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Research: Publications

Publications are listed in the following categories by year and alphabetically by author.

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• Journal Articles

• Books and Book Chapters

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Reports

2012

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012).  HBSC Ireland: Workshop to access young people’s opinions of the findings of the 2010 Health Behaviour of School-aged Children (HBSC) Survey. Short report. download (113KB)

Clarke, N., Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Cummins, G., Sixsmith, J., O'Higgins, S., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study - What do Children Want to Know? National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 6(3), 39. download (441KB)

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Murphy, K., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Irish Youth Health Bibliography. National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 6(3), 40. download (447KB)

D’Eath, M., Barry, M.M. and Sixsmith, J. (2012). A rapid evidence review of health advocacy for communicable disease. Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/Forms/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?ID="894"  

D’Eath, M., Barry, M.M. and Sixsmith, J. (2012) A Rapid Evidence Review of Interventions for Improving Health Literacy. ECDC Technical Report.  Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.  http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/Forms/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?ID=894 

Doyle, P., Sixsmith, J. and Barry, M.M. (2012). Perceived priorities of key public health stakeholders in Europe on the use of health communication for the prevention and control of communicable diseases. Stockholm: European Centre of Disease Control. http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/Forms/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?ID=911

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). The Irish Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2010. Dublin: Department of Health. download (1.12MB)

Power, M., & Van Lente, E. (2012). Caring about care planning: A survey of assessment and care planning tools, processes and perspectives from residential settings for older people in the Republic of Ireland. Health Promotion Research Centre. National University of Ireland, Galway.  download (1.14MB)

2011

Barry, M.M., Clarke, A.M., Jenkins, R. and Patel, V. (2011) . Rapid review of the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions in low and middle income countries. Mainstreaming Health Promotion: Reviewing the health promotion actions for priority public health conditions. WHO, Geneva.

Battel-Kirk, B. and Barry, M.M. (2011) Scoping Study Health Promotion Workforce Capacity and Education and Training Needs in Low and Middle Income Countries. International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), Paris.

Canavan, L and Hodgins, M. (2011) Building Capacity for Workplace Health Promotion in the Irish Public Sector. Health Promotion Research Centre. National University of Ireland Galway.  

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Murphy, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Documenting Health Promotion in Irish Youth Work: current status and recommendations. Dublin: National Youth Health Programme. http://www.youthhealth.ie/sites/youthhealth.ie/files/NYCI_Biblio_Report.pdf

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Murphy, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Documenting Health Promotion in Irish Youth Work: Bibliography. Dublin: National Youth Health Programme.  http://www.youthhealth.ie/biblio

Clerkin, P., Hanafin, S., Kelly, C., Gavin, A., De Róiste, A. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011) Cross-national case studies of children’s data systems. Dublin: Department of Children and Youth Affairs.  download (247KB)

Dempsey, C., Barry, M. M., Battel-Kirk, B. and the CompHP Partners ( 2011 ) Developing a European Consensus on Core Competencies for Health Promotion. International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE): Paris  http://www.iuhpe.org/uploaded/European_Consensus_on_Core_Competencies_for_HP.pdf

Dempsey, C., Battel-Kirk, B. & Barry, M.M. (2011) The CompHP Core Competencies Framework for Health
Promotion Handbook. International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE): Paris, http://www.iuhpe.org/uploaded/CompHP_Competencies_Handbook.pdf

Doyle, P., Sixsmith, J., Barry, M.M., Mahmood, S., MacDonald, L., Oroviogoichoechea, C., Cairns, G., Guillen-Grima, F. and Núñez-Córdoba, J. (2011). Health communication activity for the prevention and control of communicable diseases in Europe. Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Doyle, P., Sixsmith, J., Barry, M.M., Mahmood, S., MacDonald, L., Oroviogoichoechea, C., Cairns, G., Guillen-Grima, F. and Nunez-Cordoba, J. (2011). Public health stakeholders perceived status of health communication activities for the prevention and control of communicable diseases across the EU and EEA/EFTA countries. Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Control.

Featherstone, B., Nic Gabhainn, S., Pursell, L., Caroline Heary, C., Fives, A., Canavan, J. & Coen, L. (2011). Triple P evaluation report: Baseline population survey. Child and Family Research Centre and the Health Promotion Research Centre. National University of Ireland Galway.

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. and O’Callaghan, E. (2011) Key issues for consideration in the development of a data strategy: A review of the literature. Dublin: Department of Children and Youth Affairs. download (256KB)

Godeau, E. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Sexual health. In C. Currie, R. Griebler, J. Inchley, A. Theunissen, M. Molcho, O. Samdal and W. Dür (eds.) Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study Protocol: Background, Methodology and Mandatory Items for the 2009/10 Survey. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Promotion Research, University of Vienna.

Higgins, O., Sixsmith, J., Barry M.M., Domegan, C. (2011) A literature review on health information seeking behaviour on the web: a health consumer and health professional perspective. ECDC Technical Report.  Stockholm: European Centre from Disease Prevention and Control. http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/Forms/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?ID=753

Sixsmith, J., Mahmood, S., Cairns, G., MacDonald, L. and Grima Guillen, F. (2011). Pilot report: establishing a programme for dissemination of evidence based health communication activities and innovations on communicable diseases for country support in the EU and EEA/EFTA 2009-12. Solana, Sweden: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Ter Bogt, T. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Cannabis use. In C. Currie, R. Griebler, J. Inchley, A. Theunissen, M. Molcho, O. Samdal and W. Dür (eds.) Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study Protocol: Background, Methodology and Mandatory Items for the 2009/10 Survey. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Promotion Research, University of Vienna.

2010

Barry, M.M. (2010) Adopting a Mental Health Promotion Approach to Public Mental Health. Chapter in I. Goldie (Ed.) Public Mental Health Today: A handbook. Brighton: Pavilion.

Barry, M.M. (2010) Preface to book by Arroyo, H V. (Ed)  Promoción de la Salud: Modelos y Experiencias de Formación Académica-Profesional en Iberoamerica.  Interamerican Consortium of Universities and Training Centres in Health Promotion and Education (CIUEPS).

Battel-Kirk, B. and Barry, M.M. (2010) IUHPE Scoping Study on Health Promotion Workforce Capacity and Training. Paris: International Union for Health Promotion and Education.

Brooks, A-M., Hanafin, S., Cahill, H., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Molcho, M. (2010). State of the Nations Children 2010. Dublin: Department of Health and Children.

Canavan, R. & Barry, M.M. (2010). PROMO Project Feedback from Ireland: Executive Summary. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway. download (191 KB)

Canavan, R. & Barry, M.M. (2010). PROMO Project Feedback from Ireland: Full report. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway. download (642 KB)

Canavan, R. & Barry, M.M. (2010). PROMO WP9 Report: An analysis of the systems of services in non-participating capitals. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway. download (855 KB)

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). An evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary schools in Ireland. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway. download (1.5MB)

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). An evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary schools in Ireland. Summary Report. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway. download (475KB)

Clarke, A. and Barry, M.M. (2010) A Process Evaluation of the Winning New Opportunities Programme for Unemployed People. Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway.

Clarke, N., Sixsmith, J., Byrne, M., & Nic Gabhainn S. (2010). Investigating promoters and barriers to active travel for primary school children – a mixed methodological approach. National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 5(4), 108-109.

Dempsey, C., Barry, M. M., Battel-Kirk, B. and the CompHP Partners  (2010).  Literature Review Developing Competencies for Health Promotion .International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE): Paris  http://www.iuhpe.org/uploaded/Activities/Cap_building/CompHP/CompHP_LiteratureReviewPart1.pdf and appendices  http://www.iuhpe.org/uploaded/CompHP/CompHPLiteratureReviewPartIIAppendices.pdf

Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Cummins, G., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: What do children want to know? Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (1MB)

Dromgoole, N and Hodgins, M. (2010) Exposure to occupational violence and abuse in Taxi Drivers National Institute of Health Sciences, (in press)

Felzmann, H., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Ni Chonnachtaigh, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Ethical Review and Children’s Research in Ireland. Dublin: Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. download (716KB) 

Pursell, L., McKenna, V., & Griffin, B., (2010). Evaluation of a competency based module in health promotion. Report submitted to the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre. download (559KB)

Pursell, L., McKenna, V., Griffin, B., & McGrory, S. (2010). Development and delivery of a competency-based module in health promotion: A guide using blended learning. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre download (3.54MB)

2009

Barry, M.M., Canavan, R., Clarke, A., Dempsey, C. & O’Sullivan, M. (2009). Review of Evidence-based Mental Health Promotion and Primary/Secondary Prevention.   Report to the Department of Health, London. download (765KB)

Barry, M.M., Pursell, L., Connolly, M. and Mahmood, M. (2009) Strengthening health promotion in middle and low-income countries through development assistance for health. Technical paper on Benchmarking Implementation of the Bangkok Charter, WHO Geneva.

Barry, M., Van Lente, E., Molcho, M., Morgan, K., McGee, H., Conroy, R.M., Watson, D., Shelley, E. & Perry, I. (2009). SLÁN 2007: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland. Mental Health and Social Well-Being. Department of Health and Children. Dublin: The Stationery Office.  download (9.3MB)

Battel-Kirk, B. & Barry, M.M. (2009). Testing the feasibility of implementing a pan-European framework for health promotion accreditation. IUHPE Research Report Series. 4(1). download (309KB)

Brugha, R., Tully, N., Dicker, P., Shelley, E., Ward, M., McGee, H., Barry, M.M., Perry, I.J. & Watson, D. (2009). SLÁN 2007: Survey of Lifestyles, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland. Smoking patterns in Ireland: Implications for policy and services. Department of Health and Children. Dublin: The Stationery Office. download (360KB)

Doyle, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). HBSC Ireland: Self-reported health among children for the Travelling Community. Short report for UCD. download (72KB)

Felzmann, H., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Ni Chonnactaigh, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009) Children’s research and ethical review: Executive Summary. Dublin:  Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (332KB)

Harrington, J., Perry, I.J., Lutomski, J., Fitzgerald, A.P., Sheily, F., McGee, H., Barry M.M., Van Lente, E., Morgan, K., Shelley E. (2009) Living longer and feeling better: Healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Ireland. European Journal of Public Health. (Advance access published online 8 July 2009)  download (66KB)

Hodgins, M and McKenna, V. (2009) Social welfare, housing and health policy and the determinants of quality of life for older people in the Republic of Ireland. Quality in Ageing 11, (2) 19-28 download (88.1KB)

Hodgins, M. (2009) Evaluation of Pilot Health and Safety Teaching Materials for Use in Post-Primary Schools. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 5, (2) 75-76

Kelly, C., Fitzpatrick, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Substance Use in New Communities: A Way Forward. Galway: Western Region Drugs Task Force. download (1.17MB)

Kelly, C. (2009). A snapshot of the health of young people in Europe. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation (European Office) download (5.49MB)

Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland 2006 Middle Childhood Study: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people’s health. Dublin: Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (846KB)

Molcho, M., Bjarnason, T., Cristini, F., Gaspar de Matos, M., Koller, T., Moreno, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Santinello, M. (2009). Foreign-born children in Europe : an overview of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Report to the International Organisation for Migration, Switzerland. download (628KB) 

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Ethical Review and Children’s Research. Report to the Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (332KB)

WHO (2009). A snapshot of the health of young people in Europe. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation (European Office) download (5.49MB)

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2008

Brennan, G. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) . HBSC Ireland: Child Wellbeing in South County Dublin. Short Report to South Dublin Country Council. download (47KB)

Brennan, G. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) . HBSC Ireland: Physical Activity Patterns by Age and Gender. Short Report to Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford. download ( 33KB)

Brennan, G. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) . Substance use among 15-16 year olds in the HBSC Ireland sample. Short report to the Educational Research Centre, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra and the Department of Health and Children . download (4KB)

Clarke, A. & Barry, M.M. (2008). An evaluative study of Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for children in primary school: Interim Report. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway. download (4KB)

Clarke, A., Canavan, R. & Barry, M.M. (2008). Evaluation of the MindOut Programme in Youthreach Centres. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway. download (428KB)

Clerkin, P., Hanafin, S., Kelly, C., Gavin, A., de Róiste, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) Cross-national case studies of children’s data systems. Report to the Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland.  download (4KB)

de Róiste, A., Batt, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). The development of an annotated bibliography of Irish infant feeding related research. Report to the Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (4KB)

Doyle, P. & Sixsmith, J. (2008). Exploring the Feasibility of Developing Internet Based Health Promotion Materials for Third Level Students. Report to the HSE and Student Services of UCC, TCD and NUIG. download (602.5KB)

Gavin, A., de Roiste, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC Ireland: age related patterns in alcohol consumption among Irish Schoolchildren. Short report to the National Youth Council of Ireland.  download (211KB)

Gavin, A., de Roiste, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC Ireland: urban and rural patterns in alcohol consumption among Irish children. Short report to the National Youth Council of Ireland, Dublin.  download (33KB)

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn,S. (2008). HBSC Ireland: child well-being in Dublin City. Short report for the Dublin City Children’s Services Committee. download (338KB)

Gavin, A., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Key issues for conisderation in the development of a Data Strategy for Children in Ireland: a review of the literature. Report to the Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (4KB)

Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). The contribution of HBSC Ireland to the National Report of the State of the Nation’s Children. Report to the Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (4KB)

Hanafin, S., Brooks, A.-M., Macken, A., Brady, G., McKeever, R., Judge, C., Ryan, B., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Gavin, A. (2008). State of the Nation’s Children: Ireland 2008. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (6.66MB)

Harrington, J., Perry, I., Lutomski, J., Morgan, K., McGee, H., Shelley, E., Watson, D. and Barry, M. (2008) SLÁN 2007: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland. Dietary Habits of the Irish Population, Department of Health and Children. Dublin: The Stationery Office. download (3.85MB)

Hodgins, M. and Swinburne, L. (2008) 'It sort of widens the Health word' Evaluation of a Health Promotion Intervention in the Youth Work Setting.National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4, (4) (supplement)  download (16.6KB)

Hodgins, M., Hogan, V. & Galvin, M. (2008). 'Choose Safety'. An evaluation of a Health and Safety module for use in secondary schools. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway. download (708KB)

Hodgins, M., McKenna, V. & D'Eath, M. (2008). Enhancing the Quality of Life of Older People Reliant on the State Pension. Galway/Dublin: Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway/National Council for Ageing and Older People/Combat Poverty Agency. download (143KB)

Kelly, C., Walker, L., Brennan, G., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC 2006 Full Variable Report: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study 2006: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people’s lives. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download  (4.27MB)

Molcho, M., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) HBSC Ireland: cannabis and volatile substance use between 1998-2006. Short report to the Health Research Board. download (31KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Inequalities in Health among School-aged Children in Ireland. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (657KB)

Molcho M, Kelly, C., Sheridan, A., Barry, M., & Nic Gabhainn, S (2008). Ireland: social cohesion for mental well-being in adolescence. In WHO (Eds). Social Cohesion for mental well-being among adolescents. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. download (7d1.6KB)

Morgan, K., McGee, H., Watson, D., Perry, I., Barry M.M., Shelley, E., Harrington, J., Molcho, M., Layte, R., Tully, N., van Lente, E., Ward, M., Lutomski, J., Conroy, R. & Brugha, R. (2008). SLÁN 2007: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland: Main Report. Dublin: The Stationery Office.  download (10.5KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC Ireland: smoking behaviour between 1998-2006. Short report to the Population Health Directorate of the Health Services Executive, Ireland. download (27KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M. and Kelly, C. (2008). HBSC Ireland: frequency of smoking behaviour in middle childhood and adolescence. Short report to the Office of Tobacco Control. download (18KB )

Nic Gabhainn, S., O’Higgins, S., Galvin, M. & Barry, M (2008). The Implementation of Social Personal and Health Education in Ireland. Dublin: Departments of Education and Science and Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (4KB)

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2007

Costello, T., & Hodgins, M. (2007). Evaluation of Health Quality Mark. Dublin/Galway: National Youth Health Programme and Health Promotion Research Centre,  NUI, Galway. download (870KB)

Gibbons, M., Manandhar, M., Gleeson, C. & Mullen, J. (2007).  The experiences of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people with health and personal social services in North West Ireland. Dublin: The Equality Authority with the Health Service Executive. download (4KB)

Hanafin, S., Brooks, A-M., McGee, H. Brady, G., Roche, G., McKeever, R., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Molcho, M. (2007). State of the Nations Children Ireland 2006. Dublin: The Stationery Office. download  (6.19MB)

Hunter, D., Barry, M.M., McCulloch, A. & May, A. (2007). A Review of Scotland’s National programme for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing 2003-2006. Edinburgh: Health Scotland Policy Review Series. download (390KB)

Kelly, C., Clerkin, P., Galvin, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Marketing of Foodstuffs in Post-Primary Schools in Ireland. Dublin: Irish Heart Foundation. download  (494KB)

McKenna, V., Rowel, D. & Barry, M.M. (2007). Obesity Prevention: Getting Health Promotion Evidence into Practice. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway.  download (1MB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). HBSC Ireland: smoking behaviour among Irish Schoolchildren. Short report to the Office of Tobacco Control, Ireland.  download (56KB)

Morales, A.S-M. & Barry. M.M. (2007). Scoping Study on Accreditation and Professional Standards in Health Promotion .  Report prepared on behalf of the IUHPE/EURO Sub-Committee on Training and Accreditation in Europe including Professional Standards and Competencies. IUHPE Research Report Series, Vol II(1). download (313KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Due, P., Currie, C., & Rasmussen, M. (2007). Risk Behaviours in school-aged children in Europe: Associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances. Short Report to the HBSC Forum Steering Committee. download (44.6KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelly, C., & Molcho, M. (2007). HBSC Ireland 2006: National Report of the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children in Ireland. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (125MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Gallois, A. & Kelly, C. (2007). HBSC Ireland: bullying and disability among Irish Schoolchildren. Short report to the National Disability Authority, Ireland.  download (156KB)

Nic Gabhainn, O’Higgins, S., Galvin M., Kennedy, C. & Barry, M. (2007). The Implementation of SPHE at Post Primary Level: a case study approach. Executive Summary. Report to Social, Personal & Health Education Support Service. download (1.4MB)

O’Higgins, S. & Barry, M.M. (2007).  Review of International Best Practice in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education. Report to the Prevention and Education Sub-Committee of the National AIDS Strategy Committee (NASC). download (1.90MB)

Pursell, L & Kearns, N. (2007). Evaluation of the health impact assessment of traffic and transport in Ballyfermot. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway. download (1581KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). A Process Evaluation of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003-2005. Dublin: National Advisory Committee on Drugs. download (683KB)

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2006

Bedford, D., McKeown, N., Vellinga, A. & Howell, F. (2006) Alcohol in Fatal Road Crashes in Ireland in 2003. Report to the Health Services Executive. download  (285KB)

Costello, T., Hodgins, M. & Connolly, C. (2006). Evaluation of Specialist Certificate in Health Promotion (Oral Health). Dulbin/Galway: Dental Health Foundation, Ireland and Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway.  download (605KB)

Cotter, E., O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2006). Towards a Sexual Health Policy for the West: Developing concensus on the potential goals, objective and actions. Report to the Public Health Department, HSE Western Area. download (209KB)

Friel, S., Walsh, O. & McCarthy, D. (2004). The Financial Cost of Healthy Eating in the Republic of Ireland. Dublin: Combat Poverty Agency Research Working Papers Series. download (137KB)

Manandhar, M., Share, M., Friel, S., Walsh, O. & Hardy, F., (2006). Food, Nutrition and Poverty among Asylum-Seekers in North-West Ireland. Combat Poverty Agency, Dublin: Research Working Paper Series. download (901KB)

Meade, K., Barry, M.M. & Rowel, D .(2006). Evaluation of the Youth Led Emotional Well-being Project ’Getting it Together’. Galway: Unpublished Report, Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway. download (4KB)

Meade, K., Rowel, D. & Barry, M.M. (2006).  Evaluation of ’The Guide – The Ultimate School Journal’. Galway: Health Promotion Department, HSE North West and Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway. download (3.30MB)

Murphy, K., O'Shea, E., Sheil, A., Hodgins, M. & Cooney, A. (2006). Improving Quality of Life for Older People in Long Stay Settings. Dublin: National Council for Ageing and Older People. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., D’Eath, M., Batt, V. & Galvin, M. (2006). Perceptions of the NUI Galway Counselling Service. Report to the NUI Galway Counselling Services / NUI Galway Vice-President for Student Services. download (109KB)

O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M., Inchley, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Development of a method for student’s participation: An example from the Republic of Ireland. Report to the European Network of Health Promoting Schools, WHO European Office, Copenhagen. download (162KB)

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Mapping Child Health in Family Support Services. Report to the Family Research and Policy Unit, NUI Galway/HSE West. download (4KB)

Pursell, L., Kearns, N. & O’Donovan, D. (2006) Local inequality indicators for the health and well-being of Ireland: A review of the data issues and policy context for selected data indicator sets. Interim Report. Galway/Dublin: Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway and Institute of Public Health in Ireland. download (4KB)

Pursell, L. & O’Donovan, D. (2006). Review of selected indicator sets for monitoring health inequity at local level in Ireland. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway and Department of Public Health, HSE Western Area. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. Phase 1: Clerkin, P., Stevens, E. & Keogh, M. Phase 2: Clerkin, P. & Stevens, E. Phase 3: D’Eath, M., Stevens, E. & O’Higgins, S. (2006) A Review of the Literature on the Effectiveness of Mass Media Campaigns for Drug Prevention and Harm Reduction and A Process Evaluation of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003/5. Final Report to the National Advisory Committee on Drugs. download (4KB)

Smyth, B., Wright, P. & Howell, F. (2006) National Public Health Medicine Manpower Study. Report to the Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland. download (4KB)

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2005

Barry, M.M., Reynolds, C., & Egenton, R. (2005). Preliminary Findings from the Winning New Jobs Programme in Ireland. Galway: Unpublished Report, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

Bourke, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). HBSC Ireland: contribution to the national set of well-being indicators for children. A short report to the National Children’s Office, Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (124KB)

Bourke, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs for 15-17 year olds: data from the Irish HBSC study. A short report to the Public Health Department of the HSE Western Region. download (141KB)

D’Eath, M,McCormack, B., Blitz, N., Fay, B., Kelly, A., McCarthy, A., Magliocco, G., Morris, K., Swinburne, J., Tierney, E & Walls, M. (2005). Guidelines for Researchers when interviewing People with an Intellectual Disability. Galway: National Federation of Voluntary Bodies.  download (83.2KB)

D’Eath, M., Sixsmith, J., Cannon, R., & Kelly, L. (2005). The Experiences of People with Disabilities in Accessing Health Services in Ireland: Do inequalities exist? Dublin: National Disability Authority.  download (416KB) 

D’Eath, M., Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn S. & Stevens, E. (2005) The Development process of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003/5, from November 2004 –November 2005. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs. download (4KB)

D’Eath, M., Sixsmith, J., Stevens, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). The Development Process of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign Phase 3. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs. download (4KB)

Hodgins, M., Galvin, M. & Hogan, V. (2005). Work Life Balance in NUI Galway. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (2.1MB)

McKenna, V., Barry, M.M. & Friel, S. (2005). Review of the National Health Promotion Strategy 2004. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (465KB)

Neeson, B., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Walker, A. (2005). Health Promotion and the Health Service Reforms in Ireland: a position paper. Dublin: Association for Health Promotion, Ireland. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Women in Science and Technology. Perspectives from the research staff of NUI Galway. Report to the Science Foundation Ireland Scoping Study Steering Committee, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Bourke, H. and Molcho, M. (2005) Data on Community Involvement and Perceptions from HBSC Ireland 2002. A short report to the National Children's Office. download (255KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2005). Children’s Understandings of Well-being. Dublin: National Children’s Office, Department of Health and Children. download (979KB) 

