uses Health Survey of England [HSE] data on salivary cotinine, as a marker of nicotine intake and SHS exposure, to show that geometric mean values of cotinine reduced from 0.50 to 0.05 ng/ml. Their results additionally show that by 2018 over 93% of children in England were classified as living in a smoke-free home environment. Policymakers in Scotland have achieved similar improvements with a 2014 world-leading target to reduce the proportion of children exposed to SHS at home to under 6% by 2020.2 The change in social norms relating to smoking around children has been significant and well documented3 over the past two decades and, coupled to reductions in adult smoking prevalence, now mean that the majority of children in England have no detectable cotinine in their saliva.2022-04-01T00:00:00Z