Street films
In collaboration with local film maker Nick Street of Street Films, the Population Health Science Institute celebrated examples of the world leading population health research undertaken at the University of Bristol in a series of mini documentaries. The resulting films can be found below.
Population Health Research – What is Population Health?
What is population health? A guide to population health research at the University of Bristol Many factors contribute to our health and well-being at different stages of life. Some things are hardwired within us, but external contributors also have an effect. Our environment and our biology interact to produce health outcomes and population health is about understanding these relationships. Taking a population approach to health, benefits all the individuals within that population, creating equitable outcomes and protecting vulnerable individuals.
Population Health Research – AvonCAP Study
Population Health research at Bristol: Drs Catherine Hyams and Leon Danon discuss the AvonCAP study which combines clinical data and epidemiological analysis to understand and manage the demands of Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Disease. Dedicated nurses, manually collect data daily by screening every patient hospitalised in the Greater Bristol area. Analysis of this information and integration into existing data sets can offer fascinating population wide insights into disease prevalence. Examples include the COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness study, which was used to inform policy, and international decision making.
Population Health Research – Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs
Population Health research at Bristol: Professor Melanie Hezzell, Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology at Bristol Veterinary School discusses her Mitral Valve Clinic, held at the University of Bristol, Langford Campus. The Clinic, which has 141 recruits, is a longitudinal cohort study created to treat patients with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD), one of the most common diseases found in dogs. In addition to offering clinical monitoring and treatment, kind permission from pet owners has allowed researchers to collect data from questionnaires and screening tests, to further understand the condition.
Population Health Research – History of Pandemics
Population Health research at Bristol: Dr Evan Jones, Associate Professor in Economic History at the University of Bristol, gives a fascinating insight into Bristol’s historical records of the plague. Early parish registers and city archives provide valuable data, which help us understand epidemics of the past and inform decisions and policy relating to future outbreaks. Here, Evan discusses the similarities between the basic disease control methods used in the 16th and 17th century plague and policies of modern-day mitigation of COVID-19.
Epigenetics
Professor Caroline Relton gives us a brief overview of epigenetics. What is it, how does it affect our lives and how can we use it to better understand and prevent diseases?
Experiment to assess the effect of exposure to misinformation about e-cigarette harms on Twitter
Preventing childhood obesity
ABA-Feed Study
Domestic Violence – the forgotten heroes
Elizabeth Blackwell, Mechanisms to Populations Research Strand
Deferred Consent in Emergency Medicine Research