O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2005 ). Perspectives on the provision of sexual health services to sex workers. Report to the Good Shepherd Sisters, Galway. download (57.3KB)

O’Keeffee, J., Sheridan, A., Barry, M.M. & Meade, K (2005). Evaluation of the Pilot Mind Out Programme in Youthreach and Traveller Training Centres. Health Promotion Department, HSE North West and Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Shiely, F., Sweeney, M.R., Lavin, T., Craven, F., Nic Gabhainn, S., Collins, C., Daly, L., Staines, A. & Kelleher, C. (2005). Feasibility study on the inclusion of blood and tissue data as a component of the national longitudinal study of children in Ireland. Report to the National Children’s Office, Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., D’Eath, M., Clerkin, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., O’Higgins, S. & Stevens, E. (2005). The Process Evaluation of the National Drugs Awareness Campaigns 2004-2005. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

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2004

Clerkin, P. Sixsmith, J., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004) The Development Process of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003/5. Phase 1. Report to the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

D’Eath, M., Sixsmith, J., Cannon, R. & Kelly, L. (2004) Health Inequalities as Experienced by People with Disabilities in Access and Use of Health Services. Report to the National Disability Authority, Dublin. download (4KB)

Friel, S. & Conlon, C. (2004) Food Poverty and Policy. Dublin: Combat Poverty Agency. download (779KB)

Hodgins, M. (2004). Perceptions of Anti-Bullying Policy and Practice in NUI Galway. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (184KB)

Hodgins, M. & Greve, J. (2004). Attitudes to Ageing and Older People. Galway: Western Regional Council of Active Retirement Associations & Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway download (299KB)

McCarthy, D., Sixsmith, J., Houlihan, A., Connolly, C., Doherty, A. & O’Donovan, D. (2004). An Investigation into the Barriers to Childhood Immunisation in the West of Ireland. Report to the Department of Public Health, Western Health Board. download (172KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V. (2004). Breastfeeding Strategic Action Plan. Report to the National Breastfeeding Committee, Health Promotion Unit, Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Clerkin, P. (2004). Health Promoting Schools: Regenerating a Model of School Health in Ireland. Report to the National SPHE Partnership Committee, Departments of Education and Science and Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Wellbeing: the contribution of animals, places and things to do. Report to the National Children’s Office, Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Pursell, L., Carroll C. & Smith P. (2004). A problem-based learning approach to teaching in Microbiology . Galway: Department of Microbiology and Centre for Excellence and Learning in Teaching, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Pursell, L., Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’ Donovan, D. (2004). Health Impact Assessment of the Ban of Smoking: Potential impacts of the smoking ban on public bars. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies and Environmental Change Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

Pursell, L., O’Donovan, D. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Health Impact Assessment of the Ban on Smoking in Workplaces. Galway: Environmental Change Institute, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Pursell, L., O’Keefe, J., O’Donovan, D. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Evaluation of pilot health impact assessments conducted in Ireland. Galway: Environmental Change Institute, NUI Galway. download (483 KB)

Reynolds, C., Byrne, M. & Barry, M.M. (2004). Final Evaluation Report of the Rural Mental Health Project (Phase 2). Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (492KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabahainn, S. (2004) A review of the literature on the effectiveness of mass media approaches for drug prevention and harm reduction. Report to the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004) The Development Process of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003/5: Phase 1. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin.   download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S. Clerkin, P., Stevens, E., O’Higgins, S. & D’Eath, M. (2004) The Development Process of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003/5: Phase 2. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin.   download (4KB)

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2003

Brett, M., Corbett, C., Evans, D., Honan, S., Jones, J. & Sixsmith, J. (2003). Health Promotion Messages – To scare or not to scare? Report to the Health Promotion Management Group. Western Health Board. download (233KB)

Byrne, M. & Barry, M.M. (2003). Lifeskills MindMatters: Report on the Development and Evaluation of a Mental Health Promotion Programme for Post-Primary Schools. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (6.48MB)

Friel, S.. & Kelleher, C.. (2003) Social variation in food and nutrient intake in Irish adults. Dublin: Combat Poverty Agency. download (4KB)

Kelleher, CC., Friel, S., Nolan, G., Murrin, C., Magooche, N. & Walsh, O. (2003) Dietary habits of the Irish population: results from SLÁN 2003. Galway: National Nutrition Surveillance Centre and Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway.  download (1.78MB)

Kelleher, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Corrigan, H., Friel, S., Sixsmith, J., Daly, E., Galvin, M., Daly, L. & Lotya, M. (2003). The National Health and Lifestyle Surveys 2003. Report to the Health Promotion Unit of the Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Kelleher, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S., Corrigan, H., Nolan, G., Sixsmith, J., Walsh, O. & Cooke, M. (2003). The National Health and Lifestyle Surveys (II) Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) and the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged children survey (HBSC). Dublin: Department of Health and Children.  download (1.52MB)

Kelleher, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S., Corrigan, H., Nolan, G., Sixsmith, J., Walsh, O. & Cooke, M. (2003). Regional Report of the National Health and Lifestyle Surveys (II) Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) and the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged children survey (HBSC). Dublin: Department of Health and Children.  download (4.4MB)

Mahony, P., Millar, M. & Barry, M.M. (2003). International Literature and Policy Review on the Links between Poverty and health, and of Community Development Approaches to Tackling Health Inequalities. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI, Galway. download (772KB)

McDaid, M., Barry, M.M. & Sixsmith, J. (2003). Evaluation of the Pilot Implementation of the SunSmart Beach Signs in Ireland. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (224KB)

McDonald, B., Nic Gabhainn, S., Neeson, B., Mulvihill, M. & Hyland, B. (2003). Health Promotion Performance Indicators: a position paper. Dublin: Association for Health Promotion Ireland. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V. (2003). Crisis Pregnancy Counselling in Ireland. Dublin: Crisis Pregnancy Agency. (see also Crisis Pregancy Agency (2004). Crisis Pregnancy Counselling in Ireland. A summary of research conducted by Dr. S. Nic Gabhainn and Dr. V. Batt. Crisis Pregnancy Agency Report No. 4. Crisis Pregnancy Agency, Dublin. download (206KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V. (2003). Crisis Pr egnancy Counselling in Ireland: Practice and Possibilities. Dublin, Crisis Pregnancy Agency, 175 pp. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Corrigan, H. (2003). Best Practice in Youth Health Promotion in Ireland. Country Report to the German Youth Institute, Munich. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Dring, C., Walsh, O., Kelleher, C. (2003). Stimulant Drink Consumption across the Island of Ireland; Context and Risk Factors. Report to the Food Safety Promotions Board, Ireland.  download (870KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Whyte, M. (2003). NUI Galway Student Life. Report to Sr. Imelda Byrne, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Reynolds, C., Byrne, M. & Barry, M.M. (2003). Interim Evaluation on Phase 2 of the Rural Mental Health Project. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). The Development Process of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003/5. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). A Review of the Literature on the Effectiveness of Mass Media Campaigns for Drug Prevention and Harm Reduction. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

Taylor-Dillon, F., Friel, S., Sixsmith, J. & Kelleher, C. (2003). A Review of Oral Health Promotion / Education Activity in the Republic of Ireland and A Study of Attitudes, Knowledge and Behaviour of Special Needs Groups Towards Oral Health. Centre for Health Promotion Studies. Report to the Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (364KB)

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2002

Barry, M.M. & Dempsey, C. (2002). Mental Health Association of Ireland National Public Speaking Project Evaluation. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (476KB)

Barry, M.M., Friel, S., Dempsey, C. & Avalos, G. (2002). Promoting Mental Health and Social Well-being: Cross Border Opportunities and Challenges. Armagh:  The Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh. download (1948KB)

Batt, V.J., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Falvey, F. (2002). Perspectives on the Provision of Counselling to Women in Ireland. Dublin: Women’s Health Council. download (4KB)

Greve, J. & Sixsmith, J. (2002). Evaluation of the Health Promoting Hospitals Brief Information Session. Report to Irish Health Promoting Hospitals Network, Dublin. download (169KB)

Hodgins, M., McMahon, A., & Kelleher, C. (2002). Travellers' perceptions and experiences of Maternity and Child Health Services. Report to the Traveller Health Unit, MWHB download (4KB)

McMahon, A., Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (2002). Current priorities issues in relation to Women’s Health services in the Western Health Board. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI, Galway download (4KB)

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2001

Barry, M.M., Friel, S., Dempsey, C. & Avalos, G. (2001). Promoting Mental Health and Social Well-being: Cross Border Opportunities and Challenges: Interim Report on Phase 1. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Byrne, M. & Barry, M.M. (2001). P romoting Positive Mental Health in Rural Communities: Interim Report on Phase 1 of a Cross-Border Community-Based Mental Health Promotion Project for Rural Communities. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Byrne, M., D’Eath, M. & Walls, M. (2001) . Access West: Directory of Services and Supports for Physical and Sensory Disability in the Western Health Board Area. Galway: Enable Ireland and Western Health Board, Galway, Ireland. download (4KB)

Kelleher, C., Hope, A., Barry, M.M. & Sixsmith, J. (2001). Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Rural Communities in the Republic of Ireland: Main Results from the Agriproject. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Ní Riain, A. & Barry-Murphy, B. (2001). Health Behaviours: Reports from the working groups. Developing an Adolescent Friendly Health Service. Dublin: Best Health for Children.  download (4KB)

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2000

Byrne, M. & Barry, M.M. (2000) Lifeskills: A Report on a Mental Health Promotion Programme for Secondary Schools. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Byrne, M. & Barry, M.M. (2000). Mind Matters’: Report on the Planning and Implementation Phase of a Community-Based Mental Health Promotion Project. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Byrne, M. & Barry, M.M. (2000). Rural Health and Social Wellbeing Project: Report on the Planning and Consultation Stage. Centre for Health Promotion Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

McMahon, A., & Hodgins, M. (2000). Men’s Health in Primary Care. A pilot study commissioned by the GP Unit, Western Health Board. Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI, Galway. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). National Survey of General Practice: Final Report. Dublin: Irish College of General Practitioners. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., McCarthy, E. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Bí Follain: Review and Evaluation. Limerick: Mid-Western Health Board.  download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., McCarthy, E. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Bí Follain: Review and Evaluation. Report(s) to the Midland Health Board and the Mid-Western Health Board.  download (4KB) 

Nolan, G & Hodgins, M. (2000). Nutrition for Social Care Workers. Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI, Galway. (Not available)

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1999

Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1999). The National Lifestyle Surveys: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) and the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged children survey (HBSC). Dublin: Department of Health and Children.  download (890KB)

Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1999). Regional Results from the National Lifestyle Surveys: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) and the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged children survey (HBSC). Dublin: Department of Health and Children.  download (4KB)

Hodgins, M. (1999). Psychology for Social Workers.  Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

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1998

Clerkin, P. & Barry, M.M. (1998). Review of Health Promotion Training and Education in Ireland. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (2.04MB)

Doherty, A., Barry, M.M. & Sixsmith, J. (1998). Health and Social Wellbeing in a Rural Community: Community Perceptions and Beliefs Concerning Mental Health Issues. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Doherty, A., Sixsmith, J. & Kelleher, C. (1998). A Literature Review of Patient Satisfaction and Mammography Screening. Report to the National Quality Assurance Committee on Mammography Screening. download (4KB)

Kelleher, C., Nolan, G., Connolly , C., Mac Farlane,  A. & Rossnagel, K.  (1998). Knowledge & attitudes to breast-feeding in the Eastern health board area. Report to the Community Nutrition Service Health Promotion Department, Eastern Health Board.  download (2.41MB)

McCarthy, E., Sixsmith, J., Barry, M.M. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Evaluation of North Western Health Board’s Multi-media Public Information Access System. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1998). The Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools: A collaborative report. Dublin: Department of Education. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Review of Studies Reporting Smoking Prevalence Rates . Report to the Health Promotion Unit, Department of Health and Children.  download (4KB)

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1997

Burke, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Metcalfe, O. (1997). The health related concerns of young people at risk in Ireland. Report to the National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion Sub-Committee on Young People, Department of Health. download (4KB)

Friel, S., Nolan, G. & Kelleher, C. (1997). A Review of the Health Promotion Framework for Action Nutrition Plan. Galway: National Nutrition Surveillance Centre, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Hodgins, M., Comer, S. & Barry, M.M. (1997). Survey of Adult and Continuing Education Needs in the Western Region. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Comer, S. (1997). Prevention, Policies, Perspectives: Substance Misuse in the Western Health Board. Galway: Community Addiction Team, Western Health Board. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1997). General Practice in Ireland: A census survey of General Practitioners in Ireland - 1996. Report to the Irish College of General Practitioners, the Irish Medical Organisation and the Department of Health. download (4KB)  

O'Donovan, O., Hodgins, M., McKenna, V., & Kelleher, C. (1997). Training Carers of Older People: An Advisory Report. Dublin; National Council for the Elderly. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Evaluation of the Health Promotion Unit’s Mass Media Anti Smoking Campaign: Final Results. Report to the Health Promotion Unit. Department of Health. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Final Report of the Health Promotion Unit’s Anti-Drugs and HIV / AIDS Mass Media Campaigns: Final Results. Report to the Health Promotion Unit, Department of Health. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., McCarthy, E. & Shryane, E. (1997). Women’s Attitudes to the Menopause, HRT, Breast Cancer and Mammography Screening. Women’s Studies Review: Women and Health, 5, 49-63. download (4KB)

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1996

Batt, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1996). Putting a value on women’s work. Report to the Moygownagh Women’s Research Project, Moygownagh, Co. Mayo, Ireland. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Attitudes to Cardiovascular Disease in Ireland. Report to the National Cardiovascular Disease and Health Promotion Research Group (CHIRP). download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Evaluation of the Health Promotion Unit’s “The Brain” Commercial: Final Results. Report to the Health Promotion Unit, Departmenta of Health .   download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Preliminary Report of the Health Promotion Unit’s Mass Media Campaigns 1996. Report to the Health Promotion Unit, Department of Health.  download (4KB)

1995

Friel, S., Nolan, G. & Kelleher, C. (1995). Changes in the Food Chain since the Great Irish Famine. Galway: National Nutrition Surveillance Centre, University College Galway. download (1.67MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V.J. (1995). The Health Promoting potential of the Western Health Board. Report to the Health Promotion Working Group of the Western Health Board. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). Lifeskills for Health Promotion: The evaluation of the North Western Health Boards Health Education Programmes. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University College Galway. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). Lifeskills for Health Promotion: The evaluation of the North Western Health Boards Health Education Programmes (Executive Summary). Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University College Galway. download (4KB)

O’Donovan, O., McKenna ,V,. McCarthy ,Patricia., McCarthy, D. & Kelleher, C. (1995). Health Service Provision for the Travelling Community in Ireland: A Study Commissioned by the Task Force on the Travelling Community and the Department of Health. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University College Galway. download (5.29MB)

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1994

Friel, S., Nolan, G. & Kelleher, C. (1994). NNSC Report- Health Status of the Irish population 1994. Galway: National Nutrition Surveillance Centre, University College Galway. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1994). Evaluation of the SF 36. Report to the Health Care Management Group of the Western Health Board. download (4KB)

1993

Newell, J., Nolan, G. & Kelleher, C. (1993).  Nutrition Surveillance in Ireland 1993. Galway: National Nutrition Surveillance Centre, University College Galway. download (4KB)

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2012

de Looze, M., Pickett, W., Raaijmakers, Q., Kuntsche, E., Hublet, A., Nic Gabhainn, S., Bjarnason, T., Molcho, M., Vollebergh, W. & ter Bogt, T. (2012). Early Risk Behaviours and Adolescent Injury in 25 European and North American Countries: A Cross-National Consistent Relationship. Journal of Early Adolescence, 32(1), 104-125. [ download] 324KB

de Róiste, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Is School Participation Good for Children? Associations with Health and Wellbeing. Health Education, 112(2), 88-104. download (93KB)

Pursell, L., & Kearns, N. (2012) Impacts of an HIA on inter-agency and inter-sectoral partnerships and community participation: lessons from a local level HIA in the Republic of Ireland. Health Promotion International; doi: 10.1093/heapro/das032 download 94.5KB

Richter, M., Rathmann, K., Nic Gabhainn, S., Zambon, A., Boyce, W. & Hurrelmann, K. (2012). Welfare state regimes, health and health inequalities in adolescence: a comparative study in 35 countries. Sociology of Health and Illness (DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01433).

ter Bogt, T.F.M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Simons-Morton, B.G., Ferreira, M., Hublet, A.,  Godeau, E., Kuntsche, E. & Richter, M. (2012). Dance is the new metal: adolescent music preferences and substance use across Europe. Substance Use and Misuse, 47(2), 130-142.

Van Lente E, Barry M M., Molcho M, Morgan K, Watson D, Harrington J, McGee H.  (2012). Measuring Population Mental Health and Social Well-being. International Journal of Public Health, 57(2), 421-430, published online doi:10.1007/s00038-011-0317-x. - download

2011

Brugha, R., Balfe, M., Jeffares, I., Conroy, R.M., Clarke, E., Fitzgerald, M., O'Connell, E., Vaughan, D., Coleman, C., McGee, H., Gillespie, P. and O'Donovan, D. (2011). Where do young adults want opportunistic chlamydia screening services to be located? Journal of Public Health, 33(4), 571-8. (doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdr02).

Brugha, R., Balfe M., Conroy, R.M., Clarke, E., Fitzgerald, M., O'Connell, E., Jeffares, I., Vaughan, D., Fleming, C., O'Donovan, D. (2011). Young adults' preferred options for receiving chlamydia screening test results: a cross-sectional survey of 6085 young adults. International Journal STD AIDS, 22(11), 635-9.

de Looze, M.E., Pickett, W., Raaijmakers, Q., Kuntsche, E., Hublet, A., Nic Gabhainn, S., Bjarnason, T., Molcho, M., Vollebergh, W. and ter Bogt, T. (2011). Early Risk Behaviors and Adolescent Injury in 25 European and North American Countries: A Cross-National Consistent Relationship. Journal of Early Adolescence, 32(1), 104-125.

Fitzpatrick, P., Howell, F., O’Donovan, D., Hayes, C., Weakliam, D. and Barry, J. (2011). Manifesto for Public Health: the need for inter-sectoral efforts. Public Affairs Ireland, 79, 11-13.

Gobina, I., Välimaa, R., Tynjälä, J., Villberg, J., Vilerusa, A., Iannotti, R.J., Godeau, E., NicGabhainn, S., Andersen, A. & Holstein, B.E. (2011). Medicine use and corresponding subjective health complaints among adolescents, a cross-national survey. Pharmacoepidemology and Drug Safety, 20(4), 424-431. download (94KB)

Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Zannotti, C. (2011). A profile of young people’s sexual behaviour: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey. Entre Nous, 72, 24-26. download (349KB)

Harel-Fisch Y, Walsh SD, Fogel-Grinvald H, Amitai G, Pickett W, Molcho M, Due P, Gaspar de Matos M, Craig W (2010). Negative school perceptions and involvement in school bullying: A universal relationship across 40 countries. Journal of Adolescence, 43(4), 1-14, doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.09.008

Harrington, J., Fitzgerald, A.P., Lutomsk,i J., Layte, R., Molcho, M. and Perry, I.J. (2011). Sociodemographic, health and  lifestyle predictors of poor diets. Public Health Nutrition, 14(12), 2166–2175.

Hodgins, M. and McKenna, V. (2010). Social welfare, housing and health policy and the determinants of quality of life for older people in the Republic of Ireland. Quality in Ageing, 11(2), 19-28.

Jones, J. and Barry, M.M. (2011). Developing a scale to measure synergy in health promotion partnerships. Global Health Promotion, 18(2), 36-44.

Jones, J. and Barry, M.M. (2011). Developing a scale to measure trust in health promotion partnerships. Health Promotion International, 26(4), 484-491.

Jones, J. and Barry, M.M. (2011). Exploring the relationship between synergy and partnership functioning factors in health promotion partnerships. Health Promotion International, 26(4), 408-420.

Kearns, N. and Pursell, L. (2011). Time for a paradigm change? Tracing the institutionalisation of health impact assessment in the Republic of Ireland across health and environmental sectors. Health Policy, 99(2), 91-96.

Kuosmanen, T.M. and Sixsmith, J. (2011). The framing of overweight and obesity in Irish newspapers. National Institute Of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 6(2), 55.

Mc Nair, A., Moran, C., Mc Grath, E., Naqvi, S., Connolly, C., Mc Kenna,V. and Kropmans, T. (2011). How we implemented an integrated Professionalism curriculum to 2nd year medical students within the National University of Ireland Galway, with examples from the students final output. Medical Teacher, 33, 710-712.

McKenna, V., Connolly, C. and Hodgins, M. (2011). Usefulness of a competency based reflective portfolio for student learning on a Masters Health Promotion Programme. Health Education Journal, 70(2), 170-176.

McKeever, B. and McKenna, V. (2011). An examination of prisoners’ health needs in the Irish prison setting. National Institutes of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 6(1), 94-95.

Molcho, M. and Pickett, W. (2011). Some thoughts about acceptable’ and ’non-acceptable’ childhood injuries. Injury Prevention, 17, 147-148.

Power, M. and Lavelle, M-J. (2011). Qualifications of non-nursing residential care staff in the Republic of Ireland. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 12(3), 152-161.

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Arnaud, C., Molcho, M., Godeau, E., & Nic Gabhainn., S. (2011). Victims of Bullying Among Students With a Disability or Chronic Illness and Their Peers: A Cross-National Study Between Ireland and France. Journal of Adolescent Health, 48(5), 461-466. download (143KB)

Sentenac, M., Arnaud, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Godeau, E. (2011). Peer victimization among school-aged children with chronic conditions. Epidemiologic Reviews, 34(1), 120-128. (doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxr024). download

ter Bogt, T.F.M., Mulder, J., Raaijmakers, Q.A.W. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Moved by Music: a typology of music listeners. Psychology of Music, 39(2), 147-163. download (260KB)

2010

Balfe, M., Brugha, R., O’Connell, E., McGee, H., O’Donovan, D. & Vaughan, D. (2010). Why don’t young women go for Chlamydia testing?  A qualitative study employing Goffman’s stigma framework.  Health, Risk and Society 12,131-148.

Balfe, M., Brugha,R., O’Donovan, D., O’Connell, E. & Vaugha,n D.  (2010). Young women’s decisions to accept Chlamydia screening: influences of stigma and doctor-patient interactions.  BMC Public Health 10, 425.

Balfe, M., Brugha, R., O’Connel,l E., McGee, H. & O’Donovan, D.  (2010). Where do young Irish women want Chlamydia-screening services to be set up? A qualitative study employing Goffman's impression management framework.  Health and Place 2010; 16:16-24 download (173KB)

Barry, M.M. (2010). Adopting a Mental Health Promotion Approach to Public Mental Health. Chapter in I. Goldie (Ed.) Public Mental HealthToday: A handbook. Brigthon: Pavilion.

Barry, M.M. (2010). Preface to book by Arroyo, H V. (Ed)  Promoción de la Salud: Modelos y Experiencias de Formación Académica-Profesional en Iberoamerica.  Interamerican Consortium of Universities and Training Centres in Health Promotion and Education (CIUEPS).

Battel-Kirk, B. & Barry, M.M. (2010). IUHPE Scoping Study on Health Promotion Workforce Capacity and Training. Paris: International Union for Health Promotion and Education.

