The Prevention Policy Research team conduct and commission targeted, credible research to inform and enhance approaches to address preventable causes of cancer – primarily tobacco, obesity, and alcohol.
Tobacco
Research is addressing the effects of standard packaging and Primary Care cessation services, and inequalities surrounding cessation services. The Tobacco Advisory Group commissions new research surrounding tobacco including on e-cigarettes and heat not burn products.
Research is addressing the influence of marketing exposure of unhealthy food and drinks; particularly to young people, awareness of the link between obesity and health, and the role of primary care services and prevention messaging for obesity.
Diet has been addressed through projects, as can be seen below. Current research is also addressing links between marketing exposure and impacts upon the diet of young people, with additional projects addressing the effects of the sugary drink industry levy.
Research is addressing the effect of marketing on children and young people’s consumption, brand recognition and its impact on choice and consumption, awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer, knowledge on guidelines, and the use and referral to alcohol cessation services.
Staying Healthy in a Fast Changing World: Young People’s Perceptions of How Food Marketing and Wider Environmental Pressures Influence Their Ability to Be Healthy (March 2022)
Lessons from the digital frontline: Evidence to Support the Implementation of Better Regulation of Digital Marketing for Foods and Drinks High in Fat, Salt and Sugar (June 2019)
Paying the price: The Link Between Price Promotions, Purchasing of Less Healthy Food and Drink, and Overweight and Obesity in Great Britain (March 2019)
A Weighty Issue: A Study of UK Adults’ Consumption Behaviours, Knowledge of Calorie and Added Sugar Guidelines and Physical Activity Levels (March 2017)
Smoking cessation in primary care: A cross-sectional survey of primary care health practitioners in the UK and the use of Very Brief Advice (March 2019)
Cutting Down: The Reality of Budget Cuts to Local Tobacco Control. Results of a survey of tobacco control leads in local authorities in England (November 2016)
