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Title	Source	Date added to library	Summary
Health Survey for England - 2011, Health, social care and lifestyles	Health and Social Care Information Centre	16 January 2013	The study provides regular information that cannot be obtained from other sources on a range of aspects concerning the public’s health and many of the factors that affect health. The series of Health Surveys for England was designed to monitor trends in the nation’s health, to estimate the proportion of people in England who have specified health conditions, and to estimate the prevalence of certain risk factors and combinations of risk factors associated with these conditions.
A dose of localism: the role of councils in public health	Local Government Information Unit	16 January 2013	The LGiU believes that realising the full potential of the transfer of public health, and meeting the current resource challenge, local government will need to: Integrate public health across all service areas Help communities to provide services for themselves Invest in prevention. This report examines these aims and provides recommendations to advance them. The recommendations are listed below.
Environmental Impacts of Dietary Recommendations and Dietary Styles: Germany As an Example	Environmental Science and Technology; 2012	16 January 2013	Besides technical improvements and a reduction of food losses in the food chain, diet shifts offer practicable opportunities to reduce environmental impacts in the agri-food sector on a low-cost basis. In this paper we analyze the environmental impacts of nutrition in Germany in the year 2006.
A review of food marketing to children and adolescents: a follow up report	Federal Trade Commission	16 January 2013	This report is a follow-up to the Federal Trade Commission’s 2008 report: Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self- Regulation. The 2008 report was requested by Congress and prompted by concerns about dramatic increases in the rate of childhood obesity.
Divergence With Age in Blood Pressure in African-Caribbean and White Populations in England: Implications for Screening for Hypertension	American Journal of Hypertension; 25 (1); pg. 89-96.	16 January 2013	Aim: We assessed when blood pressure (BP) and hypertension begin to rise in African-Caribbeans compared to the white population; and whether the change relates to body mass index (BMI). Conclusion: Clinicians should be extra vigilant about screening African-Caribbean patients from the age of 30 years. Detailed study is needed to understand the still mysterious mechanisms for this crossover.
Ethnic variations in heart failure: Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS)	Heart; online first;	16 January 2013	Aim: The incidence of first occurrence of heart failure hospitalisation or death by ethnic group in Scotland was studied. Conclusion: Ethnic variations in heart failure were important in this population setting and not abolished by adjusting for highest education.The ethnic variations were substantial but did not support other studies showing 3–20-fold differences between ethnic groups.
The association between fruit and vegetable consumption and mental health disorders: Evidence from five waves of a national survey of Canadians	Preventive Medicine; online first;	16 January 2013	Aim: The objective of this study was to examine the association between fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) and mental health disorders. Conclusion: These findings suggest a potentially important role of a healthy diet in the prevention of depression and anxiety.
Barriers to Knowledge Production, Knowledge Translation, and Urban Health Policy Change: Ideological, Economic, and Political Considerations	Journal of Urban Health; 89 (6); pg. 915-924.	16 January 2013	Aim: In this paper, we consider social forces that affect the processes of both knowledge production and knowledge translation in relation to urban health research. Conclusion: We conclude with some key questions about the role that knowledge translation can possibly play in light of these constraints on research and policy for urban health.
The Hunger–Obesity Paradox: Obesity in the Homeless	Journal of Urban Health; 89 (6); pg. 952-964	16 January 2013	Aim: The purpose of this study is to present the body mass index (BMI) distribution in a large adult homeless population and to compare this distribution to the non-homeless population in the United States. Conclusion: Although underweight has been traditionally associated with homelessness, this study suggests that obesity may be the new malnutrition of the homeless in the United States.
Tobacco retail clustering around schools in New York City: Examining “place” and “space”	Health & Place; 2013: 19 pg.15-24	16 January 2013	Aim: This paper investigates whether tobacco retailers cluster around schools in New York City. Conclusion: The density and proximity of tobacco retailers to schools co-vary with population density, commercial land use and broad indicators of social disadvantage including health insurance coverage.

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