Powerful quote! This video discusses how it is only by stepping back to gain an understanding of a system that we can hope to address the right issue in the right way & thus make progress: bit.ly/3CiPXyK

Why do policy makers and others assume that the food and soft drinks industries have a legitimate role in designing solutions to the obesity epidemic? @CMulrenan @CecileKnai @katfoodjenner on why we need to safeguard the independence of health policymaking bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p107…

PhD opportunities @LBUHealth £18,622 p/yr pls RT: 1. PhD focusing on health promotion, exploring themes around healthy communities and health inequalities: leedsbeckett.ac.uk/the-gradu… 2. Two PhDs focusing on system change to increase physical activity: leedsbeckett.ac.uk/the-gradu…

I just spoke to my new nemesis CEO of @Equinor and its majority shareholder, the Norwegian government, at their AGM. These are the very people who decide whether we avert climate catastrophe or keep throwing fuel on the crisis and let millions of people die. (pt. 2 in thread)

PhD: The role of communities in designing, implementing and evaluating systems approaches to improve population health outcomes Leeds Beckett University Closes 11/06 leedsbeckett.ac.uk/courses/s…

PhD: Listening, learning and developing solutions with people living with obesity Leeds Beckett University Closes 11/06 leedsbeckett.ac.uk/courses/s…

PhD: Applying the theory of intersectionality to explore how social identity and structures of power influence health behaviour of people identifying as LGBTQIA and living with obesity Leeds Beckett University Closes 11/06 leedsbeckett.ac.uk/courses/s…

Three fully funded PhD Studentships in the Obesity Institute at Leeds Beckett University - see 🧵.

In the 1990s, Paris was one of the most polluted, traffic-clogged cities in the world. Today, the city is a world leader in sustainable urban development. Here's the story of how Paris took back its streets from cars.

Systems innovation is about moving away from linear "solutions" to start to embrace the complexity of the systems behind these "problems" and working to try to change those systems. This video explains what we mean by systems change: bit.ly/3gZRbIc #systemsinnovation

Why does Coca-Cola sponsor research on obesity? Why did BP introduce the personal carbon footprint calculator? In our new working paper, we offer an explanation: emphasizing individual action shifts whom people hold responsible for solving the problem. osf.io/z2vwb/ George Loewenstein, @NickJChater, Yi-tsen Liao, and I show that people who read about actions individuals (vs. governments) can take are (1) less likely to propose systemic solutions, (2) hold governments less responsible for solving the problem, (3) think systemic reforms are less important, and (4) are less willing to donate to an organization advocating for systemic reforms. Our findings provide experimental evidence for an issue raised by George & @NickJChater in a recent paper (i-frame vs. s-frame) and by @sosofancy, who sounded the alarm in the finance industry and coined the term "Deadly Distractions."

"Consciously or unconsciously, leaders put in place structures & practices that make sense to them. These correspond to their way of dealing with the world & mean that an organisation cannot evolve beyond it's leadership's stage of development." That's why approaches to transformational change need to start with mindsets & worldviews, rather than changing processes or structures. TY @PaulJocelyn @CelineSchill pauljocelynconsultant.blogsp…

Meta-analysis of meta-analyses of RCTs: dietary interventions to modify macronutrient composition still irrelevant for weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes. No more low-carb vs. low-fat weight loss trials. It’s over. No difference. Move on. link.springer.com/article/10…

*NEW PAPER* Does the design of the NHS Low Cal Diet have fidelity to the specification? Overall, providers have good fidelity but an average of 20.5% of BCTs missing & not all service parameters adhered to! Read more on this important study led by me 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

We've now run six brilliant @SystemsEvalNet meetings and grown the network to almost 500 people! Wonderful to see ideas like this come alive and take hold. Plenty of opportunities to engage with the network going forwards (see final img), just email one of the team 😊

Hi @RishiSunak @SteveBarclay why are you abandoning young people like Jacob from @BiteBack2030 and endlessly delaying measures to end junk food advertising? #AdEnough #AttackOnChildHealth

Fully funded PhD looking at whole systems approaches to walking, working alongside @walk_derbyshire , @LBUHealth & @Carnegie_Sport leedsbeckett.ac.uk/the-gradu…

**Opportunity of a fully funded 💰💰PhD in health promotion at @LBUHealth** (please share) leedsbeckett.ac.uk/the-gradu… @LBUResearch

Local government invited to put forward public health initiatives in need of evaluation. Visit the NIHR PHIRST call page and view key information: nihr.ac.uk/funding/2214-publ… The current round for submitting expressions of interest is open until 31 Jan 2023.

What an amazing line up of speakers for SEN6. @martinwhite33 will talk about how systems mapping informed the SDIL evaluation. @DrAlexPenn and @bapeterj will walk us through different types of systems mapping methods. ⏰14th December, 1-3pm Sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/pragmatic…