Validity of self-reported height and weight and predictors of bias in adolescents

FJ Elgar, C Roberts, C Tudor-Smith, L Moore - Journal of Adolescent …, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of self-reported height and
weight, the accuracy of screening for overweight and obesity using these data, and the …

School smoking policies and smoking prevalence among adolescents: multilevel analysis of cross-sectional data from Wales

L Moore, C Roberts, C Tudor-Smith - Tobacco control, 2001 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE To examine the association between school smoking policies and smoking
prevalence among pupils. DESIGN Multilevel analysis of cross-sectional data from surveys …

Preventing adolescent smoking: a review of options

M Stead, G Hastings… - Health Education …, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
Between 1986 and 1994, the Welsh Youth Hcalth Surveys have indicated that prevalence of
regular smoking among 15-year-olds has increased from 16 per cent to 18 per cent for …

Effects of the Heartbeat Wales programme over five years on behavioural risks for cardiovascular disease: quasi-experimental comparison of results from Wales and a …

C Tudor-Smith, D Nutbeam, L Moore, J Catford - Bmj, 1998 - bmj.com
Objective: To assess the net 5 year effects of intervention of a community based
demonstration project, the Heartbeat Wales programme, on modifiable behavioural risks for …

The healthy option: A review of activity on food and nutrition by UK schools involved in the European Network of Health Promoting Schools

S Bowker, C Crosswaite, M Hickman, S McGuffin… - British Food …, 1999 - emerald.com
The UK has been participating in the European Network of Health Promoting Schools
(ENHPS) since 1993. One of the main concerns identified by participating schools has been …

The impact of 'alcopops' on regular drinking by young people in Wales

C Roberts, V Blakey, C Tudor-Smith - Drugs: education, prevention …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents findings on alcopop consumption among 11-16-yearolds in Wales in
1996. Data are taken from the Welsh Youth Health Survey, which also provides information …

Health promotion in small workplaces-a feasibility study

A Fine, M Ward, M Burr, C Tudor-Smith… - Health Education …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To address the risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) and back pain in
workplaces employing less than 50 people in the Merthyr/Cynon area of South Wales …

A survey of health promotion in Welsh secondary schools, 1995

C Tudor‐Smith, C Roberts, N Parry‐Langdon… - Health …, 1997 - emerald.com
Presents data from a 1995 self‐completion questionnaire survey of secondary schools in
Wales on the organization and provision of health education teaching, the implementation of …

Drug use among 15–16 year olds in Wales, 1990–94

C Roberts, L Moore, V Blakey, R Playle… - … prevention and policy, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents self reported data on trends in recent drug use among 15–16 year olds
in Wales. The data are drawn from three large scale surveys conducted within schools …

The European network of health promoting schools: development and evaluation in Wales

S Bowker, C Tudor-Smith - Health Education Journal, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
For some time it has been acknowledged that information and understanding gained in the
classroom can be either reinforced and supported, or substan-tially undermined by what …