Brooks, A-M., Hanafin, S., Kearns, N., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Pursell, L. (2010). Ireland: the socio-environmental context of child well-being and the involvement of children in the development of a national set of well-being indicators. In Mathieson, A. and Nemer, L. (Eds.) Socioenvironmentally determined health inequities among children and adolescents. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation (European Office). download (191KB)

Clarke, A., O’Sullivan, M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). Context matters in programme implementation Health Education, 110(4) 273-293. download (147KB)

Clarke, N., Sixsmith, J., Byrne, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Investigating promoters and barriers to active travel for primary school children - a mixed methodological approach. National Institutes of Health Sciences Bulletin, 5(4), 108-109.

Dempsey, C., Barry, M.M. & Battel-Kirk, B. (2010) Literature Review: Developing Competencies for Health Promotion.  HPRC and Executive Agency for Health & Consumers, European Commission, May 2010.

Dromgoole, N and Hodgins, M. (2010) Exposure to occupational violence and abuse in Taxi Drivers National Institute of Health Sciences, , 5, (4), 108-109   

Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2010). Factors influencing the food choices of Irish children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation. Health Promotion International, 25(3), 289-98.

Gaudineau, A., Ehlinger, V., Nic Gabhainn, S., Vayssiere, C., Arnaud, C. & Godeau, E. (2010). Use of emergency contraception pill by 15 years old girls: results from the international health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study. Published on-line British Journal of Gynaecology, June 2010. download (129KB)

Harrington, J., Perry, I.J., Lutomski, J., Fitzgerald, A.P., Sheily, F., McGee, H., Barry, M.M., Van Lente, E., Morgan, K., &Shelley, E. (2010) Living longer and feeling better: healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Ireland. The European Journal of Public Health, 20(1), 91-5. download (66.6KB)

Hodgins, M., & McKenna, V. (2010). Social welfare, housing and health policy and the determinants of quality of life for older people in the Republic of Ireland. Quality In Ageing and Older Adults, 11(2) 19-28.

Hodgins, M., Battel-Kirk, B. & Asgeirsdottir, A. (2010.) Building Capacity in Workplace Health Promotion: The case of the Healthy Together e-learning project. Global Health Promotion 17(1) 60-68. download (125KB)

Kearnes, N. & L. Pursell. (2010). "Time for a paradigm change? Tracing the institutionalisation of health impact assessment in the Republic of Ireland across health and environmental sectors." Health Policy. In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 25 August 2010. doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.07.004.

Kelly, C., Clerkin, P., Mulvihill, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Food marketing in Irish schools. Health Education, 110(5), 336-350. download (92KB)

Kelly, C., Mocho, M., Doyle, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010) Psychosomatic symptoms among schoolchildren in Ireland. International Journal of Adolescent Health and Medicine, 22(2), 223-230. download (312KB)

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Patterns of weight reduction by weight status in schoolchildren. Public Health Nutrition, 13(8), 1229-1236. download (115KB)

Mahmood, M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). World Health Organisation Regional Offices Consultation on Global Health Promotion Competencies, Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway.

McKenna, V., Connolly, C. & Hodgins, M. (2010). Usefulness of a competency based reflective portfolio for student learning on a Masters Health Promotion Programme. Health Education Journal. July 2, 2010  DOI:10.1177/0017896910373135  download (82.1KB)

Mc Nair, A., Moran, C., Mc Grath, E., Naqvi, S., Connolly, C., Mc Kenna,V& Kropmans, T. (2010). How we implemented an integrated Professionalism curriculum to 2nd year medical students within the National University of Ireland Galway, with examples from the students final output. Medical Teacher. download (87.7KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Perceptions of local area as predictors of injury and physical activity among schoolchildren in Ireland. Injury prevention, 16( supp 1), A235. (Published Abstract)

Molcho, M. and Yafe, E. (2010). School injury in Israel: findings from Magen David Adom. Injury prevention, 16(supp 1), A250. (Published Abstract)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Deficits in health and well-being among immigrant children in Ireland: the explanatory role of social capital. Translocations: The Irish Migration, Race and Social Transformation Review, 6(1). download (145KB)

Molcho, M., Cristini, F., Nic Gabhainn, S., Santinello, M., Moreno, C., Gaspar de Matos, M., Bjarnson, T., Baldassari, D. & Due, P. (2010). Health and well-being among child immigrants in Europe. Eurohealth, 16(1), 20-23.

Mulder, J., ter Bogt, T.F.M., Raajimakers, Q.A.W., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sikkema, P. (2010). From death metal to R&B? Consistency of music preferences among Dutch adolescents and young adults. Psychology of Music, 33(1), 67-83. download (152KB)

Mulder, J., ter Vogt, T., Raaijmakers, Q.A., Nic Gabhainn, S., Monshouwer, K. & Vollebergh, W. (2010). Is it the music? Peer substance use as a mediator of the link between music preferences and adolescent substance use. Journal of Adolescence, 33, 387-394. download (134KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., O’Higgins, S. & Barry, M.M. (2010).  The implementation of Social Personal and Health Education in Irish Schools. Health Education, 110(6).  download (132 KB)        

O’Higgins, S., Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Adolescents’ perceptions of the words ’health’and ’happy’. Health Education, 110(5), 367-381. download (126KB)

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Youth participation in setting the agenda: learning outcomes for sex education in Ireland. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 10(4), 387-403

Power, M. (2010). Legal responses to public crisis: Tribunals of inquiry and the blood crisis in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Social Criminology, 2(2), 36-63. download (177KB)

Pursell, L., McKenna, V. & Griffin, B. 2010. Evaluation of a blended learning enquiry based module for best practice of evaluation skills in health promotion. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin. 5(4) 122-123. download (559 KB)

Pursell, L., McKenna, V., Griffin, B., &McGrory, S. (2010). Development and delivery of a competency-based module in health promotion: A guide using blended learning. Galway: Health Promotion Research Centre. download (3.54MB)

Pursell, L., V. McKenna & B. Griffin. Evaluation of a blended learning enquiry based module: Evaluation of health promotion programmes. Galway, Health Promotion Research Centre, August. 2010.

Reynolds, C., Barry, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Evaluating the impact of the Winning New Jobs programme on the re-employment and mental health of a mixed profile of unemployed people. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 12(2), 32- 41. download (361 KB)

Spriggs-Madkour, A., Farhat, T., Halpern, C.T., Godeau, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Early adolescent sexual initiation as a problem behaviour: a comparative study of five nations. Journal of Adolescent Health, 47(4), 389-398.) download (252KB)

Spriggs, A., Farhat, T., Halpern, C.T. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Early adolescent sexual initiation and physical/psychological symptoms: a comparative analysis of five nations. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39(10), 1211-1225. download (318KB)

Taylor, G. & Power, M. (2010). Risk, science and blood: Politics, HIV, hepatitis & haemophilia in Ireland. E-book available at http://www.riskscienceblood.com/  .

Taylor, G. & Power, M. (2010). Risk, science and blood: The politics of the haemophilia crisis in Ireland. Health, Risk & Society, 12(6), 515-530.

Vaughan, D., O’Connell, E., Cormican, M., Brugha, R., Faherty, C., Balfe, M. & O’Donovan, D.  ’Pee-in-a-pot’: acceptability and uptake of on-site Chlamydia screening in a student population in the Republic of Ireland.  BMC Infectious Diseases 2010;10:325.

Walsh, S., Molcho, M., Harel-Fisv, Y., Huybh, Q., Kukaswadua, A., Aasvee, K., Varnau, D., Ottova, V., Ravens-Sieberer, U. & Pickett, W. Physical and emotional health problems experienced by youth engaged in violent behaviour. Injury prevention, 2010, 16(supp 1): A64 (Published Abstract).

Walsh, S., Molcho, M., Harel-Fisv, Y., Huybh, Q., Kukaswadua, A., Aasvee, K., Varnau, D., Ottova, V., Ravens-Sieberer, U, & Pickett, W. Physical and emotional health problems experienced by youth engaged in violent behaviour. Injury prevention, 2010, 16( supp 1): A64.

2009

Al Sabbah, H., Vereecken, C., Abdeen, Z., Kelly, C., Ojala, K., Nemeth, A., Ahluwalia, N & Maes, L. (2009). Weight control behaviours among overweight, normal weight and underweight adolescents in Palestine: findings from the National Study of Palestinian Schoolchildren (HBSC - WBG 2004). International Journal of Eating Disorders. Published online May 2009. DOI: 10.1002/eat.20699.  download 116KB

Allegrante, J.P., Barry, M.M., Airhihenbuwa, C.O., Auld, E., Collins, J.L., Lamarre, M-C., Magnusson, M., McQueen, D. & Mittelmark, M. (2009). Domains of core competency, standards, and quality assurance for building global capacity in health promotion: The Galway Consensus Conference Statement. Health Education & Behavior, 36(3) 476-482. download (70KB)

Allegrante, J.P., Barry, M.M., Auld, E., Lamarre, M-C. & Taub, A. (2009). Toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education: The Galway Consensus Conference. Health Education & Behavior, 36(3) 427-438. download (95.8KB)

Barry, M.M. (2009). Addressing the determinants of positive mental health: concepts, evidence and practice International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 11(3), 4-17. download (108KB)

Barry, M.M., Allegrante, J.P., Lamarre, M-C., Auld, E. & Taub, A. (2009). The Galway Consensus Conference: International collaboration on the development of core competencies for health promotion and health education. Global Health Promotion, 16(2), 5-11. download (85.5KB)

Battel-Kirk, B., Barry, M.M., Taub, A. & Lysoby, L. (2009). A review of the international literature on health promotion competencies: identifying frameworks and core competencies. Global Health Promotion, 16(2), 12-20. download (108KB)

Callaghan M, Cormican M, Prendergast M, Pelly H, Cloughley R, Hanahoe B, O’Donovan D.  Temporal and spatial distribution of human cryptosporidiosis in the west of Ireland 2004-2007.  International Journal of Health Geographics 2009;8:64.  [download] 2.55MB

Craig, W. Harel-Fisch, Y., Fogel-Grinvald, H. Dostaler, S., Hetland, J., Simons-Morton, B., Molcho, M., Gaspar de Matos, M. Overpeck, M., Due, P., & Pickett, P., the HBSC Violence & Injuries Prevention Focus Group & the HBSC Bullying Writing Group  (2009). A cross-national profile of bullying and victimisation among adolescents in 40 countries. International Journal of Public Health 54, s216-224. download (205KB) 

Currie, C, Nic Gabhainn, S,, Godeau, E, & the International HBSC Network Coordinating Committee 2009. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: Origins, concept, history and development 1982–2008. International Journal of Public Health, 54, s131-139. download (207KB)

Dallago, L., Santinello, M., Perkins, D.D, Boyce, W., Molcho, M. & Morgan, A. (2009).  adolescent place attachment, social capital, and perceived safety: a comparison of 13 countries. American Journal of Comunity Psychology, 44(1-2), 148-60. download (387KB)

Due, P., Merlo, J., Harel-Fisch, Y., Damsgaard, M.T., Holstein, B., Hetland, J., Currie, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Gaspar de Matos, M., Lynch, J. (2009). Socioeconomic inequality in exposure to bullying during adolescence: a comparative cross-sectional multilevel study in 35 countries. American Journal of Public Health, 99(5), 907-914. download (867KB)

Harrington, J., Perry, I.J., Lutomski, J., Fitzgerald, A.P., Sheily, F., McGee, H., Barry M.M., Van Lente, E., Morgan, K. & Shelley' E. 2009. Living longer and feeling better: healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Ireland. European Journal of Public Health, 1-5. (Advance access published online 8 July 2009)  download (66KB)

Haug, E., Rasmussen, M., Samdal, O., Iannotti, R., Kelly, C., Borraccino, A., Vereecken, C., Melkevik, O., Lazzeri, G., Giacchi, M., Ercan, O., Due, P., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Currie, C., Morgan, A., Ahluwalia, N. & the HBSC Obesity Writing Group 2009. Overweight in school-aged children and its relationship with demographic and lifestyle factors: results from the WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study. International Journal of Public Health, 54, s167-179. download (193KB)

Manandhar M, Maimbolwa M, Muulu E, Mwanga Mulenga M, O’Donovan D.  Intersectoral debate strengthens alliances, advocacy and action for maternal survival in Zambia.  Health Promotion International 2009;24:58-67. 2008; doi: 10.1093/heapro/dan036 [download] 83.1

Molcho, M., Craig, W., Due, P., Pickett, W., Harel-Fisch, Y., & Overpeck, M. (2009). Cross-national time trends in bullying behaviour 1994-2006: findings from Europe and North America International Journal of Public Health, 54, s1-s10. download (159KB)

Morgan, M., Ludlow, L.H., Kitching, K., O’Leary, M. & Clarke, A. (2009). What makes teachers tick? Sustaining events in new teachers lives. British Educational Research Journal, iFirst Article, 1-18. download (77.7KB)

Mulder, J., ter Bogt, T., Raaijmakers, Q., Nic Gabhainn, S., Monshouwer, K. & Vollebergh, W. (2009). The soundtrack of substance use: Music preference as a risk factor for adolescent smoking and drinking. Substance Use and Misuse, 44 , 514-531. download (933KB) 

Nic Gabhiann, S., Baban, A., Boyce, W., Godeau, E. & the HBSC Sexual Health Focus Group. (2009). How well protected are sexually active 15 year olds? Cross national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002 - 2006. International Journal of Public Health 54, s209-215.  download (112KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Dolan, P., Canavan, J., O’Higgins, S. (2009). Current practice in meeting child health needs in family support services: variation by service type and perspectives on future developments. Child Care in Practice, 15(2), 109-125. download (202KB)  

O’Connell E, Brennan W, Cormican M, Glacken M, O’Donovan D, Vellinga A, Cahill N, Lysaght F, O’Donnell J. Chlamydia trachomatis infection and sexual behaviour among female students attending higher education in the Republic of Ireland.  BMC Public Health 2009;9:397.  doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-397 [download] 214KB

O'Connell, A., Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., & Nic Gabhainn S. (2009). The mean age at menarche of Irish girls in 2006. Irish Medical Journal, 102(3),76-79. download (13KB)

Richter, M., Vereecken, C.A., Boyce, W., Maes, L., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Currie, C. (2009). Parental occupation, family affluence and adolescent health behaviour in 28 countries. International Journal of Public Health, 54, 203-212. download (146KB)

Richter, M., Erhart, M., Vereecken, C., Zambon, A., Boyce, W. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). The role of behavioural factors in explaining socioeconomic differences in adolescent health: a multilevel study in 33 countries. Social Science and Medicine, 69, 396-403. download (165KB)

Roberts, C., Freeman, J., Samdal, O., Schnohr, C.W., de Looze, M.E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Iannotti, R., Rasmussen, M. and the International HBSC Study Group 2009. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: methodological developments and current tensions. International Journal of Public Health, 54, s140-150. download (205KB)

Santa-Maria-Morales, A., Battel- Kirk, B., Barry, M.M., Bosker, L., Kasmel, A. & Griffiths, J. (2009). Perspectives on health promotion competencies and accreditation in Europe. Global Health Promotion, 16(2), 21-31. download (123KB)

Simons-Morton, B., Farhat, T., ter Bogt, T., Hublet, A., Kuntsche, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Godeau, E., Kokkevi, A. & the HBSC Risk Behaviour Focus Group. (2009). Gender specific trends in alcohol use: cross-cultural comparisons from 1998 to 2006 in 24 countries and regions. International Journal of Public Health 54, s199-208. download (217KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Applicazione dei processi di ricerca partecipativa con I bambini [Exploring the application of Participatory Research Process (PRP) with children] Health and Territory, 172, 15-19. download (139KB)

Taub, A., Allegrante, J.P., Barry, M.M. and Sakagami, K. (2009) Perspectives on terminology and conceptual and professional issues in health education and health promotion. Health Education & Behavior, 36(3) 476-482. download

Vereecken, C., Dupuy, M., Rasmussen, M., Kelly, C., Nanse, T.R., Al Sabbah, H., Baldassari, D., Delgrande Jordan, M., Maes, L., Niclasen, B. V-L., Ahluwalia, N. and the HBSC Eating & Dieting Focus Group 2009. Breakfast consumption and its socio-demographic and lifestyle correlates in schoolchildren in 41 countries participating in the HBSC study. International Journal of Public Health, 54, s180-190. download (205KB)

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2008

Barry, M.M. (2008). Capacity building for the future of health promotion.  Global Health Promotion, 15(4), 56-58. download (202KB)

Barry, M.M. (2008). Researching the implementation of community mental health programmes. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4 ), s66-68. download (557KB)

Barry, M.M. & Friedli, L. (2008). The influence of social, demographic and physical factors on positive mental health in children , adults and older people. Foresight Mental Capital and Wellbeing Project. State-of-Science Review: SR-B3. Government Office of Science and Innovation, London, UK. download (246KB)

Barry, M.M., Reynolds, C., Sheridan, A. & Egenton, R. (2008). Implementation of the JOBS programme in Ireland. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4( 4), s27-28. download (464KB)

Currie, C., Molcho, M., Boyce, W., Holstein, B., Torsheim, T. & Richter, M. (2008). Researching health inequalities in adolescents: The development of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Family Affluence Scale. Social Science & Medicine, 66(6), 1429-1436. download (164KB) 

de Róiste, A., Batt, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). The development of an annotated bibliography of Irish infant feeding related research. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s40-41. download (960KB)

de Roiste, A., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Urban and rural patterns in adolescent alcohol consumption in Ireland. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4 ), s7-8. download (882KB)

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Family, peer and school relationships as predictors of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use in Irish adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental substance use. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4 ), s50-51. download (885KB)

Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Vignes, C., Ross, J., Boyce, W. & Todd, J. (2008). Contraceptive use by 15 year – old students at their last sexual intercourse – results from 25 countries. Archives of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 162, 66-72.  download (133KB)

Hodgins, M. (2008). "Shut up and put up" - barriers to tackling workplace bullying in a public sector organisation. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s25-26. download (477KB)

Hodgins, M. (2008). Taking a health promotion approach to the problem of bullying. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 8(1), 13-23   download (129KB) 

Hodgins, M. & Swinburne, L. (2008). 'It sort of widens the Health word' evaluation of a health promotion intervention in the youth work setting. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s14-15. download (472KB)

Hodgins, M. & Swinburne, L. (2008). 'It sort of widens the Health word' evaluation of a health promotion intervention in the youth work setting. Youth Studies Ireland, 3(1), 30-44  download (67KB)

Kelly, C., Davin, V., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Family structure and children’s eating patterns: secondary analysis of the Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2002. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s48-s49. download (916KB)

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Diet and related behaviour of children from disadvantaged schools in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 67, e304. download (32.4KB)

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Food consumption and dietary behaviour of children from the Traveller community: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 67, e283. download (31.9KB)

Lambe, B., Connolly, C. & McEvoy, R  (2008). The determinants of lifestyle counselling among practice nurses in Ireland  International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 46(3), 94-99. download (628KB)

Mc Donnell, P., Coggins M., Hogan, V. & Fleming, G. (2008). Exposure Assessment to airborne contaminants in the indoor environment of Irish Swine Farms. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 15, 323-326.  download (158KB)

Meade, K., Rowel, D. & Barry, M.M. (2008). Evaluating the implementation of the youth-led emotional well-being project ’Getting it Together’.  Journal of Public Mental Health, 7(1), 16-25. download (136KB)

Meade, K., Rowel, D. & Barry, M.M.  (2008). Evaluating the implementation of the youth led emotional well-being project ’Getting it Together’. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s46-47. download (484KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Towards understanding food poverty among Irish Children. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s42-43. download (903KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M. & Inchley, J. (2008). Indicators of Health Promoting Schools in Ireland: towards the participative inclusion of students. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s35-36. download (481KB)

Sixsmith J, Nic Gabhainn, S., Clerkin, P., D’Eath, M., O’Higgins, S., Stevens, E. & Keogh, M. (2008). A process evaluation of the National drug awareness campaign. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s9-10. download (487KB)

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Fleming, C. & O’Higgins, S. (2008). Child well-being: children’s, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s44-45. download (498KB)

Vellinga A, O’Donovan D, de la Harpe D. Length of stay and associated costs of obesity related hospital admission in Ireland.  BMC Health Services Research 2008;8:88 [download] (214KB)

Walsh, K., Molcho, M., Dineen, B., Kelleher, C. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008) Cluster randomisation and design effects in school surveys: an exploration of the Irish Health Behaviours in School-aged Children data. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s37-39.  download (897KB)

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2007

Barry, M.M. (2007). Building capacity for effective implementation of mental health promotion. Guest editorial in the Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH), 6(2), 1-9. download (78.1KB)

Barry, M. M. (2007). Generic principles of effective mental health promotion International Journal of Mental Health Promotion,    9(2), 4-16. download (254KB)

Barry, M.M. (2007). Researching the implementation of community mental health promotion programmes.  Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 18, 240-246.  download (353KB)

Connolly, C. & Cronin, M. (2007). Exploring the use of experimental learning workshops and effective practice for developing professional practice among post-graduate Health Promotion students.  Health Education Journal 66(3), 286-301.  download (180KB)

Godeau, E., Vignes, C., ter Bogt, T., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Navarro, F. (2007). Cannabis use by 15-year old schoolchildren. Data from the HBSC/WHO international survey in 32 countries. Alcoologie et Addictologie, 29, s28-s34.  download (300KB)

Hanafin, S., Brooks, A-M., Carroll, E., Fitzgerald, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2007). Achieving consensus in developing a national set of child well-being indicators. Social Indicators Research, 80(1), 79-104 download (188KB) 

Hodgins, M. & Hogan, V., & Galvin, M.  (2007). Reconciling work and family life - policy and practice in Ireland Administration 54(4), 56-76. download (1.09MB)

Hogan, M. and Hogan, V. (2007). Work-life integration. The Irish Psychologist, 22(10), 246-254. download (4KB)

Kelleher, C., Tay, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Influence on self-rated health of socio-demographic, lifestyle and affluence factors: an analysis of the Irish and International Health Behaviours among School-going Children (HBSC) datasets. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 44-47.  download (1980KB)

Kelly, C.N.M., Batt, V. Fallon, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). From science to policy: experience of the Breastfeeding in Ireland Strategic Action Plan. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 66, 22A. download (557KB)

McGrath, B. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Friendships and perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban children and adolescents in Ireland. Administration, 53(3), 205-226.  download (75KB)

McGrath, B. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Worldviews apart? Perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban young people in Ireland. Youth Studies Ireland, 2 (1), 17-31.  download (88KB)

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Kelleher, C. (2007). Assessing the use of the Family Affluence scale among Irish School Children. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 37-39  download (1980KB)

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Kelleher, C. (2007). Interpersonal relationships as predictors of positive health among Irish youth: The more the merrier. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 33-36.  download (1980KB)

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelly, C., Friel, S. & Kelleher, C. (2007). Food poverty and health among schoolchildren: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Public Health Nutrition, 10(4), 364-370.  download (141KB)

Murrin, C.M., McNicholas, F., Shiely, F., Keogh, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., Corrigan, H., & Kelleher. C. (2007). Determinants of increased risk of eating disorders in Irish School Children. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 41-43. download (1980KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M. & Inchley, J. (2007). Health promoting school indicators: schematic models for children. Health Education, 107(6), 494-510. download (331KB)

Pelly H, Cormican M, O’Donovan D, Cahlmers RM, Hanahoe B, Cloughley R, McKeown P, Corbett-Feeney G.  A large outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in western Ireland linked to a public water supply: a preliminary report.  Eurosurveillance 2007;12:5

