The Centre for Public Health media briefings are listed below. For more information please contact Gayle Whelan on 0151 231 4402.
Experts on nightlife health and security from more than 20 different countries will gather in Ibiza June 23-25 2008 to discuss the best ways to tackle alcohol and drug misuse, promote safer sexual practices and tackle violence and anti-social behaviour in nightlife settings.
Authors: Gayle Whelan
Published: 16/06/2008
The biggest ever survey on alcohol will be launched in the North West today in a bid to understand why the region has one of the biggest alcohol problems in the country. www.bigdrinkdebate.com
Published: 12/05/2008
A new study shows that teenagers and young adults across Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies. Findings published today in BMC Public Health, reveal that a third of 16-35 year old males and a quarter of females surveyed are drinking alcohol to increase their chances of sex, while cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis are intentionally used to enhance sexual arousal or prolong sex. The study was conducted by public health researchers from across Europe, including Liverpool.
Published: 09/05/2008
A picture of the health of 1.7 million children and young people in the North West has been published helping agencies target resources at those who are most at risk. The report is produced by the North West Public Health Observatory, Liverpool John Moores University, on behalf of the North West Children, Young People and Maternal Health Board.
Published: 03/04/2008
A joint study between the Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Trading Standards North West and the Home Office (North West) is launched today which examines the amounts of alcohol consumed by 9,833 15-16 year olds in the North West and the health and social problems (e.g. violence) that are linked to this consumption.
Published: 28/03/2008
A new study to be published in the Journal Addiction has examined how young people consume often large amounts of alcohol before going for a night out in town and city centres, and how those drinking before going out are more likely to be involved in alcohol-related violence.
Authors: Michela Morleo
Published: 13/11/2007
New alcohol profiles for each Local Authority in England have been published online today by the North West Public Health Observatory, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University. The profiles, first produced last year, have been updated to include 22 different indicators and contain for the first time measures for every Local Authority in England of the number of people drinking above recognised sensible levels, in quantities that are hazardous or harmful to their health.
Published: 16/10/2007
The Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, in partnership with the School of Sport and Exercise Science are today hosting a national conference on the use of anabolic steroids and associated drugs in Liverpool.
Published: 05/10/2007
Report urges North West to use its rich inheritance of urban parks to tackle obesity and ill health Health experts call for urban parks to be returned to their former glory to help tackle obesity and poor health, after a report published today by the Centre for Public Health and Manchester Metropolitan University emphasises their importance in protecting public health.
Published: 19/09/2007
Today the Centre for Public Health, at Liverpool John Moores University, and the Health Protection Agency (North West) release new findings on HIV/AIDS in the North West of England.
Published: 07/09/2007
With high levels of deprivation, the North West has more alcohol-related deaths and ill health than other English regions and the gap is increasing. A new report for the Chief Medical Officer released today by the (National) Association of Public Health Observatories reveals the full extent of the suffering experienced by populations across England as a result of alcohol consumption.
Published: 14/08/2007
TIME is running out to have your say about a managed zone for prostitutes in Liverpool. Liverpool City Council wants to hear what you think, about a specialised area for sex trade workers in the city.
Published: 19/05/2004
More than one sexual partner in Ibiza
Published: 02/02/2004
Get Frank Advice
Published: 29/12/2003
Ten years of drug use epidemiology in Merseyside and Cheshire
Published: 08/12/2003
'Be a Rubber Lover' - promoting and protecting sexual health amongst young people
Published: 04/12/2003
Anabolic Steroid Use in Wirral
Published: 01/12/2003
Nightlife resorts linked to increased use of cocaine and ecstacy by UK clubbers
Published: 28/11/2003