Pursell, L., Allwright, S., O'Donovan, D., Paul, G., Kelly, A., Mullally, B. J. & D'Eath M. (2007). Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland. BMC Public Health, 7, 131. download (301KB)

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Fleming, C. & O’Higgins, S. (2007). Childrens’, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of child wellbeing. Health Education, 107(6), 511-523. download (314KB)

Vellinga A, Howell F, O’Donovan D.  The impact of the smoking ban in Ireland: modelling hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2007;61(S1):A6 [download] (664KB)

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2006

Barry, M.M., Reynolds, C., Sheridan, A. & Egenton, R. (2006). Implementation of the Jobs programme in Ireland. Journal of Public Mental Health, 5(4) 10-25. download (4KB)

Godeau, E., Vignes, C., ter Vogt, T., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Navarro, F. (2006). Consommation de cannabis par les élèves de 15 ans - Données issues de l’enquête internationale HBSC/OMS dans 32 pays occidentaux. Alcoologie et Addictologie, 28(2), 135-142. download (292KB)

Hodgins, M., Millar, M. & Barry M.M. (2006). "..it's all the same no matter how much fruit or vegetables or fresh air we get" Traveller women's perceptions of illness causation and health inequalities".  Social Science and Medicine, 62, 1978-1990. download (208KB)

Hogan, V., Cannon, R. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Construction apprentices attitudes to workplace drug testing in Ireland. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, 4, 85-99. download (110KB)

Hogan, M. & Hogan, V. (2006). When I’m older, it will be so great. Review of Malcolm L. Johnson, in association with Vern L. Bengtson, Peter G. Coleman, and Thomas B.L. Kirkwood. “The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Aging”. PsychCRITIQUES – Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books download (4KB)

Kelly, C.N.M., Molcho, M., Kelleher, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Self-reported weight and height: response rates from Irish schoolchildren. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 65, 39A. download (501KB)

Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M. & Walsh, K. (2006) Health Behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC): A World Health Organisation collaborative cross-national study. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3(3), 75-76.  download (77KB)

Kelly, C.N.M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Time effects in food frequency consumption and eating behaviour among Irish schoolchildren. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 65, 121A. download (368KB)

Kokkevi, A., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Spyropoulou, M. (2006). Early initiation of cannabis use: a cross-national European perspective. Journal of Adolescent Health, 5, 360-367. download (119KB)

Laufer A., Harel Y., Molcho M. (2006). Daring, substance youth, and involvement in violence among school children: Exploring a path model. Journal of school violence, 5(3),71-88. download (637KB)

Molcho M., Harel Y., Pickett W. Schiedt P.C., Mazur J., Overpeck M.D. (2006). The epidemiology of non fatal injuries among 11, 13 and 15 year old youth in 11 Countries: findings from the 1998 WHO-HBSC cross national survey. Injury Control and Safety Promotion 13(4 ),205-211.  download (117KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2006). Children photographing well-being: facilitating participation in research. Children & Society, 20, 249-259. download (505KB)

O’Connell, T., Coggins, M., Hogan, V. & O’Byrne, M. (2006). Safety evaluation of a flexible engineering control system.  Pharmaceutical Engineering, 26(2), 8-20. download (4KB)

Richter, M., Leppin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S . (2006). The relationship between parental socio-economic status and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents: findings from a cross-national survey. BMC Public Health, 6, 289 .  download (282KB)

Smyth, B. Fan, J. & Hser, Y.I  (2006). Life expectancy and productivity loss among narcotics addicts 33 years after index treatment. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 25(4) 37-47. download (486KB)

ter Bogt, T., Schmidt, H., Nic Gabhainn, S. Fotiou, A. & Volleberg, W. (2006). Economic and cultural correlates of cannabis use among mid-adolescents in 31 countries. Addiction, 101, 241-251  download (113KB)

Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Absence of seasonal effects in HBSC data. National Institutes for Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3(3), 77-79. download (82KB)

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2005

Allwright, S., Paul, G., Greiner, B., Mullally, B.J., Pursell, L., Kelly, A., Bonner B., D’Eath, M., McConnell, B., McLaughlin, J.P., O’Donovan, D., O’Kane, E. & Perry, I.J. (2005). Legislation for smoke-free workplaces and health of bar workers in Ireland: before and after study. British Medical Journal, 331,1117 download (103KB)

Barry, M.M. (2005). The art, science and politics of creating a mentally healthy society:  lessons from a cross border rural mental health project in Ireland. Journal of Public Mental Health, 4(1), 30-34 download (4KB)

Barry. M.M., Domitrovich, C. & Lara, A. (2005). The implementation of mental health promotion programmes. In: E. Jané-Llopis, M.M. Barry, C. Hosman and V. Patel (Eds.). The Evidence of Mental Health Promotion Effectiveness: Strategies for Action. IUHPE Special Issue, Supplement 2, 2005, 30-35. download (178KB)

Due, P., Holstein, B.E., Lynch, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Scheidt, P., Currie, C., Overpeck, M., Azmann, A., Danielson, M., Gasper de Matos, M., Harel, Y., Pedersen, M., Szabo, M. & Zoborski, A. (2005). Bullying and symptoms among school-aged children: International comparative cross sectional study in 28 Countries. European Journal of Public Health 15, 128-132. download (87KB)

Frenkel S., Slonim E., Horani A., Molcho M., Barzel I., Blumental E.Z. (2005). Operator learning effect and interoperator reproducibility of the scanning laser polarimeter with variable corneal compensation. Ophthalmology, 112(2), 257-61. download (4KB)

Hemmo-Lotem M., Jinich-Aronowitz C., Endy-Findling L., Molcho M., Klein M., Waisman Y., Danon Y.L., Merrick J. (2005). Child injury in Israel: emergency room visits to a children’s medical centre. The Scientific World Journal, 5, 253-263. download (4KB) 

Jané-Llopis, E. & Barry. M.M. (2005). What makes mental health promotion effective? In E. Jané-Llopis, M.M. Barry, C. Hosman and V. Patel (Eds.). The Evidence of Mental Health Promotion Effectiveness: Strategies for Action. IUHPE Special Issue, Supplement 2, 2005, 47-55. download (312KB)

Jané-Llopis,E., Barry, M.M., Hosman, C. & Patel, V. (2005). Mental health promotion works: A review. In E. Jané-Llopis, M.M. Barry, C. Hosman and V. Patel (Eds.). The Evidence of Mental Health Promotion Effectiveness: Strategies for Action. IUHPE Special Issue, Supplement 2, 2005, 9-25. download (519KB)

Klein, K., Thompson, D., Scheidt, P., Overpeck, M., Gross, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., Schlep, L., Harel, Y., Pedersen, J.M., Boyce, W., Godeau, E. & Aszmann, A. (2005). Factors associated with bicycle helmet use among young adolescents in a multinational sample. Journal of Injury Prevention, 11, 288-293.  download  (96KB)

Pickett, W., Craig, W., Harel, Y., Cunningham, J., Simpson, K., Molcho, M., Mazur, J., Dostaler, S. and Currie, C.E. (2005). Cross-national study of fighting and weapon carrying as determinants of adolescent injury. Paediatrics 116(6 ), 855-863. download (463KB)

Pickett, W., Molcho, M., Simpson, K., Janssen, I., Kuntsche, E., Mazur, J., Harel, Y. & Boyce, W.F. (2005). Cross-national study of injury and social determinants in adolescents. Injury Prevention, 11, 213-218.  download (118KB)

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2004

Byrne, M., Barry, M.M. & Sheridan, A. (2004). Implementation of a school-based mental health promotion programme in Ireland. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 6(1), 17-25. download (90KB)

Coyne, R., Samuelsen, O., Bergh, O., Andersen, K., Pursell, L., Dalsgaard I. & Smith, P. (2004). On the validity of setting breakpoint minimum inhibition concentrations at one quarter of the plasma concentration achieved following oral administration of oxytetracycline. Aquaculture 239(1-4), 23. download (151KB)

Friel, S. & Conlon, C. (2004) What is the extent of food poverty in Ireland? European Journal of Public Health 13(4 supplement), 133. download (477KB)

Hodgins, M., & Greve, J. (2004). Ageism in health policy. Administration, 52(2), 78-98. download (1.49KB)

Kelleher, C., Harper, S., Tay, J. & Nolan, G. (2004).  Hurling Alone? How social capital failed to save the Irish from cardiovascular disease in the United States. American Journal of Public of Health, 94(12), 2162-2169. download (4KB)

Lissau, I., Overpeck, M., Ruan, W.J., Hediger, M.L., Due, P., Holstein, B.J., Godeau, E., Maes, L., Casper de Matos, M., Molcho, M., Harel, Y., Nic Gabhainn, S., Välimaa, R., Vereecken, C. & Zaborskis, A. (2004). Body mass index, overweight and obesity in adolescents in Europe and the United States . Archives of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 158, 27-33.  download (104KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Bergh, O., Dixon, B., Donachie, L., Carson, J., Coyne, R., Curtin, J., Dalsgaard, I., Manfrin, A. & Smith, P. (2004). The precision and robustness of published protocols for disc diffusion assays of antimicrobial agent susceptibility: an inter-laboratory study. Aquaculture, 240, 1-18. download (153KB)

Sheehan, J., Delahunty, A., McMahon, A., & Hodgins, M. (2004). Mature trainees’ perceptions of the process of their family therapy training. Human Systems, 15(4), 288-299. download (227KB)

Smith-Khuri, E., Iachan, R., Scheidt, P.C., Overpeck, M.D., Nic Gabhainn, S., Pickett, W., Harel, Y.A. & the HBSC International Violence Study Group. (2004). Cross-national study of violence-related behaviours in adolescents. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 158(6), 539-44. download (96KB)

Tay, J., Kelleher, C.C., Hope, A., Barry, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health and quality of life in rural communities: findings from the Agriproject in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 58, 904-911. download (96.2KB)

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2003

Barry. M.M. (2003). Designing an evaluation framework for community mental health promotion. Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2(4), 26-36. download (4KB)

Flannery, G. & Barry, M.M. (2003). An exploration of occupational therapists' perceptions of health promotion. The Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 33-41. download (4KB)

Friel, S., Kelleher, C.C., Nolan, G. & Harrington J. (2003). Social Diversity of Irish adults nutritional intake. European Journal of  Clinical  Nutrition 57(7), 865-75.  download (127KB)

Kelleher, C., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Tay, J. (2003). Socio-demographic predictors of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the national survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition. Social Science and Medicine, 57(3), 477-486. download (135KB)

Kelleher, C.C., Friel, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2003). How gender and other socio-demographic factors may influence women’s health. Irish Practice Nurse, February Issue. download (4KB)

Mullan, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Self-esteem and health risk behaviour: is there a link? Irish Journal of Psychology, 23(1-2 ), 27-36 download (75KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Assessing sobriety and successful membership of Alcoholics Anonymous . Journal of Substance Abuse, 8, 55-61. download (285KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Mullan, E. (2003). Self-esteem in Irish children and adolescents: norms and patterns. Psychological Reports, 92, 829-830.  download (14KB)

Schim van der Loeff, M., Hansmann, A., Awasana, AA., Ota, MO., O’Donovan, D., Sarge-Njie, R., Ariyoshi, K., Milligan, P, & Whittle, H. Survival of HIV-1 and HIV-2 perinatally infected children in The Gambia: cohort study with 7 years follow up. AIDS 2003;17:2389-2394 [download] 75.4KB

Trichopoulou, A., Naska, A., Antoniou, A., Friel, S., Trygg, K. & Turrini, A. (2003). Vegetable and rruit: the evidence in their favour and the public health perspective. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 73(2), 63-69. download (4KB)

Trichopoulou, A., Naska, A., Remaut, A.M., Turrini, A., Trygg, K., Vaz de Almeida, M., Friel, S. & Nelson, M. (2003). European food availability databank based on household budget surveys: the Data Food Networking initiative. European Journal of Public Health, 13(3), s24-28. download (805KB)

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2002

Barry, M.M. (2002). Challenges and opportunities in strengthening the evidence base for mental health promotion. Promotion & Education, IX/2, 44-48. download (4KB)

Colomer, C., Hospers, H., Barry, M.M., Brooks, B., Davies, J., Lindstrom, B, & de Vries, N. (2002). European training in health promotion: quality assurance based on collaboration and empowerment. Promotion & Education, IX/2, 52-54. download (4KB)

Friel, S., Hope, A., Kelleher, C.C., Comer, S. & Sadlier, D. (2002). Impact evaluation of an oral health campaign amongst primary school children in Ireland. Health Promotion International, 17(2), 119-126. download (92.1KB)

Friel, S., Kelleher, C.C. & Nolan, G. (2002). Health and lifestyle inequalities: the emerging Ireland. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 61(4). download (292KB)

Harrington, J. & Friel, S. (2002). Food poverty in rural Ireland. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 61(4). download (384KB)

Kelleher, C. (2002). How exactly do politics play a part in determining health? New perspectives on an age old issue. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56, 726-727. download (102KB)

Kelleher, C.C., Friel, S., Nolan, G.& Forbes B (2002). Effect of social variation on the Irish diet. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 61, 527-536 download (125KB)

Kelleher, C., Harrington, J. & Friel, S. (2002). Measures of self reported morbidity according to age, gender & general medical services eligibility in the National Survey of Lifestyles, Attitudes & Nutrition. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 171, (3), 134-138. download (87KB)

Kelleher, C., Timoney, A., Friel, S. & McKeown, D. (2002). Indicators of deprivation, voting patterns, and health status at area level in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56, 36-44. download (239KB)

MacFarlane, A. & Kelleher, C. (2002). Concepts of illness causation and attitudes to health care among older people in the Republic of Ireland. Social Science and Medicine, 54, 1389-1400. download (141KB)

McMahon, A., Hodgins, M., & Kelleher, C. (2002). Feasibility of a men's Health Promotion programme in Irish Primary Care. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 17(1), 20-23. download (83.2KB)

McMahon, A., Kelleher, C., Helly, G. & Duffy, E. (2002). Evaluation of a workplace cardiovascular health promotion programme in the Republic of Ireland. Health Promotion International, 17(4), 297-308. download (86KB)

Mooney, M., Hannon, F., Friel, S., Barry, M.M. & Kelleher, C.C. (2002). Perceived quality of life and mental health status of female prisoners. Irish Medical Journal, 95(8), 241-243. download (20KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2002). Evaluation in Health Promotion: principles and perspectives (Book Review). Irish Medical Journal, 95(5), 157. download (7.04KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2002). The sensitivity of the Draw and Write technique. Health Education, 102(2), 68-75. download (98.6KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Mullally, M., Donovan, D. & Sammon, P. (2002). Community arts in schools. Effects on self-esteem and attainments in primary school children . Irish Journal of Psychology, 22(3-4), 269-276. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Nolan, G., Kelleher, C. & Friel, S. (2002). Dieting patterns and related lifestyles of school aged children in the Republic of Ireland. Public Health Nutrition, 5(1), 1-7. download (119KB)

Sixsmith, J. (2002). (Book Review). Maintaining Health in Primary Care: guidelines for wellness in the 21st Century. Irish Medical Journal, 95(3), 152. download (6.51KB)

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2001

Barry, M.M. (2001). Mental Health Promotion: Perspectives and Practices. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Editorial, 3(1), 4-6. download (1.52MB)

Barry, M.M. (2001). Promoting positive mental health: theoretical frameworks for practice. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 3(1), 25-34. download (5.60MB)

Barry, M.M. & Friel, S. (2001). A cross-border approach to mental health promotion. Journal of Health Gain, 5(3), 18-23. download (4.39MB)

Bennett J, O’Donovan D. (2001) Substance misuse among health care workers.  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 14:195-199.

Hodgins, M., & Fuller, R. (2001). "Come for the weight-loss, stay for the enjoyment" - exploring attributions for initiating and maintaining exercise. Irish Journal of Psychology, 22(2), 38-50. download (763KB)

McEvoy, H., Mulkerrin, E., Hodgins, M., & Kelleher, C. (2001). Correlates of Self-related Health in a Geriatric Day Care Centre. Age and Ageing, 30, s43. download (239KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Murphy, A. & Kelleher, C. (2001). A national general practice census: characteristics of rural general practices. Family Practice, 18(6), 627-631. download  (121KB)

O’Donovan, D., Cooke, R., Joce, R., Eastbury, A., Waite, J, & Stene-Johansen, K. (2001). An outbreak of hepatitis A among injecting drug users. Epidemiology & Infection, 127:469-473. [download] 102KB

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2000

Barry, M.M., Doherty, A., Hope, A., Sixsmith, J. & Kelleher, C.C. (2000). A community needs assessment for rural mental health promotion. Health Education Research, 15(3), 293-304. download (81.4KB)

François, F. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). L'alcool en Europe à 11, 13 et 15 ans. L'enquête HBSC (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children), OMS. In F. Navarro, E. Godeau & C. Vialas (Eds.) Actes du colloque interdisciplinaire les jeunes et l'alcool en Europe. Toulouse: Editions Univers du Sud.  download (2MB)

Hodgins, M., Clerkin, P. & Kelleher, C. (2000) Adult Health Education Materials Journal of Health Gain, 4(1), 22-23. download (232KB)

McGovern M. & Barry, M.M. (2000). Death Education: Knowledge, attitudes and perspectives of Irish parents and teachers. Death Studies, 24(4), 325-333 download (109KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). Health behaviour in school-aged children: results from the Irish HBSC survey. Journal of Health Gain, 4, 20-21. download (73KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & François, Y. (2000). Health and health behaviour among young people: reported smoking among school children in Europe and North America. Interaction: the European Network on Young People and Tobacco, 13, 11 download (14KBKB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). School health education and gender: an interactive effect? Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 15(5), 591-602 download (99KB)

Nolan, G., Friel, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Health Behaviour in school children (HBSC): food habits of dieting teenagers. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 59, 71A.  download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., Kelleher, C. & Crangle, E. (2000). Impact evaluation of an HIV screen educational advertisement. Health Education, 100(1), 42-49. download (95.6KB)

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1999

Barry, M.M. (1999). Review of ’People-Centred Health Promotion’ by J. Raeburn and I. Rootman. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 1(4), 25. download (4KB)

Barry, M.M., O’Doherty, E. & Doherty, A. (1999). Mental health promotion in a rural context: Research and realities from a community-based initiative in Northern Ireland. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 1, 9-14. download (3.33MB)

Dutta-Roy, A.K., Gordon, M.J., Kelly, C., Hunter, K., Crosbie, L., Knight-Carpentar, T. & Williams, B.C. (1999). Inhibitory effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on human platelet function.  Platelets, 10, 298-305 download (197KB)

Friel, S., Kelleher, C.C., Campbell, P. & Nolan, G. (1999). 'Evaluation of the Nutrition Education at Primary School (NEAPS) programme. Public Health Nutrition, 2(4), 549-555. download (152KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelleher, C.C., Naughton, A.M., Carter, F., Flanagan, M. & McGrath, M.J. (1999). Socio-demographic variations in perspectives on cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors. Health Education Research; Theory and practice, 14(5), 619-628. download (60.2KB)

Smith, P., Carroll, C., Wilkins, B., Johnson, P., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Smith, L.P. (1999). The effect of wind speed and direction on the distribution of sewage-associated bacteria. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 28 (3), 184-188. download (212KB)

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1998

Connolly, C., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S., Becker, G. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Attitudes of young men and women to breastfeeding. Irish Medical Journal, 91, 88-90. download (18.3KB) 

Connolly, C. & Kelliher, C.  (1998)  Attitudes of young men and women to breast feeding. Irish Medical Journal Vol. 91, No. 3. download (18.3KB)

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1998).  Education for social care workers - the views of course participants. Studies in the Education of Adults, 30(2), 208-215. download (1.33KB)

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1998).  Health and well-being in social care workers. Women's Studies Review. Women's Studies Centre. National University of Ireland, Galway download (799KB)

Moukaddem, S., Fitzgerald, M. & Barry, M.M. (1998). Evaluation of a child and family centre. Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review. 3(4), 161-168. download (141KB)

Nolan, G., Friel, S. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Comparative diet and lifestyle study between Irish and West Virginian women. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 57(1)  download (93.2KB)

Zissi, A., Barry, M.M. & Cochrane, R. (1998). A mediational model of quality of life for individuals with severe mental health problems. Psychological Medicine, 28, 1221-1230. download (216KB)

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1997

Barry, M.M. & Zissi, A. (1997). Quality of life as an outcome measure in evaluating mental health services: a review of the empirical evidence. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 32, 38-47. download (1253KB)

Kerry, J., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Smith, P.R. (1997). Changes in oxytetracycline resistance of intestinal microflora following oral administration of this agent to Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L.) smolts in a marine environment. Aquaculture, 157, 187-195. download (668KB)

Lahiff, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1997) Parents are important. Network News: The European Network of Health Promoting Schools, 3, 13. download (4KB)

Nolan, G., & Kelleher, C. (1997)  A G.P strategy for managing obesity. Journal of the Irish College of General Practitioners. download (4KB)

Zissi, A. & Barry, M.M. (1997). From Leros Asylum to community-based facilities: levels of functioning and quality of life among hostel residents in Greece. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 43(2), 104-115. download (741KB)

Zissi, A. & Barry, M.M. (1997). Using the REHAB scale in a Greek context. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 20, 183-188. download (3.80MB)

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1996

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C. (1996). Quality of life as an evaluative measure in assessing the impact of community care on people with long-term psychiatric disorders. British Journal of Psychiatry, 168, 210-216. download (4KB)

1995

Kerry, J., Hiney, M., Coyne, R., Nic Gabhainn, S. (1995). Fish feed as a source of oxytetracycline-resistant bacteria in the sediments under fish farms. Aquaculture, 131, 101-113. download (930KB)

1994

Barry, M.M. (1994). Community perceptions of mental disorder: An Irish perspective. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 15(2-3), 418-441. download (4KB)

Kerry, J., Hiney, M., Coyne, R., Cazabon, D., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Smith, P.R. (1994). Frequency and distribution of resistance to oxytetracycline in microorganisms isolated from marine fish farm sediments following therapeutic use of oxytetracycline. Aquaculture, 123, 43-54. download (4KB)

1993

Barry, M.M., Crosby, C. & Bogg, J. (1993). Methodological issues in evaluating the quality of life of long-stay psychiatric patients. Journal of Mental Health 2, 43-56. download (4KB)

Crosby, C., Barry, M.M., Carter, M.F. & Lowe, C.F. (1993). Psychiatric rehabilitation and community care: resettlement from North Wales Hospital. Health and Social Care in the Community, 1, 355-363. download (4KB)

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1992

Barry, M.M. & Greene, S.M. (1992). Implicit models of mental disorder: a qualitative approach to the delineation of public attitudes. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 13(4) 141-160. download (4KB)

 

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2011

Hodgins, M and Griffith J. (2011) A whole sysytems approach to working in settings, in  A. Scriven, A., and M. Hodgins, Editors,  Health Promotion Settings. Principles and Practice London, Sage.   

Hodgins, M., Griffith, J. and Whiting, R. (2011)  Workplace Health Promotion in SMEs: an example of good practice in  A. Scriven, A., and M. Hodgins, Editors,  Health Promotion Settings. Principles and Practice London, Sage

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Immigrant children in Ireland: health and social wellbeing of first and second generation immigrants. In: Darmody, M., Tyrrell, N. & Song S. (Eds.), The Changing Faces of Ireland: Exploring the lives of immigrant and ethnic minority children. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam.

Scriven, A., and Hodgins, M. Editors, (2011) Health Promotion Settings. Principles and Practice London, Sage.   

 

2008

Currie, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Godeau, E., Roberts, C., Smith, R. & Currie, D. (Eds.) (2008). Inequalities in young people's health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 Survey. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe (Health Policy for Children and Adolescents, No. 5). download from the WHO website 

Molcho, M., Kelly, C., Sheridan, A., Barry, M.M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Ireland: Social cohesion for mental well-being in adolescence. In WHO/HBSC Forum 2007: Social Cohesion for Mental Well-being among Adolescents. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. download from WHO website

Morgan, A., Currie, C., Due, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., Rasmussen, M., Samdal, O. & Smith, R. (2008). Mental well-being in school-aged children in Europe: associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances. In WHO/HBSC Forum 2007: Social Cohesion for Mental Well-being among Adolescents. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download from WHO website

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2007

Barry, M.M. & Jenkins R. (2007) Implementing Mental Health Promotion. Elsevier: Oxford. ( ISBN: 9780443100253)

Barry, M.M., Patel, V., Jané-Llopis, E., Raeburn, J. & Mittelmark, M. (2007). Strengthening the evidence base for mental health promotion. In D. C. McQueen and C. M. Jones (Eds.). Global Perspectives on Health Promotion. New York: Springer, 67-86. download ( ISBN: 9780387709734)

O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E.N., Moore, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Inchley, J. (2007). Development of a method for improving student’s participation in Ireland. In V. Barnekow, G. Buijs, S. Clift, B. Bruun Jensen, P. Paulus, D. Rivett & I. Young (Eds.). Health Promoting Schools: A resource for developing indicators. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download (32KB)

Richter, M., Leppin, A., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Hurrelman, K. (2007). The impact of socio-economic status on adolescent drinking behaviour. In M. Jarvinen & R. Room (Eds.) Youth Drinking Cultures. Aldershot: Ashgate. ( ISBN: 978-0754649960)

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2006

Barry, M.M. (2006). The country profile of Ireland. In E. Jané-Llopis & P. Anderson (Eds.) Mental Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention across European Member States: A Collection of Country Stories (2nd Ed.). Luxembourg: European Communities. download (87.5KB)

Barry, M.M. & McQueen, D.V. (2006). The nature of evidence and its use in mental health promotion. Chapter 9 in H. Herrman, S. Saxena & R Moodie (Eds.) Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Emerging Evidence, Practice. World Health Organisation, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the Victorian health Promotion Foundation and the University of Melbourne. download (121KB)

Molcho, M. Harel, Y. & Lache D.O. (2006). Alcohol and drug use among Israeli adolescents. In Kandel, Merrick and Sher (Eds.) Adolescence and Alcohol: an international persepctive. ( ISBN 9652941476)

Zissi, A. & Barry, M.M. (2006). Well-being and life satisfaction as components of quality of life in mental disorders. In H. Katschnig, H. Freeman & N. Sartorius (Eds.)  Quality of Life in Mental Disorders. (2nd edition).  New York, Wiley. ( ISBN 0470856017)

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2005

Byrne, M., Barry, M.M., NicGabhainn, S. & Newell, J. (2005). The Development and Evaluation of a Mental Health Promotion Programme for Post-Primary Schools in Ireland. In B.B. Jenson & S. Clift (Eds.) The Health Promoting School: International Advances in Theory, Evaluation and Practice. Canterbury/Copenhagen: Canterbury Christ Church University College and the Danish University of Education. download (5.82MB)

Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Ross, J. (2005). Sexual health. In C. Currie, B. Smith, S. Nic Gabhainn, S. C. Roberts & O. Samdal (Eds.) Health Behaviour in School Aged Children: A World Health Organisational Cross-National Study: Research Protocol for the 2005/2006 Study. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh. download (4KB)

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Health and Well being in Social Care Workers. In R. Phelan & A. Hayes (Eds.) Women Emerging. National University of Ireland, Galway: Women’s Studies Centre. ( ISBN 978-09549924-0-8)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V.J. (2005). Evidence. In National Committee on Breastfeeding (Eds.) Breastfeeding in Ireland: A five year strategic action plan. Dublin: Government of Ireland Stationary Office. download (2.12MB)

Sixsmith, J., McCarthy, E. & Shryane, E. (2005). Women’s Attitudes to Health. In R. Phelan & A. Hayes (Eds.), Women Emerging. National University of Ireland, Galway: Women’s Studies Centre. ( ISBN 978-09549924-0-8)

ter Bogt, T. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Illict drugs. In Currie, C., Smith, B., Nic Gabhainn, S., Roberts, C. & Samdal, O. (Eds.) Health Behaviour in School Aged Children: A World Health Organisational Cross-National Study: Research Protocol for the 2005/2006 Study. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh. download (4KB)

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2004

Barry, M. M. & McQueen D.V. (2004). The nature of evidence and its use in mental health promotion. In Herrman, H., Saxena, S and Moodie, R. (Eds.) Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Emerging Evidence, Practice. Summary Report. World Health Organization, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation and the University of Melbourne. download (225KB)

Byrne, M., Barry, M.M. & Sheridan, A. (2004). Mind Out: The development and evaluation of a mental health promotion programme for post-primary schools in Ireland. In S. Saxena, & P.J. Garrison (Eds.) Mental Health Promotion: Case Studies from Countries. World Federation for Mental Health and the World Health Organisation. download (83.6KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Young people's health and health-related behaviour: Introduction. In C. Currie, C. Roberts, A. Morgan, R. Smith, W. Settertobulte, O. Samdal and V. Barnekow-Rasmussen (Eds.) Young people’s health in context: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download (6.07MB)

Schmidt, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Alcohol use. In C. Currie, C. Roberts, A. Morgan, R. Smith, W. Settertobulte, O. Samdal and V. Barnekow-Rasmussen (Eds.) Young people’s health in context: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download (6.07MB)

ter Bogt, T., Fotiou, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Cannabis use. In C. Currie, C. Roberts, A. Morgan, R. Smith, W. Settertobulte, O. Samdal and V. Barnekow-Rasmussen (Eds.) Young people’s health in context: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe.  download (6.07MB)

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2001

Ross, J., Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Aszmann, A. (2001). Focus area rationale: Sexual Health. In C. Currie, O. Samdal, W. Boyce, & B. Smith. (Eds.) Health Behaviour in School Aged Children: a World Health Organisation cross-national study; Research protocol for the 2001/2002 Study. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh. download (4KB)

2000

Kelleher, C. & Sixsmith, J. (2000). The riddle of the sphinx: why women smoke? In R. Edmondson & C. Kelleher (Eds.). Health Promotion: Multi-discipline or New Discipline? Dublin: Irish Academic Press. ( ISBN: 0-7165-2657-3)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). Meaning and measurement in health promotion strategies to combat substance abuse. In C. Kelleher & R. Edmundson (Eds.) Health Promotion: Multidiscipline or New Discipline. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. ( ISBN 186134535)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & François, Y. (2000). Substance use. In Currie, C., Hurrelmann, K., Settertobulte, W., Smith, R. & Todd, J. (Eds.) (2000). Health and health behaviour among young people. International Report from the 1997/1998 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. WHO Policy Series: Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Issue 1. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. download (1.47MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Walsh, F. (2000). Drug prevention: perspectives on family and community interventions. In P. Dolan, J. Canavan & J. Pinkerton (Eds.) Family Support: Direction from Diversity. London: Jessica Kingsley.  ( ISBN 1853028509)

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1998

Barry, M.M. (1998). The role of lay beliefs and perceptions in the development of mental health promotion strategies.  In M.K. Ross & C. Stark (Eds.) Promoting Mental Health.  Ayr: Organising Committee of the Ayrshire International Mental Health Promotion Conference. download (4KB)

1996

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pursell, L., McCormack, F., Barker, G., Alderman, D. & Smith, P. (1996). How many fish are there in an adequate sample? In N. Haagsma & A. Ruiter (Eds.) Euroresidues III: Residues of veterinary drugs in food. Volume 2. Veldhoven, Netherlands. ( ISBN 906159023)

1995

Barry, M.M. (1995). Well-being and life satisfaction as components of quality of life in mental disorders. In H. Katschnig, H. Freeman & N. Sartorius (Eds.)  Quality of Life in Mental Disorders. New York, Wiley. Translated into Japanese, Italian and Spanish. ( ISBN 0471966432)

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C. (1995). Assessing the impact of community placement on quality of life. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN: 9781856285315)

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C. (1995) Quality of life and mental health: Evaluating the impact of long-term care. In I. Markova and R. Farr (Eds.) Representations of Health, Illness and Handicap (pp. 225-247). Harwood Academic Publishers. ( ISBN: 3718656582)

Kelleher, C. & Solan, J. (1995). Public Health Medicine in Ireland: Lecture Notes. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University College Galway. ( ISBN 1900009013)

Crosby, C. & Barry, M.M. (1995). The development of community mental health services in North Wales: a research programme. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN: 9781856285315)

Crosby, C., Barry, M.M. & Geertshuis, S.A. (1995). Psychiatric and behavioural outcomes for clients twelve months after discharge from hospital. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN: 9781856285315)

Crosby, C., Carter, M.F. & Barry, M.M. (1995). The care process: care environments, care management and staff attitudes. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. (ISBN: 9781856285315)

Mitchell, D.A., Crosby, C. & Barry, M.M. (1995). Evaluation of the North Wales resettlement programme: Methodology and cohort description. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN: 9781856285315)

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1993

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C. (1993). Community mental health care: Promoting a better quality of life for long-term clients. In D.R. Trent & C. Reed (Eds.)  Promotion of Mental Health, Vol. II.  Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN 9781856284301)

1992

Barry, M.M., Crosby, C. & Mitchell, D.A. (1992). Quality of life issues in the evaluation of mental health services.  In D.R. Trent (Ed.)  Promotion of Mental Health. Vol. I.  Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN 9781856283076)

 

Other Publications

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2009

Barry, M.M. (2009). Submission to the European Commission Green Paper on Promoting a Sustainable Workforce for Health in Europe. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway.  download (4KB)

Barry, M.M., Pursell, L., Connolly, M. and Mahmood, M. (2009) Strengthening health promotion in middle and low-income countries through development assistance for health. Technical paper on Benchmarking Implementation of the Bangkok Charter, WHO Geneva.

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Bullying others among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 9. download (311KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Cannabis use among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 10.  download (308KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Relationship with fathers among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 11. download (330KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Relationship with mothers among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 12. download (328KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Food poverty among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 13.  download (306KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Health perceptions among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 14.  download (307KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). School perceptions among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 15. download (307KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Emotional well-being among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 16. download (310KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Exercise among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 17. download (306KB)

Doyle, P., Cunningham, K. & The HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Fruit consumption among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 18. download (309KB)

Doyle, P., Cunningham, K. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Vegetable consumption among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 19. download (312KB)

Doyle, P. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Electronic communication among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 20. download (313KB)

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Health and related behaviour of children in DEIS schools. School Completion Programme Newsletter, Spring, 3. download (4KB)

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2006

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Dieting among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 6. download (202KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Exercise among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 17. download (172KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Health perceptions among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 14. download (206KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Oral hygiene among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 7. download (209KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). School perceptions among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 15.  download (206KB) 

Department of Health Promotion (2006) M.A./Higher Diploma/Certificate in Health Promotion: Concepts and Principles of Health Promotion Module. Galway: Department of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

Molcho, M., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Food poverty among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 13. download (207KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Bullying among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 8. download (210KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Bullying others among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 9. download (204KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Cannabis use among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 10. download (210KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Emotional well-being among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 16.  download (169KB) 

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Relationship with fathers among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 11. download (210KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Relationship with mothers among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 12. download (208KB)

Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Drunkeness among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 5. download (244KB)

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2005

Barry, M.M. (2005). Implementation principles in mental health promotion. In E. Berger (Ed.) From Research to Effective Practice. Proceedings of the Third World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders, Auckland, 2004. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center from Mental Health Services. download (4KB)

D’Eath, M,McCormack, B., Blitz, N., Fay, B., Kelly, A., McCarthy, A., Magliocco, G., Morris, K., Swinburne, J., Tierney, E & Walls, M. (2005). Guidelines for Researchers when interviewing People with an Intellectual Disability. Galway: National Federation of Voluntary Bodies. download.(82.3KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005) Classmate relationships among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.4. download (218KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005) Family structure among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.2. download (823KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005) Injuries among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.3. download (200KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005) Smoking among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.1. download (231KB)

Smith, P.R. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Quantitative Microbiology; using InStat 3.0 for statistical analysis. http://www.nuigalway.ie/microbiology/b_sc__microbiology_.html

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2004

Barry, M.M. (2004) From Research to Effective Programmes: Challenges and Opportunities. Developing Partnerships: Science, Policy and programs Across Cultures. Proceedings of Second World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Rockville, MD: World Federation for Mental Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services. download (4KB)

1999

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Schoolchildren and Lifestyle: a Survey. In Learnings from the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools Conference Report. Dublin: Departments of Health and Children, and Education and Science with the Marino Institute of Education. download (13KB)

Annual Reports (HPRC)

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Health Promotion Research Centre. (2012). Annual Report: January - December 2011. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [ download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2011). Annual Report: January - December 2010. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [ download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2010). Annual Report: January - December 2009. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway.[ download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2009). Annual Report: January - December 2008. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2008). Annual Report: October 2006 – December 2007. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2007). Annual Report: October 2005 – September 2006. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2006). Annual Report: October 2004 – September 2005. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Centre for Health Promotion Studies. (2005). Annual Report: October 2003 – September 2004. Centre for Health Promotion Studies, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Centre for Health Promotion Studies. (2004). Report: October 2001 – September 2003. Centre for Health Promotion Studies, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download] 
 

Presentations

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2012

Ma, P. Spriggs, A., Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Farhat, T. & Halpern, C. (2012). Age norms and timing of adolescents’ first sexual intercourse in 18 European countries: are there differences by gender. Presented to the 2012 Social Research Association Biennial Meeting, Vancouver, March 2012.

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Exploring the lives of children in care in Ireland. Presented to the Psychology, Health and Medicine 9^th Annual Conference, Belfast, April 2012.

John-Akinola, Y., Gavin, A., O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Promoting child wellbeing through school participation – the views of children. Presented to the Wellbeing in Ireland Conference, Galway, June 2012.

Clarke, N., Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Cummins,G., Sixmsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). What do children want to know about wellbeing: health, happiness and emotional wellbeing? Presented to the Wellbeing in Ireland Conference, Galway, June 2012.

Callaghan, M., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Geographical dimensions of wellbeing among Irish adolescents: fast food locations near schools. Presented to the Wellbeing in Ireland Conference, Galway, June 2012.

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Young people’s perspectives on the findings of the Health Behaviour of School-aged Children Survey 2010. Presented to the Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Embracing new agendas for Health Promotion Action: Developing workforce competencies for effective practice, Galway, June 2012.

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn (2012). The contribution of club participation to the health and wellbeing of children in Ireland. Presented to the Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Embracing new agendas for Health Promotion Action: Developing workforce competencies for effective practice, Galway, June 2012.

John-Akinola, Y., Gavin, A., O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Developing students’ competence through school participation – views of children. Presented to the Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Embracing new agendas for Health Promotion Action: Developing workforce competencies for effective practice, Galway, June 2012.

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Arnaud, C., Molcho, M., Godeau, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Peer victimization among children and adolescent with chronic conditions. Presented to the 20^th meeting of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP), Paris, July 2012.

Kelly, C., Callaghan, M., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). School food environments: exploring fast food chain restaurants around post-primary schools in Ireland. Presented to the Nutrition Society Annual Summer meeting, Belfast, July 2012.

2011

Barry, M.M. (2011). Developing competencies and professional standards for health promotion capacity building in Europe (CompHP). Symposium presentation at the EC, Executive Agency for Health Consumers Workshop “Evidence based prevention addressing welfare development in EU Member States”. EUPHA 4th European Conference in Public Health. Copenhagen, November 2011.

Barry, M.M. (2011). Developing core competencies and professional standards for health promotion capacity building in Europe: overview of the CompHP project. Paper presented at the CompHP Project Group Meeting, Paris, February 2011.

Barry, M.M. (2011). Mainstreaming health promotion. Opening speech at 15th Annual HPRC Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion: Promoting Health Across Sectors, NUI Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Barry, M.M. (2011). Mental health promotion in schools: evidence and principles of effective implementation. Keynote address to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Congress, RBUP Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Oslo, December 2011.

Barry, M.M. (2011). Overview of work of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Research Centre at NUI Galway. Paper presented to the meeting of the WHO Collaborating Centres in Europe, Edinburgh, March 2011.

Barry, M.M. (2011). Promoting positive mental health: concepts, evidence and practice. Keynote address to Psychological Society of Ireland Special Interest Group in Child and Adolescent Psychology. National Seminar hosted by the Psychological Society, NUI Galway, Galway September 2011.

Battel-Kirk, B. on behalf of the CompHP Project Partners (2011). The CompHP Project – developing core competencies, professional standards and accreditation for health promotion in Europe.  Poster presented at the European Training Consortium Symposium, Zagreb, Croatia, July 2011.

Battel-Kirl, B. and Barry, M.M. (2011). IUHPE scoping study on health promotion workforce capacity, education and training needs in low and middle income countries. Poster presented at the European Training Consortium Symposium, Zagreb, Croatia, July 2011.

Clarke, A.M. and Barry, M.M. (2011). Evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for children in primary school. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Clarke, A.M. and Barry, M.M. (2011). Symposium: winning new opportunities - a partnership experience. A process evaluation of the Winning New Opportunities programme for unemployed people. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Clarke, N., Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Cummins, G., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: what do children want to know? Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Network, Cluj-Napoaca, June 2011.

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Process of dissemination to key stakeholders: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Survey. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Sixsmith, J., Byrne, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Investigating the promoters and barriers of active travel to in primary school children: a mixed methodological approach. Presented to the 8^th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference, National University of Ireland Galway, April 2011.

Clarke, N., Kelly, C.,Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011) Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC): What do children want? Paper presented to the HBSC Focus group meeting, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 15^th-17^th June 2011.

Cummins, G. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Exploring children as equal stakeholders in research: the process of producing an educational resource using data from HBSC Ireland. Presented at the Research Forum for the Child seminar ’Opportunities and Challenges: Implementing the CRC’, Queen’s University Belfast, June 2011.

Cummins, G., Kiely, E. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Exploring children as equal stakeholders in research and education: the process of producing an educational resource using Irish data from the international HBSC study. Presented at the International Journal for Arts and Sciences (IJAS) conference, Harvard, MA, June 2011.

Doyle, P., Sixsmith, J., Barry, M.M., Mahmood, S., MacDonald, L., Oroviogoichoechea, C., Cairns, G., Guillen-Grima, F. and Núñez-Córdoba, J. in collaboration with Nurm, U., Wysocki, P. and Würz, A. (2011). Translating health communication. Poster presented at the World Social Marketing Conference, Dublin, Ireland, April 2011.

Doyle, P., Sixsmith, J., Barry, M.M., Mahmood, S., MacDonald, L., Oroviogoichoechea, C., Cairns, G., Guillen-Grima, F. and Núñez-Córdoba, J. in collaboration with Nurm, U., Wysocki, P. and Würz, A. (2011). Translating health communication. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Can school participation be good for children? Presented as part of a symposium entitled: Participation, Learning and Health: Critical perspectives on Theory, Research and Practice at the European Conference on Educational Research, Berlin, September 2011. 

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Child health and well-being; findings from HBSC Ireland. Invited paper to the Summer School of the Children's Research Network for Ireland and Northern Ireland / School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin entitled : Summer School quantitative methodologies in policy and practice for child health and well-being, Dublin, September 2011

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Exploring the lives of Irish children in care. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

John-Akinola. Y., Gavin, A. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Taking part in school life: the views of children. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Kelly, C., Clarke, N., Murphy, K. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Documenting Health Promotion in Irish Youth Work: current status and recommendations. Invited paper presented at the launch of the Irish Youth Health Promotion Bibliography, National Youth Health Programme, Dublin, December 2011.

Kelly, C., Fitzgerald, A., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Weight concerns among boys in the Republic of Ireland. Poster presented to the Scottish Section Nutrition Society meeting, Nutrition: from conception to adolescence, Glasgow, Scotland, April 2011. (see also proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2010), 70 (OCE1), E3).

Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Gavin, A., Clarke, N. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Food poverty among school children in Ireland: time to act? Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011. 

Meaney, T. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Irish mothers experience of persisting with breastfeeding: a phenomenological study, presented to the 30th Annual International Nursing Conference, Dublin, February 2011.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). HBSC: exploring its potential. Invited paper presented at the IRCHSS Summer School in UCC entitled: Keeping children safe and secure in Ireland: maximizing the use of existing data to inform research, policy and practice, Cork, September 2011.

Molcho, M., Sethi, D., Mitis, F., Rakovac, I. and Loyola, E. (2011). Socio-economic determinants of injuries in the European Region. Invited presentation to the 3rd European Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Budapest/Gödöllo, June 2011.

Murphy, C. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Mainstreaming health promotion: evidence from a school-based sexuality education programme. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Murphy, C. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Moving from paper to practice: an examination of teachers’ implementation of relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in Irish post-primary schools. Presented at the 20th World Congress for Sexual Health, Glasgow, June 2011. (see also the Journal of Sexual Medicine, 8 (suppl. 3), 204)

Murphy, K., Kelly, C., Clarke, N., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). The contribution of club participation to the health and well-being of Irish Children. Presented to the 15th Annual Health Promotion Conference, Mainstreaming Health Promotion: Promoting health across sectors, Galway, June 2011.

Murphy, K., Spillane, A., Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Relationships between the school environment and self-perceived health among young people. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

O’Hara, M. and Hodgins, M. (2011). Chronic disease: juvenile arthritis -the concerns and fears of parents. Paper presented to the 3rd International Nursing and Midwifery Conference, March 2011.

O’Higgins, S. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Irish relationships and sexuality education teachers’ reactions to post-primary schools students’ ideas for effective sex education. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

O’Higgins, S. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Irish relationships and sexuality education teachers’ reactions to post-primary schools students’ ideas for effective sex education. Presented at the 20th World Congress for Sexual Health, Glasgow, June 2011. (see also the Journal of Sexual Medicine, 8 (suppl. 3), 205).

O’Higgins, S. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). What a difference a year makes: Irish young people’s perceptions of the factors influencing condom use among their peers. Presented at the 20th World Congress for Sexual Health, Glasgow, June 2011. (see also the Journal of Sexual Medicine, 8 (suppl. 3), 205).

O’Higgins, S. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). What a difference a year makes: Irish young people’s perceptions of the factors influencing condom use among their peers. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Power, M. and Vanlente, E. (2011). Caring about care planning: tools, processes, training and perspectives on assessment and care planning in long-stay settings for older people in the Republic of Ireland. Presented to the Annual Conference of Social Care Ireland, Athlone, March 2011.

Sentenac, M., Arnaud, C., Molcho, M., Gavin, A., Nic Gabhainn, S. and  Godeau, E. (2011). Handicap et brimades scolaires, 5e colloque de la Fédération Française des Psychologues et de Psychologie, Psychopathologie et handicap chez l’enfant et l’adolescent: Questions, tensions, enjeux, Lyon, November 2011.

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Due, P., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Gaspar de matos, M., Malkowska-Szkutnik, A., Gobina, I., Volleberg, W., Arnaud, C. and Godeau, E. (2011). School bullying-victimisation and subjective health among students with disability or chronic conditions in western countries. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Sixsmith, J. and Doyle, P. and Barry, M.M. (2011). Overview of ECDC/Consortium programme on translating health communication: preliminary findings. Presentation at the Meeting of the Competent Bodies for Communication at the Ministry of National Resources, Budapest, Hungary, March 2011.

Sixsmith, J., Barry, M.M. and Doyle, P. (2011). Overview of ECDC/Consortium programme on translating health communication: preliminary findings. Presentation at the World Social Marketing Conference, Dublin, April 2011.

Sixsmith, J., Barry, M.M., Doyle, P. and Cairns, G. (2011). Overview of ECDC/Consortium programme on translating health communication: preliminary findings. Presentation at the joint ECDC, Consortium and Advisory Panel meeting, Stockholm, June 2011.

Spillane, A., Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Relationships between the school environment and self-perceived health among young people in Ireland. Presented at the 15th Annual Health Promotion Research Centre Conference: Mainstreaming Health Promotion. Promoting Health Across Sectors, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, June 2011.

Sweeney, L-A., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). An exploratory study of women involved in prostitution and their psychosocial experiences of the Irish healthcare service. Presented at the 20th World Congress for Sexual Health, Glasgow, June 2011. (see also the Journal of Sexual Medicine, 8 (suppl. 3), 164)

Sweeney, L-A., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Women involved in prostitution and their psychosocial experiences’ of the Irish Health care service: an exploratory study. Presented at the 8th Annual International Conference on Prostitution, Sex Work and Human Trafficking, Toledo, Ohio, September 2011.

2010  

Pursell, L., Barry, M.M., Connolly, M. & Mahmood, S. (2010). Building capacity for integrated health promotion actions in low and middle-income countries through development funding. Poster presented at the Irish Forum for Global Health Biennial Conference 2010. ’Partnerships to Address Health and Diseases of Poverty Challenges’. 29-30 November 2010, Maynooth.

Barry, M.M. (2010). Implementing Effective Mental Health Promotion Strategies. Video plenary presentation. 13^th Journées Annuelle de Santé Publique, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Canada, March, 2010.

Barry, M.M. (2010). There is no health without mental health: Exploring the relationships between positive mental health, population health and social wellbeing . Presentation to the School of Preventive and Social Medicine Seminar Series, University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand, March, 2010.

Barry, M.M. (2010). Addressing the Determinants of Positive Mental Health. Presentation at School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand, February, 2010.

Barry, M.M. (2010). Commentary on schools as organizational settings for health and health promotion. What’s going on in the performance box? Symposium on Health and Health Promotion in Organizations 2-4^th June, 2010 Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Promotion Research, Vienna, Austria, June, 2010.

Canavan, R.,  Priebe, S. & Matanov.A.  (2010) What services provide mental health care for marginalised groups in European capitals? Presentation at the PROMO-EUGATE  international meeting on immigration.  June 9th, 2010, Rome.

Barry, M.M. (2010). Implementing Mental Health Promotion in Schools: Evidence and principles of effective implementation. Keynote address presented at the ’Developing Strength and Resilience in Children’ Voksne for Barn Conference, 1-2 November, 2010, Oslo, Norway, November, 2010.

Barry, M.M. (2010). Promoting Equity in Mental Health: Reflections on the past decade and a look to the future. Keynote address presented at the 6^th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Washington DC, November 2010.

Barry, M.M. (2010). Promoting Quality Improvement in Health Promotion: Developing Competencies and Professional Standards for Capacity Building in Europe. Presentation to the National Institute for Health Education and Prevention (INPES) Journées de la Prévention Paris, April 2010.

Barry, M.M. (2010). Stigma Reduction and Mental Health Promotion What Works? Keynote address at the National Office for Suicide Prevention Annual Forum, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, April 2010.

Barry, M.M. (2010). Researching the implementation of Health Promotion. Co-presenters Rowling, L., Samdal, O. and Dur, W.  Symposium presentation on Enhancing the Science Base of Implementation in Health Promotion as an Action Strategy for Sustainable Development, 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, 11-15 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.

Barry, M.M. & Battel-Kirk (2010). Workforce development in countries with identified capacity needs: research and recommendations. 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, 11-15 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.

Barry, M.M. Presentation on activity report of the Vice President for Capacity Building Education and Training 2007-2010 (2010). IUHPE Forum at the 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion 11-15 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.

Barry, M.M., Allegrante, J.P., Arroyo, H., Howat, P., Onya, H. & Rao, M. (2010) Building consensus on domains of core competencies in Health Promotion. Sub-plenary presentation at the 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion 11-15 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.

Barry, M.M., Blanchard, C. & Battel-Kirk, B. (2010). An introduction to the CompHP Project.  Symposium presentation on The CompHP project: Developing Consensus on Competencies and Professional Standards for Health Promotion Capacity Building in Europe, 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion 11-15 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.

Barry, M.M., Fanslow, J., & Price, R.H. (2010). Building Capacity for Effective Mental Health Promotion . Symposium presented at the 6^th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Washington DC, November 2010.

Barry, M.,M. Pursell, L., Connolly, M and Mahmood, S. (2010) Building capacity for integrated health promotion actions in low and middle-income countries through development funding. Poster presented at the Irish Forum for Global Health Biennial Conference 2010. ’Partnerships to Address Health and Diseases of Poverty Challenges’. 29-30 November 2010. Maynooth.

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). Symposium: Zippy’s Friends: evidence and experience from an international programme promoting children’s emotional wellbeing. An evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends programme in disadvantaged primary schools in Ireland. Paper presented to the 6^th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Washington DC, November 2010.

Clarke, A.M. & Barry, M.M. (2010). Zippy’s Friends Symposium: Evaluation of the impact of Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme on primary school children in Ireland. Paper presented to the 32nd ISPA Conference: School Psychology – Making Life better for all Children, Trinity College Dublin, July 2010.

Clarke, A.M. and Barry, M.M. (2010). Evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary school children in Ireland. Poster presented at the 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion 11-15 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.

Cummins, G., Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Sixsmith, J., Molcho, M., & O’Higgins, S. (2010). Developing a Youth Friendly HBSC Health Resource in consultation with Children and Young People. Presented to the International School Psychology Association Annual Conference, July 2010.

Dempsey, C., Barry, M.M. & Battel-Kirk, B. (13^th December, 2010) Developing Core Competencies for Health Promotion in Europe. Keynote presentation to the Association of Health Promotion Ireland, AGM. Dublin, Ireland, December, 2010.

Dempsey, C., Barry, M.M. & Battel-Kirk, B. (2010). Developing core competencies for Health Promotion in Europe. Symposium presentation on The CompHP project: Developing Consensus on Competencies and Professional Standards for Health Promotion Capacity Building in Europe, 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion 11-15 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.

Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Cummins, G., Sixsmith, J., Molcho, M., O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). In consultation with young people: the process of producing a youth friendly resource using data from HBSC Ireland. Paper presented to Researching Young Lives: Power, Representation and the Research Process, Conference of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge in Society, Limerick, April 2010.

Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Cummins, G., Sixsmith, J., Molcho, M., O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Developing a Youth Friendly HBSC Health Resource in consultation with Children and Young People. Presented to the 9^th Global Conference – Making sense of Health, Illness and Disease, Oxford, September 2010.

Fitzgerald, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). The role of men in fostering positive health among Irish boys. Paper presented to the 14^th Annual HPRC conference, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Promoting Men’s Health, Galway, June 2010.

Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E. & Kelly, C. (2010). Gender differences in factors influencing dietary patterns among Irish children and adolescents. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2010. 69 (OCE5), E385.

Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2010). The role of social support in explaining dietary patterns among Irish children and adolescents. Paper presented at the European Health Psychology Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Sept 2010.

Gaudineau, A., Ehlinger, V., Nic Gabhainn, S., Vayssiere, C., Arnaud, C. & Godeau, E. (2010). Use of morning after pill by 15 years old girls: results from the international health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study in 11 countries. Poster presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Hasselberg, M. & Molcho, M. WHO MENTOR VIP: Potential benefits of the programme. (Invited presentation).  10th World Conference on Injury prevention and Safety Promotion Injury prevention, 21-12  September 2010. London UK.

Hogan, V. & Hogan M. (2010). An examination of factors that affect work hours, work-life conflict, and well-being in Irish academics. STAR Conference, NUI Galway, August 2010.

Jones, J.M. & Barry, M.M. Health Promotion partnerships: the relationship of trust to ten partnership functioning factors.  Poster presented at the 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion 11-15 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.

Jones, J.M. & Barry, M.M. Trust and leadership: key determinants of partnership synergy. Poster presented at the 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, 11-15 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.

Kelly, C. Fitzgerald, A., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Healthy eating and physical activity among Irish children. Paper presented to the launch of the HEAL ( Healthy Eating and Active Living) launch, National Youth Council of Ireland, Dublin, May 2010.

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Family environment and children’s dietary behaviour. Paper presented at the Nutrition Society Irish section meeting: Nutrition – Getting the balance right in 2010, University of Ulster, Coleraine, June 2010. (see also Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2010, 69 (OCE5), E346).

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Weight concerns and dieting among boys in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Paper presented to the 14th Annual HPRC conference: Multidisciplinary approaches to improving men's health, Galway, June 2010.

Kelly, C., Fitzgerald, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). The role of men in fostering positive health among Irish boys. Presented to the 14^th Annual HPRC conference, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Promoting Men’s Health, Galway, June 2010.

Kelly, C., Molcho, M., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Family factors and eating behaviour of schoolchildren. Paper presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. Perceptions of local area as predictors of injury and physical activity among schoolchildren in Ireland.  10th World Conference on Injury prevention and Safety Promotion Injury prevention, 21-12 September 2010. London UK.

Molcho, M. & Yafe, E. School injury in Israel: findings from Magen David Adom.  10th World Conference on Injury prevention and Safety Promotion Injury prevention, 21-12 September 2010. London UK.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Health and well-being of migrant children in Ireland: the role of social capital. Poster presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Perceptions of local area as predictors of injury and physical activity among schoolchildren in Ireland. Poster presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010. 

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Perceptions of local area as predictors of injury and physical activity among schoolchildren in Ireland. Presented to the World Conference for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, London, September 2010.

Murphy, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Enquiry based learning and professional ethics: experiences from higher-education facilitators. To be presented to the 5^th Centre for Bioethical Research and Analysis conference, Teaching Professional Ethics, Galway, September 2010.

Murphy, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Enquiry Based Learning and Professional Ethics: Experiences from higher-education facilitators. Paper presented at the 5th Cobra conference on "Teaching Professional Ethics" .(September 2010). Galway, Ireland.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’Higgins, S. (2010). Youth participation in setting the agenda: learning outcomes for sex education. Poster presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2010). Participative Research Processes with Children. Paper presented to the Institute for Social Sciences 21, University College Cork, March 2010.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). ’Doing research’ . Paper presented to the Board of Irish College Societies, NUI Galway, January 2010.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Clarke, N., Byrne, M., & Sixsmith, J. (2010). A participatory approach to increasing active commuting to school among children: who should do what? A poster presentation at the 20^th International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference on Health Promotion in Geneva from July 11^th to 15^th, 2010.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). The context of substance use in Ireland from a European perspective (and some other interesting things). Paper presented to the Substance Use and the School Community: Roles, Rights & Responsibilities Conference, Galway. (November 2010).

Nic Gabhainn, S., Clarke, N., Byrne, M. & Sixsmith, J. (2010). A participatory approach to increasing active commuting to school among children: who should do what. Poster presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva. (July 2010).

Nic Gabhainn, S., de Roiste, A., Gavin, A., Kelly, C. & Molcho, M. (2010). Is school participation good for children? Presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Participatory research methodology applied to elicit young Irish peoples’ perceived learning outcomes for sex education. Paper presented to Researching Young Lives: Power, Representation and the Research Process, Conference of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge in Society, Limerick, April 2010.

Pursell, L., McKenna, V. & Griffin, B. (2010).  Evaluation of a competency based module in Health Promotion. Poster presented at the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning: Flexible Learning, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Dublin, October 2010

Reynolds, C., Barry, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Evaluating the impact of the Winning New Jobs programme on the re-employment and mental health of a mixed profile of unemployed people. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 12(2), 32- 41.

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Arnaud, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Godeau, E. (2010). Bullying at school among disabled students and impact on self perceived health: A multilevel study across 11 western countries. Poster presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Arnaud, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Godeau, E. (2010). Bullying behaviours among children with a disability or chronic illness and their peers: a cross-national study between Ireland and France. Poster presented presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Walsh, S., Molcho, M., Harel-Fisv, Y., Huybh, Q., Kukaswadua, A., Aasvee, K., Varnau, D., Ottova, V., Ravens-Sieberer, U. & Pickett, W. Physical and emotional health problems experienced by youth engaged in violent behaviour. 10th World Conference on Injury prevention and Safety Promotion Injury prevention, 21-12 September 2010. London UK.  

2009

Brennan, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Developing primary care services for adolescents: a participatory approach. Paper presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Clarke, A. & Barry, M. (2009). Evaluation of Zippy’s Friends in Irish primary school: presentation of interim findings. Paper presented to the Zippy’s Friends international workshop, Worcester College, Oxford, April 2009.

Clarke, A. & Barry, M. (2009). Zippy’s Friends Symposium: When practice and reasearch rhyme: Experience of implementing an emotional wellbeing programme for primary school children in Ireland . Paper presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Connolly, C., McKenna, V., & Hodgins, M. (2009),  Exploring the usefulness of a competency based reflective portfolio for student learning on a Masters Health Promotion programme. Bologna Symposium-Integrating generic competencies in the curriculum, University College Cork, September 2009. 

Cummins, G., Kelly, C., Doyle, P., Molcho, M., Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). The process of producing a youth friendly resource using data from HBSC Ireland 2006. Paper presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Doyle, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2009). Face to face and electronic communication in adolescence: associations with risk behaviours and well-being. Poster presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Doyle P., Sixsmith J., Dring C., McGrath D., Byrne M., Neeson B. & McGloin A. (2009). Feasibility Study: For A Health Information Website for College Students. Paper presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009) Towards understanding the lives of children with a disability or chronic illness. Paper presented at The Child: Postgraduate Research Conference, Belfast, June 2009.

Gavin, A., Sentenac, Molcho, M., Godeau, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Bullying behaviours among children with and without disabilities and chronic illnesses: a comparison between Ireland and France. Paper presented to Psychology, Health and Medicine, Annual Meeting of the Division of Health Psychology of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Dublin, June 2009.

Griffin B.L. (2009).  A Foucauldian discourse analysis of a videotape for health: a case study about power relationships in public health and adolescence. Presentation at the 13th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Hogan, V., Hodgins, M. & Galvin, M. (2009).  Employment in post-primary students and their attitudes to occupational health and safety: Results from the 'Choose Safety' Evaluation.  Presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Family factors and schoolchildren’s eating behaviour. Poster presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Kelly, C., Mulvihill, M., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Marketing of foodstuffs in post-primary schools in Ireland. Poster presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Molcho M. (2009). Injuries in the community. Institute of Public Health Ireland. Dublin, January 2009.

Molcho M. Bjarnson T., Cristini F., Gaspar de Matos M., Koller T., Moreno C., Nic Gabhainn S., Santinello M. (2009). Foreign born children in Europe: Findings from HBSC study. 3rd thematic workshop, AMAC Project, International Organization for Migration, St. Juliani, Malta, March 2009. 

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Healthy schools: some of what we know. Paper presented to Healthy Schools, Healthy People, Galway Education Centre, Galway, May 2009.

O'Hara, M. & Hodgins., M.  (2009).  Living with Chronic Illness: Insights of young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis on their condition, their quality of life and their health care services. Presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Adapted participative methodological approaches to sexual health promotion research. Paper presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). An adapted participative methodological approach for sexual health promotion resesearch. Paper presented at the IVth Biennial International Sex and Relationships Education Conference, Birmingham, September 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Facilitating young people to develop a resource for the Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) programme. Paper presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009) Using an adapted participative methodological approach within a PhD study on Sexual Health Promotion. Paper presented at The Child: Postgraduate Research Conference, Belfast, June 2009.

O’Keefe, L., Doyle, P., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Obesogenic environments: local area perceptions and physical activity levels in school aged children in Ireland. Poster presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Pursell, L., McKenna, V., Griffin, B. (2009), November. A blended learning enquiry based module for best practice of evaluation skills in health promotion. Poster presented at the 3^rd Annual National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning: Research-Teaching Linkages, Practice and Policy, Trinity College Dublin, November 2009.

Pursell, L., Kearns, N. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Young peoples participation in a policy development process to develop the national set of well-being indicators for children in Ireland. Paper presented to the WHO/HBSC Forum Case Study Authors Meeting, Galway, June 2009.

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Arnaud, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Navarro, F. & Godeau, E. (2009). Impact of bullying at school on self-perceived health among disabled students: a multilevel study in 13 western countries . Paper presented to the 13^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Spriggs, A.L., Farhat, T., Tucker-Halpern, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Adolescent sexual debut and psychological/physical symptoms: Do associations vary across western nations ? Presented at 26^th International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Conference, September 2009.

Spriggs, A.L., Farhat, T., Tucker-Halpern, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Adolescent sexual experience, substance use and attachment to conventional institutions in nine western nations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Detroit, April 2009.

Van Lente, E., Barry, M. & Molcho, M. (2009). Social Well-being Predictors of Positive Mental Health in the Irish Adult population. Presented at the Psychology, Health and Medicine, 6^th Annual Conference 2009 of the PSI Division of Health Psychology and the BPS NIB Division of Health Psychology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. June, 2009. (download 207KB)

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2008

Barry, M.M. (2008). Advancing the Implementation of Best Practice in Mental Health Promotion.  Mental Health Foundation. Auckland, New Zealand,  September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Building capacity for health promotion in Ireland: national level progress. Pleanry address to Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway. Galway, June, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008).  Implementing effective mental health promotion.  Invited Presentation and Roundtable Discussion to Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand. September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Implementation Essentials and Evaluation in  Mental Health Promotion.  School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand, September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Mental Health Promotion in Schools. Meeting of Schools Principals in HSE West Region. Claregalway, Co Galway, May, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Mental health promotion: concepts, evidence and practice.  The MHS Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Promoting population mental health: concepts, evidence and practice.  School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand, September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Social Participation and Mental Health Promotion: Implications for Research, Practice and Policy. Plenary address to Fifth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders,  Melbourne, Australia, September, 2008.

Barry, M.M., Battel-Kirk, B., Taub, A. & Lysoby, A. (2008). A review of the international literature on health promotion competencies: identifying frameworks and core competencies. International Galway Consensus Conference, NUI, Galway. Galway, June, 2008.

Barry, M.M. & Walker, L.  (2008). Plenary session on the Melbourne Charter for Mental Helath Promotion at the Margins to Mainstream Conference Fifth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders,  Melbourne, Australia, September, 2008.

de Róiste, A., Batt, V. &Nic Gabhainn, S.(2008). The development of an annotated bibliography of Irish infant feeding related research, National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s40-s41.

de Roiste, A., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Urban and rural patterns in adolescent alcohol consumption in Ireland. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s7-s8.

Doyle, P., Byrne, M., Dring, C., McGloin, A., McGrath, D., Neeson, B. & Sixsmith, J. (2008). Feasibility Study: For A Health Information Website for College Students. Poster presented to the Irish Student Health Association Conference. Cork, March 2008.

Doyle, P., Sixsmith, J., Dring, C., McGrath, D., Byrne, M., Neeson, B. & McGloin, A. (2008). Feasibility Study: For A Health Information Website for College Students. Paper presented to the Irish Student Health Association Conference. Cork, March 2008.

Doyle, P., Sixsmith, J., Dring, C., McGrath, D., Byrne, M., Neeson, B. & McGloin, A. (2008). Feasibility Study: For A Health Information Website for College Students. Paper presented to Confederation of Student Services in Ireland: 11^th Biennial Conference Virtual Support for Real Students, Dublin, June 2008.

Due, P., Damsgaard, M.T., Rasmussen, M., Holstein, B., Sorensen, T.I.A.,Wardle, J., Merlo, J., Currie, C., Ahluwalia, N., Lynch, J., Borraccino, A., Borup, I., Boyce, W., Elgar, F., Nic Gabhainn, S., Krolner, R., Matos, M.G., Nansel, T., Al Sabbah, H., Svastisalee, C., Valimaa, R. & Vereecken, C. (2008) Macro-economic environment, social inequality and overweight among adolescents in 35 countries. Paper presented at the symposium 25 years of the HBSC study: contibution and future challenges, Seville, May 2008.

Falvey, F., O'Connell, I. & Hodgins, M. (2008). Healthy Together Course: developing capacity for workplace health promotion. Capacity Building for the Future: Health Promotion Competencies and Professional Standards Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway, June 2008.

Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Kelly, C. & Nixon, E. (2008). Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation with children. Oral presentation at the Nutrition Society Irish section meeting, Dublin, Ireland, June 2008.

Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2008). Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative study with children and their parents. Poster presentation at the 20th meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Wuerzburg, Germany, July 2008. 

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). A comparison of outcomes among children who report disability/chronic illness and their peers: data from 2006 Irish HBSC Study. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Network, Seville, May 2008.

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Family, peer and school relationships as predictors of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use in Irish adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental substance use behaviour. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s50-s51.-

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Using relationships to determine levels of substance use among 15-17 year olds: 2006 Irish HBSC data. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Network, Seville, May 2008.

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S.  (2008). Using relationships to predict levels of substance use among adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental use. Paper presented to Psychology, Health and Medicine, Annual Conference of the Division of Health Psychology, PSI & BPS, Derry, March 2008.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Building Capacity in Workplace Health Promotion.  Value of Workplace Health Promotion conference, Reykjavik University, September 2008.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Evaluation of the Health Quality Mark. Launch of report and presentation of Awards with Minister for Youth Affairs, Mr. Sean Haughey, January 2008.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Health Promotion Training for Oral Health Worker. Launch of Evaluation of Specialist Certificate in Oral Health Promotion with Minister for Health Promotion and Food Safety, Mr. Pat The Cope Gallagher, December 2007.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Taking a Health Promotion approach to the problem of Bullying, I Congresso International de violencia escolar, University of America, Spain, November 2007.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Workplace Bullying: Impact and Intervention, National Irish Safety Organisation, Trim Co. Meath, October 2008.

Hodgins, M., Asgeirsdottir, A., Battell-Kirk, B., Masanotti, G. & Falvey, F. (2008). Healthy Together - developing an e learning programme for workplace health promotion in small and medium sized enterprises in rural communities. Poster presented at IUHPE European Conference on Health Promotion and Education, Turin, September 2008.

Hublet, A., Schmid, H., Clays, E., Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Joossens, L. & Maes, L. (2008) Associations between tobacco control policies and smoking behaviour among adolescents in 29 countries. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Network, Seville, May 2008.

Kelly, C., Davin, V., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Family structure and children’s eating patterns: secondary analysis of the health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study 2002. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s48-s49.

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Diet and related behaviour of children from disadvantaged schools in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Paper presented to the Nutrition Society Summer Meeting : Multidisciplinary approaches to nutritional problems, Nottingham, July 2008.

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Food and related behaviour of children from the Traveller community in Ireland. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Network, Seville, May 2008.

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Food behaviour of immigrant children in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Paper presented to the 8^th European Conference of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Torino, September 2008.

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Food consumption and dietary behaviour of children from the Traveller community: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Paper presented to the Nutrition Society Irish Section Meeting, Dublin, July 2008.

Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2008). Time effects in food frequency consumption and eating behaviour among Irish schoolchildren Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

Kelly, C.N.M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Batt, V. & Fallon, M. (2008). From science to policy: experience of the Breastfeeding in Ireland Strategic Action Plan. Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

McGee, H. & Van Lente, (2008). SLÁN 2007: The National Adult Health and Lifestyle Survey: Introduction and Overview of Mental Health and Social Well-being Results . Presented at the Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2008, Tullow, Ireland. November, 2008. 

McKenna, V., Rowel, D. & Barry, M. (2008).  Obesity prevention: evidence into practice. Paper presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway, June 2007.

Molcho M. (2008). Examining evidence over time to support planning for health. Population Health Education Seminar, SPSS, Ireland. Dublin, January 2008.

Molcho M. (2008). Food poverty: a different form of social inequality. Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University, Israel, December 2008.

Molcho, M., Barry, M., McGee, H., Morgan, K., Perry, I., Harrington, J., Watson, D., and the SLAN07 Consortium (2008). Injuries in Ireland: prevalence, location, mechanism and seasonality. Paper presented at the 9^th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Merida, March 2008.

Molcho, M., Craig, W., Pickett, W., Harel, Y., Due, P., Hetland, J.(2008).  Time trend in bullying prevalence in 27 countries in Europe and North America. Poster presented at the 9^th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Merida, March 2008.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Predictors of Food poverty in adolescence: Findings from the 2006 Irish HBSC study. Paper presented to the 8^th European Conference of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Torino, September 2008.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Towards understanding food poverty in adolescence. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s42-s43.

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Hunger as a predictor of violence in adolescence. Paper presented to Researching Children’s World’s conference, Galway, February, 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Child wellbeing: policy process, indicator development and data use. Paper presented to the Faculte de Psychologie, Universite de Toulouse le Mirail, Toulouse, France, December 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Doctorate Programmes in Ireland. Paper presented at the Pan-European Workshop on Doctoral Programmes in Public Health and Health Promotion, Magedeburg, March 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC Ireland and Child and Family Support. Invited presentation to the Child and Family Resarch Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, April 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Inequality among children in Ireland: the case of children with disabilities or chronic illness. Paper presented to the National Institute of Medical Research (Epidemiology and Public Health), Universite Paul Sabateir de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, December 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Patterns in adolescent substance use: latest findings from HBSC. Paper presented to the Annual Expert Meeting on Population Surveys of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon, June 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pickett, W., Boyce, W., Gallupe, O., King, M. & Molcho, M. (2008). Family factors associated with childhood hunger: sources of social and economic inequality. Presented to The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin, April, 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pickett, W., Boyce, W., Gallupe, O., King, M. & Molcho, M. (2008). Family factors associated with childhood hunger: sources of social and economic inequality. Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2008). Agreement between educational stakeholders on the conceptualisation of children’s wellbeing. Presented to The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin, April, 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2008). Agreement between educational stakeholders on the conceptualisation of children’s wellbeing. Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

Nic Gabhainn S., Sixsmith J.,O’Higgins S., Delaney E-N., Moore M., Inchley J. (2008). Indicators of Health Promoting Schools in Ireland: towards the participative inclusion of students. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s35-s36.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Through the looking glass: Young people’s perceptions of the words healthy and happy. Poster presented to the Researching Children’s Worlds conference, Galway, February, 2008.

O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M. & Inchley, J. (2008). Development of a method for students participation to create Health Promoting School Indicators. Paper presented to the Researching Children’s Worlds conference, Galway, February, 2008.

Sixmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Liaising, facilitating or enaging: power through process in research with children. Presented to The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin, April, 2008.

Sixmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Liaising, facilitating or enaging: power through process in research with children. Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Participative Research Processes (PRP): the health promoting potential of health promotion research. Paper presented to the 8^th European Conference of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Torino, September 2008.

Sixsmith J^., Nic Gabhainn, S.,Clerkin, P., D’Eath, M., O’Higgins, S., Stevens, E. & Keogh, M. (2008). A process evaluation of the National drug awareness campaign. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s9-s10.

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Fleming, C. & O’Higgins, S. (2008). Child well-being: children’s, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s44-s45.

Van Lente, E. & McGee, H. (2008). SLÁN 2007 as an Irish Population Reference Study. Poster presented at the Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2008, Tullow, Ireland, November, 2008.

Vignes, C., Sentenac, M., Navarro, F., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Godeau, E. (2008). Bullying behaviour among school children with disabillities: Preliminary results in France from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) international survey. Paper presented to the World Violence Congress, Lisbon, April 2008.

Von Ehrenstein, O., Sundaram, R., Nansel, T., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Ianotti, R. (2008). Self-reported child hunger in relation to socio-economic status in the US and across 36 countries in the Health Behaviour in School-children Study. Paper presented to the Annual Joint Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Pasadena, CA, October 2008.

Walsh, K., Molcho, M., Dineen, B., Kelleher, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) Cluster randomisation and design effects in school surveys: an exploration of the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s37-s39.

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2007

Barry, M.M. (2007). A European perspective on training and accreditation in health promotion. Development of a unified system of accreditation for professional preparation in health promotion and education symposium. 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Bringing the evidence to life: Connecting and evidence and practice for the promotion of mental health . Roundtable discussion with policy makers, researchers and practitioners McCaughey Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia, March , 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Building an effective infrastructure for mental health promotion at the national level.  ’No Health Without Mental Health: Community approaches to mental health promotion’ Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007).  Construct of mental health: what does it mean to be mentally healthy?  Keynote address at the ’Kindling the Flame: Promoting Mental Health and Well-being’ Conference,  Perth, Australia, February, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Evidence of effectivenes in mental health promotion  Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Public Forum, Melbourne Australia, February, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Identifying competencies for health promotion: A european perspective. Identifying Competencies for Health Promotion Symposium, 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Implementing effective mental health promotion.  Public Mental Health Leadership Progamme. Manchester and London, Department of Health, UK, July, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Implementing mental health promotion. Keynote address to public seminar WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Promotion, Prevention and Policy at STAKES, Finland, March, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Mental health promotion: concepts, evidence and practice Keynote address at the Psycholgy Health and Medicine Conference, PsSI Health Psychology Conference, Maynooth, Ireland, April, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007).  Mental health promotion in schools: Evidence of effectivensss. Boosting the Sparks: INTERCAMHS-SPA workshop on school based mental health promotion, Perth, Australia, February, 2007.

Barry, M.M., Aringazina, A., Lewis, Y. , Maraguri, N. & Kanshana, S.  (2007).  Follow up to the 6th Global Conference on Health Promotion- country experience in implementing the key recommendations.  Symposium, 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Barry, M.M., Jané--Llopis, E. & Raeburn, J. (2007). Mental Health Promotion Panel, Dialogue and Debates session, 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Boyle, C., Molcho, M., Kelly, C., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Social capital perceptions as a predictor of high life satisfaction among Irish adolescents: from the 2005/06 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. Paper presented to the Psychology, Health and Medicine: the 4^th Annual Conference of the Division of Health Psychology, Psychological Society of Ireland, Maynooth, April 2007.

Costello, T., Hodgins, M., & Connolly, C. (2007). Evaluation of the Specialist Certificate in Health Promotion (Oral Health). Dental Health Foundation, Ireland and Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI , Galway. Paper presented to Health Promotion Summer Conference, ’Building Capacity for Evidence-based Health Promotion, NUI Galway, June 2007.

Costello, T., Hodgins, M. & Connolly, C. (2006). Health Needs Assessment of Nurses Working in an Acute Hospital Setting. Poster presented School of Nursing and Midwifery 7th Annual Inter-disciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin, November 10th 2006.

Due, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., Rasmussen, M. & Currie, C. (2007). An overview of HBSC knowledge relevant to the WHO/HBSC forum on social contexts for mental health. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO/HBSC Study, Jyvaskala, June 2007.

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Boyle, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). School perceptions as a predictor of high life satisfaction among Irish adolescents: Findings from the 2005/06 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. Paper presented to the Psychology, Health and Medicine: the 4^th Annual Conference of the Division of Health Psychology, Psychological Society of Ireland, Maynooth, April 2007.

Godeau, E., Vignes, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Arnaud, C. (2007). Intervention and research into attitudes and social representations of disability in secondary schools in Toulouse. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Hodgins, M., Millar, M., & Barry, M. (2007). Traveller Women's Perceptions of Illness and Health Inequalities. The 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education: Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June, 2007.  

Kearns, N. & Pursell, L . (2007). Reflections on the evaluation of a HIA on traffic and transport in Ballyfermot. The 8^th International HIA Conference, Dublin, October 2007.

Kropmans, T., Smidt-Felzman, H.,  Keys, M.,  Molcho, M., Cantillon, P. (2007). Medical professionalism; a way from traditional to blended learning. Paper presented at the Learning Technologies: from Pilot to Mainstream, 5th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference, Galway, June 2007.

Maimbolwa, M., Manandhar, M., Muulu, E., Mulenga, M. & O'Donovan, D. (2007). Social research to inform policy and programming aimed at improving maternal survival in Zambia. Paper presented at the Africa Midwives Research Network 6th Biennial Scientific Conference. Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, November 2007.

Maimbolwa, M., Manandhar, M., Muulu, E., Mulenga, M. & O'Donovan, D. (2007). Understanding the socio-cultural and gender contexts of maternal survival in Mumbi Mukulu, Northern Province. Paper presented at the Fourth National Health Research Conference: "Translating research into action: providing evidence for policy and quality service delivery". Mulungushi International Conference Centre. Lusaka, Zambia. Ministry of Health, January 2007.

Maimbolwa, M., Manandhar, M. & O'Donovan D. (2007) .  National policies and the socio-cultural and gender contexts of maternal survival. Paper presented at the National Discussion and Dissemination Forum for AIMS (Aiming for Maternal Survival) Zambia research project, hosted by the Ministry of Health. Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia, June 2007.

Manandhar, M., Maimbolwa, M., Muulu, E., Mulenga, M. & O’Donovan, D. (2007). Programmatic stakeholder perspectives on the socio-cultural and gender contexts of maternal survival in Northern Province. Paper presented at the National Discussion and Dissemination Forum for AIMS (Aiming for Maternal Survival) Zambia research project, hosted by the Ministry of Health. Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia. June 2007.

Manandhar, M., Maimbolwa, M., Muulu, E., Mulenga, M. & O'Donovan, D. (2007). The role of inter-sectoral debate around contextual research in strengthening advocacy and action for maternal survival in Zambia . Paper presented at Irish Aid/Department of Foreign Affairs Development Futures Conference hosted by the National University of Ireland, Galway. Galway, Ireland, November2007.

McDonnell, P, Coggins, M., Fleming, G., & Hogan, V. (2007) Occupational Exposures in the Irish Swine Farming Industry. Proceedings of the British Occupational Hygiene Society Conference, 2007 ’Promoting a healthy working environment, Glasgow, April 2007

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Alcohol in adolescence: Findings from the 2006 Irish HBSC study. Paper Presented to the National Assembly of the National Youth Council of Ireland, Dublin, November 2007.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Bullying and Disability: Findings from the 2006 Irish HBSC study. Paper Presented to the National Disability Authority Research Conference, Dublin, November 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Godeau, E. & Ross, J. (2007). Youth smoking in Ireland: before and after the smoking ban. Paper presented to the 2007 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Minneapolis, MN. October 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelly, C. (2007). Food poverty and risk for injuries in adolescence. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelly, C. (2007). Food poverty and risk for violent behaviours in adolescence. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelly, C. (2007). Socio-economic status, family affluence and parental occupation – can they predict adolescents’ health. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, Limerick, May 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelly, C. (2007). Trends in smoking behaviours in Irish adolescents. Paper to presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Mulenga, M., Muulu, E., Manandhar, M., Maimbolwa, M. & O’Donovan, D. (2007). Community perspectives on the socio-cultural and gender contexts of maternal survival in Mumbi Mukulu, Northern Province. Paper presented at the National Discussion and Dissemination Forum for AIMS (Aiming for Maternal Survival) Zambia research project, hosted by the Ministry of Health. Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia, June 2007 .

Mulvihill, M., Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Morrissey, J., Kelly, Y. & Clerkin, P. (2007). An investigation of the extent of commercial sponsorship in post-primary schools in the Republic of Ireland. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Child hunger: an economic or a social determinant of health? Paper presented to the Division of Statistics, Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, October, 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). HBSC Ireland 2007. Paper presented to the National Launch of the HBSC Ireland findings, Dublin, August 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Godeau, E. & Ross, J. (2007). Age of smoking initation, risk behaviour and ill-health among youth. Paper presented to the 2007 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Minneapolis, MN. October 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M. &  Kelly, C. (2007). Face to Face and Electronic Communication in adolescence: associations with risk behaviours and well-being. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Walsh, K. & Kelly, C. (2007). Can electronic communication between peers help to overcome the risks of time spent with peers? Paper presented to the National Institute of Medical Research (Epidemiology and Public Health), Toulouse, France, May 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Morgan, A. & Smith, B. (2007). Using HBSC data to explore factors relating to social cohesion and mental wellbeing among adolescents. Paper presented to the case-study workshop for the WHO/HBSC Forum on Social Cohesion for Mental Health, Grand Canaries, March 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2007). Perspectives on children's understanding of well-being: similarities and differences in the perspectives of children, parents and teachers. Seminar to the Federative Research Institute (126), Faculte de Medicin, Universite Paul Sabateir de Toulouse, June 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2007). Photographing well-being. Paper presented to the National Institute of Medical Research (Epidemiology and Public Health), Toulouse, France, May 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E. & Moore, M. (2007). Indicators of success for health in schools: the development of schematic models by children. Paper presented to the National Institute of Medical Research (Epidemiology and Public Health), May 2007, Toulouse, France.

O’Higgins, S. & Barry, M. (2007) Review of international evidence of best practice in HIV and AIDs education and prevention. Paper presented to the 11 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Building Capacity for Evidence-based Health Promotion,  Galway, June 2007.

Pursell, L. (2007). Health Impact Assessment: Its uses in planning and decision making to improve health and well-being, HIA Seminar, Galway, June 2007.

Pursell, L., Kearns, N., O’Donovan, D., Balanda, K. & Graham, A. (2007). Developing an all-Ireland suite of local health inequality indicators: a review of data and policy issues associated with two indicator sets . Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Summer Meeting, Dublin, May 2007.

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Power through process: an exploration of participatory research with children. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). The use of fear appeals: a policy context. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2007). Anti-smoking media outcomes in Ireland: defensive avoidance and fear? Paper presented to the 2007 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Minneapolis, MN. October 2007.

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2006

Barry, M.M. (2006). Generic Principles of Effective Mental Health Promotion.  Fourth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders,  Oslo, October, 2006.

Barry, M.M. (2006). Implementation and Evaluation of the Winning New Jobs Programme in Ireland. Symposium presentation with Price, R.H, Vuori, J. and Blonk, R.W.B. on Implementing the JOBS Programme in Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands. Work, Stress and Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace,

Miami Florida, March, 2006. 

Barry, M.M. (2006). International Perspectives on Training and Accreditation in Health Promotion. Shaping the Future of Public Health: Promoting Health in the NHS. Staffordshire University, October, 2006. 

Barry, M.M. (2006). Mental Health Promotion in Schools: Evidence of Effectiveness Advisory Board meeting of the National Office for Suicide Prevention. Ennis, Co Clare, September 2006.

Barry, M.M., Meade, K., & Rowel, D. (2006).  Evaluation of the Youth Led Emotional Well-being Project ’Getting it Together’: Key Findings.  CAWT Mental Health Sub-Group Meeting. Omagh, September, 2006.

Barry, M.M. & Morales, A, S-M. (2006). European Perspectives on Training and Accreditation in Health Promotion. Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway. Galway, June, 2006.

Barry, M.M., Murphy, C. & Mullen, B. (2006).  Health Promotion in Ireland: Benchmarking National Level Progress. WHO Technical Meeting for Development of Benchmarks on the Implementation of the Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion. Muscat, Oman, September, 2006.

Coggins, M., Hogan, V. & Malynn, J (2006). Exposure assessment to airborne Dust, Ammonia, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide and noise levels on Irish commercial pig farms. Agricultural Research Forum 2006. Tullamore, March 2006.

Costello, T., Hodgins, M. & Connolly, C. (2006). Health Needs Assessment of Nurses Working in an Acute Hospital Setting. Presented School of Nursing and Midwifery 7th Annual Inter-disciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin, November  2006.

Currie, C. & Molcho M. (2006). The HBSC Family Affluence Scale: Its history, uses and future. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-HBSC study, Budapest, June 2006.

Hodgins, M. (2006). Awareness and perceptions of staff of the Anti-Bullying policy in a public sector organization. 5th International Conference: Workplace Bullying - the Way Forward, June 2006.

Hodgins, M., Galvin, M. & Hogan, V. (2006). Work Life Balance in NUI Galway: "They're doing it, but it's not as useful as it could be”. Presented to Equality Sub-Committee NUI, Galway, 2006.

Hogan, V. (2006). The health effects of noise and vibration in the workplace. Presented at the Noise and Vibration in the Workplace Conference. Galway, March 2006.

Kearns, N. (2006). Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Monitoring Equity in Health: Exploring the Health Poverty Index (HPI) as an Evidence Base.  Health Promotion Research Centre (HPRC) Research Day, Department of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway, April 2006.

Kearns, N. (2006). Monitoring Inequality in Health: Exploring the Health Poverty Index (HPI) as an Evidence Base for Policy and Decision-Making.  Irish Behavioural Science Research lecture series, 3^rd year Medical Programme, NUI, Galway, November 2006.

Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Exploring missing height and weight data for the Irish HBSC survey: a pilot study. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-HBSC study, Budapest, June 2006.

Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S.  & Kellher, C. (2006). Self-reported weight and height: response rates from Irish schoolchildren Paper presented at Nutrition Society Annual Meeting: Nutrition and Health in Children and Adolescents, Cork, June 2006. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol 65, 39A.

Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M. & Walsh, K. (2006). Health Behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC): A World Health Organisation collaborative cross-national study. National Institutes for Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3 (3), 75-76.

Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Time effects in food frequency consumption and eating behaviour among Irish schoolchildren Paper presented at the the UK Nutrition Society Summer Meeting: Interactions between Genetics, Diet, Health and Disease, Aberdeen, July 2006. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol 65, 121A.

Kelly, C.N.M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Batt, V. & Fallon, M. (2006). From science to policy: experience of the Breastfeeding in Ireland Strategic Action Plan. Poster presented at the Nutrition Society Winter Meeting: Nutrition in early life - new horizons in a new century, Cambridge, December 2006. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol 66, 22A.

Manandhar, M., Devkota, S., Simpson, H. & Pathak, L.R. (2006). "We either give birth well or we die": understanding and addressing the socio-cultural context of obstetric emergencies in rural west Nepal." Poster presentation at Forum 10: Global Forum for Health Research. Cairo, Egypt, Oct-Nov 2006.   http://www.globalhealthforum.org/

McKenna, V. & Barry, M. (2006). Building capacity in health promotion in Ireland: past progress and future challenges. Paper presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway, June 2006.

Molcho M. Harel Y., Pickett W. Schiedt P.C., Mazur J. Overpeck M.D. (2006). The epidemiology of non fatal injuries among 11, 13 and 15 year old youth in 11 Countries: Findings from the 1998 WHO-HBSC cross national survey. The 1^st European Conference on Injury Control and Safety Promotion. Invited presentation. Vienna, June 2006.(Invited presentation).

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Sources of social support as predictors of positive health among Irish adolescents: findings from the 2002 HBSC study. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, Sligo, May 2006.

Murphy, K., O'Shea, E., Sheil, A., Hodgins, M. & Cooney, A. (2006) Improving Quality of Life for Older People in Long Stay Settings. National Council for Ageing and Older People.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Social support and social capital as predictors of youth health: does where you live matter? Paper presented to the Early Influences, Social Capital and Health Meeting, Dublin, July 2006.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). The contribution of the academic sector to the future of health promotion. Paper presented to Delivering Health Promotion (AHP, I & Impact)., Dublin, Ireland, February 2006.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Batt, V. & Gavin, B (2006). Supporting third level students: Diversity requires flexibility. Poster presented to the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Galway, November 2006.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2006). The importance of timing of data collection: Examples of seasonal effects in Irish HBSC data. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-HBSC study, Budapest, June 2006.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K., Molcho, M. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Face-to-face and electronic communication in adolescence; associations with risk behaviours and well-being. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Galway, November 2006.

O'Higgins, S. (2006). Student Identified Indicators for Health Promoting Schools: Exploration of participative methodology with young people. Presented to The European Network of Health Promoting Schools(WHO), Sigriswil, Switzerland, June 2006.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Ireland: the role of students in the development of indicators of health promoting schools. Paper presented at the 5^th Workshop on the practice of evaluating health promoting schools, Sigriswil, Switzerland, June 2006.

O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., Delaney, E., Moore, M. & Inchely, J. (2006). Child developed indicators of health promoting schools. Paper presented to WHO 5^th Workshop on the Evaluation of the European Network of Health Promoting Schools, Sigriswil, Switzerland, June 2006.

Pursell, L. (2006). Data availability and indicator measures in Ireland.  Institute of Public Health in Ireland Dublin, Jan. 2006.

Pursell, L. (2006). Developing health equity monitoring and health impact assessment at the local level. Annual Conference of the Directors of the Community Development Boards. Athenry, Galway, February 2006.

Pursell, L., D'Eath, M., O'Donovan, D., Allwright, S., Paul, G., Mullally, B.J. & Greiner, B. (2006). Perceptions of the Impact of the Smoking Ban Among Bar Workers in the Republic of Ireland. 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health. Washington DC. July 2006.

Pursell, L., Kearns, N., O’Donovan, D. (2006). Local Equity Indicators. A preliminary indicator set for the development of an Irish Health Poverty Index (iHPI). Institute of Public Health in Ireland, Dublin, August 2006.

Richter, M., Andersen, A., Boyce, W., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Zambon, A. (2006). The role of behavioural factors in explaining socioeconomic differences in adolescent health. Paper presented to L’Association Belge de Sante Publique: Health Inequalities, Ecole de Sante Publique, UCL, Brussels, December 2006.

Spillane, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). An exploration of social support among pregnant women. Paper preseted at the 7^th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, TCD, May 2006.

Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Absence of seasonal effects in HBSC data. National Institutes for Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3 (3), 77-79.

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2005

Barry, M.M.  (2005). Address at Opening Ceremony – Joining Forces for Evidence and Best Practice. Best Practice for Better Health - 6^th IUHPE European Conference on the Effectiveness and Quality of Health Promotion: Evidence for Practice. Stockholm, June, 2005.

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Mental Health Promotion: International Perspectives on Research, Policy and Practice’. Erasmus exchange presentation to the Department of Sociology at the University of the Aegean, Greece, June, 2005

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Mental health promotion: Linking research with policy and practice”.  Keynote address at Healthy Minds – Healthy Lives Conference.  Cork, March, 2005.

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Navigating the new context for health promotion: Setting the scene’.

Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway. Galway, June, 2005

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Preliminary findings from the Winning New Jobs programme in Ireland’. Winning New Jobs Seminar. Letterkenny, Donegal, April, 2005.

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Strengthening mental health promotion: Research practice and policy perspectives.’ Plenary address at the Inaugural Conference in the Annual Series of Mental Health Promotion Conferences in the UK and Ireland: Mental Health Promotion - Going from Strength to Strength. Dublin Castle, April, 2005.

Barry, M.M. & Jané-Llopis, E. (2005). ’The Evidence of Mental Health Promotion Effectiveness.’  Symposium at the Best Practice for Better Health - 6^th IUHPE European Conference on the Effectiveness and Quality of Health Promotion: Evidence for Practice. Stockholm, June, 2005.

Barry, M.M., Sheridan, A & Ferry, F. (2005). Workshop on  Implementing and evaluating  the Winning New Jobs programme in Ireland.  The Inaugural Conference in the Annual Series of Mental Health Promotion Conferences in the UK and Ireland: Mental Health Promotion - Going from Strength to Strength. Dublin Castle, April, 2005.

Hodgins, M. (2005). Promoting Health in a University Setting engaging workers through work life balance. Presented at Partnerships for Health Places conference. University of Central Lancashire, September 2005.

Kelleher, C.C., Shiely, F., Sweeney, M.R., Lavin, T., Craven, F. Nic Gabhainn, S., Collins, C., Murphy, G., O’Hara, P., Staines, A. & Daly, L. (2005). Feasibility study on the inclusion of blood and tissue data as a component of the national longitudinal study of children in Ireland. Paper presented at the Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting, December, 2005.

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Predictors of positive health among Irish adolescents: Findings from the 2002 HBSC Study (Abstract). Poster presented at the European Health Psychology Conference, Galway, September 2005 (See also Psychology and Health, 20 (Supplement 1), 176).

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S. & Kelleher, C. (2005). Food Poverty among Irish Adolescents (Abstract). Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the International HBSC Network, Gozo, May 2005.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S. & Kelleher, C. (2005). Food poverty among Irish Children . Paper presented at the 13^th Congress of European Union for School and University Health and Medicine, Dubrovnik, October 2005.

Murphy, G., Friel, S., Sixsmith, J., Ulmer, H. & Kelleher, C. (2005). Application of SCORE CVD risk alogarithm in SLAN examinations 1998 and 2002. Proceedings of Winter Sceintific Meeting. Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Dublin. Winter 2005.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J (2005). The contribution of children’s understandings of wellbeing to the development of National Wellbeing Indicators for Irish Children. Paper presented at the Launch of the national wellbeing indicators for children, June 2005, Dublin.

Nolan, G. (2005). Diet in the prevention of obesity and cancer . Paper presented at the Health Research Board Conference, Ireland Northern Ireland National Cancer Institute, September, 2005.

Nolan, G. (2005). Public Health Implications of Obesity . Paper presented at the Masters of Women’s Health Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, March 2005.

O’Connell, T., Coggins, M., Hogan, V. & Byrne, M (2005) Safety evaluation of a flexible engineering control system developed for the removal of contaminated filter cartridges used in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries. British Occupational Hygiene Society Conference, 2005. Manchester, April 2005.

O’Donovan, D. (2005). Contributions to reducing inequities in health through research: Ireland. Global Forum for Health Research, Mumbai, September 2005.

Pursell, L. (2005). Perceptions of the Impact of the Smoking Ban among Bar Workers in the Republic of Ireland. Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting, Dublin. Dec 2005.

Pursell, L., Galvin, M., D’Eath, M., Keogh, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’Donovan, D. (2005). Attitudes of bar owners and workers in rural Galway before and after the smoking ban. Symposium for the anniversary of smoke-free workplaces. Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Office of Tobacco Control, Dublin, March 2005.

Richter, M., Leppin, A., Hurrelmann, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Socio-economic status and adolescent drinking behaviour. Results from the WHO study Health Behaviour in School aged Children. Paper presented at the Wet Youth Cultures Conference. Copenhagen, August 2005.

Ross, J., Godeau, E., Rahav, G., Hublet, A., Gross, L., Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Cross-national difference in adolescent smoking: findings from 35 countries (Abstract). Paper presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago, IL, May 2005.

Sixsmith, J. (2005). A Study of Attitudes, Knowledge and Behaviour of Special Needs Groups Towards Oral Health. Paper presented to Oral Health Conference, The Department of Health and Children. Farmleigh, Dublin, May 2005.

Sixsmith, J., D’Eath, M., Cannon, R., & Kelly, L. (2005). The Experiences of People with Disabilities; Do inequalities exist? : Paper presented to Disability Federation of Ireland National Conference: Disability and Population Health. Portlaoise, October 2005.

Sixsmith, J., D’Eath, M., Cannon, R., & Kelly, L. (2005). The Experiences of People with Disabilities; Do inequalities exist? : Paper presented to Disability Seminar, National Disability Authority, June 2005.

ter Vogt, T. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Discussing substance use. Paper presented to the biennial meeting of the WHO-Health Behaviour in School-aged Children meeting, Turin, November 2005.

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2004

Barry, M.M. (2004). ’Applying Evidence into practice: Lessons from a cross border rural mental health project’.  Plenary address at the Public mental health: the art, science and politics of creating a mentally healthy society: A four nations debate. Edinburgh, October 2004.

Barry, M.M. (2004).  Cross Border Rural Mental Health Project.  Growing Healthier Rural Communities Conference, Toomebridge, Northern Ireland, February, 2004.

Barry, M.M. (2004).  Heart Health: A Health Promotion Perspective.  Promoting Heart Health Seminar, South West Areas Health Board, Dublin Castle, April, 2004.

Barry, M.M. (2004). ’Impact of the Cross Border Rural Mental Health Project’. Keynote address at the Partnerships, Equity and Community Empowerment conference. Derry, October, 2004.

Barry, M.M. (2004). Implementation Principles in Mental Health Promotion. Plenary address, Third World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Auckland, New Zealand, September, 2004.

Barry, M.M., Jané-Llopis, E., Barry, M.M., Hosman, C., Herrman, H., Moodie, R. & Saxena, S. (2004).  Mental Health Promotion Works. Symposium. Third World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Auckland, New Zealand, September, 2004.

Connolly, C, & Kelleher, C. (2004). Patients’ experience of hospitalisation. Poster presented at 2nd International Conference on Communication in Health Care, European Association for Communication in Health Care [EACH], Bruges, September 2004.   

Corrigan, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). HBSC: boys health and their relationships, a role for schools and teachers. Paper presented to the Belevdere College Staff Training Day, Dublin, January, 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M. & Hodgins, M. (2004). Adolescents Quality of Life: Role of Families. Poster presented at IASSID conference, Montpellier, July 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M. & Hodgins, M. (2004). Quality of Life of adolescents in Ireland with an intellectual Disability. Poster presented at IASSID conference, Montpellier, July, 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M.  & Hodgins, M. (2004). Quality of Life for Young People with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland. Presented to Making the Difference through Research, National Federation of Voluntary Bodies, Maynooth, May 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M. & Hodgins, M. (2004). Supports and barriers to effective adolescent transition: The right to grow up and the role of leisure.  Poster presented at IASSID conference, Montpellier, July, 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M. & Hodgins, M. (2004). Supports and barriers to quality of life of adolescents in Ireland with an intellectual disability. National Disability Authority, Dublin 2004.

Fleming, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Picturing health – parent and teacher perspectives on children’s understanding of well-being. Poster presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, July 2004.

Friel, S. (2004). Cost of healthy eating. National Conference on Nutrition, Poverty and Health, Portlaoise, Ireland, November 2004.

Friel, S. (2004). Policy Response to Food Poverty in the Republic of Ireland. AGRI-FOOD XI Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, June 2004.

Friel, S. (2004). Policy responses to food poverty. Keynote. National Conference on Nutrition, Poverty and Health, Portlaoise, Ireland, November 2004.

Friel, S., Dixon, J. & Banwell, C. (2004). Obesogenic environment: issues of monitoring and surveillance.   Health Promotion Network, Canberra, Australia, September 2004.

Hodgins M. (2004). Perceptions of Anti-Bullying Policy and Practice in NUI Galway. Presented to Human Resources Committee, NUI, Galway, February 2004.

Hodgins, M. & Greve. J. (2004). Attitudes to Ageing and Older People. Poster presented at European Perspectives on Promoting Health & Well-Being, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway, July, 2004.

Hodgins, M. & Greve, J. (2004). Attitudes to Ageing and Older People – results of study. Presented to the Western Regional Council of Active Retirement Assocations, January 2004

Hodgins, M.,  Mulkerrin, E. & Clerkin, P. (2004). Re-Orienting Health Services for Older People. Poster presented at European Perspectives on Promoting Health & Well-Being, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUIG, July, 2004.

Kelleher, C.C., Murrin, C.M., Friel, S. & Nolan, G. (2004). Trends in nutrient intake in the Irish population between 1998 and 2002. Nutrition Society, Ireland Summer Scientific Conference, July 2004.

Kelleher, C.C., Shiely, F., Galvin, M., Friel, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Sociodemographic and area based patterns associated with concepts of 21^st All Ireland Social Medicine meeting, Westport, October 2004

Kelly, Y. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Musculoskeketal Disorders in the Workplace: An Exploration of Patterns in a Hospital Setting (Abstract). Poster presented at the Irish Society of Physiotherapists Annual Conference, November 2004.

Manandhar, M., Share, M. & Friel, S. (2004). Poverty, nutritional status and access to food amongst asylum seekers in North West Ireland. National Conference on Nutrition, Poverty and Health, Portlaoise, Ireland, November 2004.

Murrin, C.M.,McNicholas, F., Shiely, F., Keogh, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., H. Corrigan, H. & Kelleher, C.C. (2004). Determinants of increased risk of eating disorders in Irish school children (Abstract) Paper presented at the 21^st Annual Social Medicine Meeting, Westport, October 2004.

Murrin, C.M., Shiely, F., Friel, S., Nolan, G. & Kelleher, C.C. (2004). The influence of lifestyle factors on obesity in an Irish adult sample. Nutrition Society, Ireland Summer Scientific Conference, July 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Gender, schools and health among European adolescents. Paper presented to the SPHE Management Team, Dublin, October 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Health behaviour in school aged children in the South Western Area Health Board: implications for policy and practice. Paper presented to the Senior Health Promotion Management Team, Dublin, March 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Schools and health: evidence for their relationship. Paper presented to the SPHE Partnership Support Service, Galway, September 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Hauauf, H., Winzen, G. & Corrigan, H. (2004). European information network concerning health related prevention programmes for young people. Poster presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, July 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelleher, C. & Corrigan, H. (2004). Youth health in Europe: a challenge for European Health Promotion. Paper presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, Ireland, July 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Children’s perceptions of well-being: context and opportunity. Poster presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-HBSC research group. St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, May 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Children’s understanding(s) of wellbeing . Paper presented to the National Children’s Office Research Conference, Dublin, Ireland, November 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Picturing health: socio-demographic patterns in young people’s understanding of well-being. Poster presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, July 2004.

Nolan, G., Murrin, C.M., Shiely, F., Corrigan, H., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S., Kelleher, C.C. (2004). Consumption patterns of junk foods in young Irish people in relation to body mass index (Abstract). Paper presented to the Nutrition Society Conference, Dublin, July 2004. (See also Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2004 Autumn; 63:137A)

Pursell, L.P., Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’Donovan, D. (2004). Health impact assessment of the ban on smoking in the workplace in Ireland. Paper presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, July 2004.

Share, M., Manandhar, M., Friel, S. & Walsh, O. (2004). Food poverty and social exclusion among Asylum seekers in the North West of Ireland: lessons for health promotion. (Poster), 18^th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Melbourne, Australia, April 2004.   http://www.combatpoverty.ie/

Shiely, F., McAvoy, H., Kelleher, C.C., Murrin, C. & Friel, S. (2004). Older People – Young At Heart. Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Ireland Summer Scientific Meeting May 2004.

Shiely, F., Murrin, C., Friel, S., Nolan, G. & Kelleher, C.C. (2004). Household activity is a significant component of physical activity estimation in the Irish population. Nutrition Society, Ireland Summer Scientific Conference, July 2004.

Sixsmith, J. (2004). Education and Health. Paper presented to Oral Health Promotion Research Group, Conference. Mullingar, May 2004.

Sixsmith, J. (2004). Theory of Fear Appeals: A critique. Association of Health Promotion Ireland, National Consultative Forum on Health Promotion, Dublin, February 2004,

Sixsmith, J. (2004). Under the Influence of Advertising, La Leche League National Conference. Arklow, Wexford, February 2004.

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2003

Barry, M.M. (2003).  Evidence-based Practice: Practical and Ideological Challenges in Measuring the Success of Health Promotion. Plenary address : Summer Conference, 2003, Evidence Based Practice: Measuring the Success of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway, July, 2003.

Barry, M.M. (2003). The Development of a European Health Promotion Monitoring System: The EUHPID Project. Symposium: Summer Conference, 2003, Evidence Based Practice: Measuring the Success of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway, July, 2003.

Connolly, C. (2003). Patient’s experience of hospitalization. Invited Address, Health Promoting Hospitals Conference, Donegal, October, 2003.

Finnegan, D., Quinn, G. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Stimulant drinks: consumption, context and risk factors across the island of Ireland (Abstract). Paper presented at the Nutrition Society Annual Conference, Cork, June 2003.

Friel, S. & Conlon, C. (2003). Policy response to food poverty in Ireland: What is the extent of food poverty in Ireland? International Conference on Poverty, Food and Health in Welfare, Lisbon, July, 2003.

Friel, S. (2003). Lifestyle interventions do have a place in health promotion. Association for Health Promotion Ireland, Debate, NUI, Galway, June, 2003.

Friel, S. (2003). Quantification of social inequalities in dietary practices: The emerging Ireland. Invited Address Health Service Research Seminar, NUI, Galway, December, 2003.

Kelleher, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Galvin, M. on behalf of the drafting team (2003). The National Health and Lifestyle Surveys: Regional Results. Paper presented to the Joint Directors of Public Health and Health Promotion, Department of Health and Children, Dublin, November 2003.

Keogh, M., Pursell, L., Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’Donovan, D. (2003). The perceived impact of the proposed ban on smoking in public houses amongst customers and barworkers (Abstract). Paper presented at the Faculty of Public Health Medicine Scientific Meeting, Dublin, November 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Boys in Irish schools: the influences on their health. Paper presented to the Galway Education Centre, Galway, March, 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). HBSC: results and impacts. Paper presented to the Measuring Up: Children’s Well-being from Infancy to Adolesence, Maynooth, Ireland, November 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Health promotion performance indicators. Paper presented to Evidence Based Practice: Measuring the success of Health Promotion, Galway, Ireland, June 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Taking risks: parents role in preventing drug use. Paper presented to the La Leche League of Ireland Annual Conference, Killarney, Ireland, March, 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S & Batt, V. (2003). Crisis pregnancy counselling in Ireland: current practice and future developments. Presentation to the Board of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, Dublin, May 2003.

O’Donovan, D. (2003). A Public Health Alliance for Ireland. Invited Address, Inaugural meeting, Public Health Alliance for Ireland, Dublin, February, 2003.

O’Donovan, D. (2003). Guidelines for Drug Action Teams on conducting local confidential inquiries into drug related deaths. Invited Address, Joint Symposium of the Society for the study of Addiction at Royal College of Psychiatrists, Leeds, November, 2003.

Schmidt, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Smoking among young people: a cross-national comparison (Abstract). Paper presented at the Adolescent Health and Health Behaviour in Context, Bergen, June 2003.

Sixsmith, J. (2003). Evidence for the effectiveness of fear appeals in mass media campaigns for health promotion. Paper presented to the Irish Association for Health Promotion. Dublin, October 2003.

Smith, P., Pursell L., Nic Gabhainn S. & Keating, S. (2003). War as an environmental determinant of death amongst non-combatant females (Absract). Poster presented at Environ II 2003, the 13th Annual Conference of the Environmental Science Association of Ireland, Galway, January 2003.

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2002

Barry, M.M. (2002). Agri-project: Mental Health Interventions with Farming Families. Western Health Board Workshop with Farming Organisations.  Galway, October, 2002.

Barry, M.M. (2002).  Current Developments in Mental Health Promotion.  Keynote address, Northern Area Health Board.  Dublin, April, 2002.

Barry, M.M. (2002). From Research to Effective Programmes: Opportunities and Challenges. Plenary address: Second World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders.  Commonwealth Conference and Events Centre, London, September, 2002.

Barry, M.M., Bauer, G., Bonniol, V., Davies, J.K., Goepel, E. & Pelikan, J.  (2002).  Health Promotion Indicators: An Action Lab.  5^th European Conference on the Quality and Effectiveness of Health Promotion and Education, London, June, 2002.

Barry, M.M., Lowry, T. & Sheridan, A. (2002). Research and realities from a mental health promotion programme for rural communities in Ireland. Symposium presentation: Second World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders.  Commonwealth Conference and Events Centre, London, September, 2002.

Byrne, M. (2002). Adapting the Australian ’Mind Matters’ programme: the Irish experience. Invited Address, Education & Health in Partnership: A European conference on linking education with the promotion of health in schools, The Netherlands, September, 2002.

Connolly, C, & Kelleher, C. (2001). Patients’ experience of hospitalisation. Paper presented at 5th National Health Promoting Hospitals conference, Donegal, October 2002. 

Connolly, C. & Kelleher, C. (2002). Patients experience of Hospitalisation.  Presentation of paper at European Association of Public relations [CERP] students Spring conference, March 2002   Salzburg

Friel, S. (2002). Health & lifestyle inequalities: the emerging Ireland. Invited Lecture, UK Public Health Association Conference, SECC, Glasgow, March, 2002.

Friel, S. (2002).  Moving into the 21st century: Nutrition Surveillance in Ireland. Invited lecture, International Conference on Post Market Surveillance of GM Foods, Ottawa, Canada, September, 2002.

Friel, S. (2002). Population Health – the Challenges for Health Promotion. Keynote paper, Winter School in Health Promotion, Cork, January, 2002.

Kelleher, C. (2002).  Addressing the broad determinants of health through multi-disciplinary working . Plenary Address, All Ireland Institute of Public Health in Ireland Conference, Dublin, May, 2002.

Kelleher, C. (2002). Effect of social variation on the Irish diet. Plenary Address, The Nutrition Society Irish Section and Health Promotion Department, NUI, Galway, June, 2002.

Kelleher, C. (2002). How do gender and other factors such as income, education, employment and motherhood impact on women’s Health? Plenary address, Mid-Western Health Board’s Women’s Health Conference, April, 2002.

Kelleher, C. (2002). Hurling alone? The health of the Irish in America. Invited address, Research Seminar, NUI, Galway, January, 2002.

Kelly, M., O’Dubhghaill, C., Freeman, J., Connolly, C., Walls, E. & Murphy, A. (2002). Role play Buddies. A method of using roleplay as an aid to teaching communication skills. Paper presented at AUDGPI Cork

Mulkerrin, E., McEvoy, H., Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C.  (2002). Impairments associated with poor quality of life among rural day-care attenders. British Geriatrics Society, Telford, April 2002.

Mulkerrin, E., McEvoy, H., Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C.  (2002). Referral to day care:socialisation or social drift? Irish Gerontological Society, Cork, September 2002.

Sixsmith, J. (2002). Evaluation Health Promoting Hospitals (HPH) Brief Information Session. Paper presented to HPH Conference; Public perspective and participation. Co Donegal, October 2002.

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2001

Barry, M.M. (2001).  Evaluating the Process of Programme Implementation: Evaluating Models and Methods from a Cross-Border Mental Health Promotion Project. Health Services Research Seminar Series, Department of General Practice, NUI, Galway, March, 2001.

Barry, M.M. & Friel, S. (2001). Promoting Mental Health and Social Well-being: Cross Border Opportunities and Challenges: Findings from Phase 1

Study Day at the Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh, September, 2001.

Barry, M.M. & Millar M. (2001). Consultative Study: Public Perceptions of Health Inequalities.  Symposium on HRB Unit on Health Status and Health  Annual Summer School Conference.   National University of Ireland, Galway, June, 2001.

Byrne, M. & Barry, M. (2001). Evaluation of a mental health promotion programme for post-primary schools. Invited Address, Partners for Health in Education conference – Promoting Health in the Context of SPHE: a post-primary school focus, Galway, October, 2001.

Byrne, M. (2001). Promoting positive mental health in rural communities: evaluation of a cross-border project. Invited Address, Rural Health & Social Well-being conference – Sustaining Investment in Rural Community Health, Draperstown, Co. Derry/Londonderry, November, 2001.

Byrne, M. & Barry, M.M. (2001). The Development and Evaluation of a Programme to Promote Positive Mental health in Post-Primary Schools.  International Union for Health Promotion and Education Conference, Paris, July, 2001

Clerkin, P. & Hodgins, M. (2001). Employment structures for Social Care Workers. Health Promotion and Social Capital Conference, NUI Galway, June, 2001.

Dempsey, C. & Barry, M.M. (2001). Evaluation of National Public Speaking Project.  Mental Health Association of Ireland, Dublin. Dublin, October, 2001.

Doherty, A., Hodgins, M., Kelleher, C., McKeown, D. & Daly, M. (2001). A Men’s Health Initiative in Irish General Practice. Poster presented at AUDGPI. Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting on Primary Care Education, Research and Development, Dept. of General Practice, National University of Ireland, Galway, March, 2001.

Hodgins, M., McMahon, A. & Kelleher, C. (2001). Traveller Women’s Perceptions and Use of Primary Care Services. AUDGPI. Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting on Primary Care Education, Research and Development, Dept. of General Practice, National University of Ireland, Galway, March, 2001.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2001). Health Promotion – an oral perspective. Paper presented to the Oral Health Training day of the Western Health Board. Galway, November 2001.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2001). Influences on the health of school children in Ireland. Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the National Parents Council – Primary, Ennis, Ireland, June 2001.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2001). Social inequalities and health among Irish schoolchildren (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: Social Capital and Health, Galway, June 2001.

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2000

Barry, M.M. (2000). Mental Health Promotion: A Theoretical Review.  The Psychological Society of Ireland 31st.  Annual Conference, Portumna, Galway, October, 2000.

Barry, M.M. (2000).  Promoting Positive Mental Health in Rural Communities.  Community Mental Health Promotion Projects Symposium,  Annual Summer School Conference  ’Mental Health Promotion: Perspectives and Practices’,   National University of Ireland, Galway, June, 2000.

Barry, M.M. (2000).  Promoting Positive Mental Health in Rural Communities: Evaluating the Process of Implementation. Inaugural World Conference on The Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, The Carter Centre, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, December, 2000.

Barry, M.M. (2000).  Promoting Positive Mental Health: Theoretical Frameworks for Practice. Keynote address to Annual Summer School Conference  ’Mental Health Promotion: Perspectives and Practices’,   National University of Ireland, Galway, June, 2000.

Barry, M.M. & Hannon, F.  (2000).  Promoting the Mental Health and Quality of Life of Prisoners: Findings from the General Healthcare Study of the Irish Prisoner Population. Conference on Promoting Mental Health in Prisons: Policy into Practice, Institute of Education, University of London, UK, November, 2000.

Doherty, A., Hodgins, M., Kelleher, C., McKeown, D. & Daly, M. (2000). A Men’s Health Initiative in Irish General Practice. Poster presented at National Primary Care Conference, Western Health Board , Galway November 2000.

McEvoy, H., Mulkerrin, E., Hodgins, M. and Kelleher, C. (2000).  Boredom and Activities in Day Care. Poster presented at Irish Gerontological Society Meeting, September, 2000.

McEvoy, H., Mulkerrin, E., Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Depression and Day Care. Irish Gerontological Society Meeting, September, 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). National and regional perspectives. Paper presented at the Young People and Drugs Conference, Dublin, Ireland, February 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S. & Kelleher, CC. (2000). Risk profiles and nutritional patterns in the young. Paper presented at Towards Prevention: Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease, Kilkenny, Ireland, June 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, CC. (2000). Social Inequality in adolescence: Associations with accident and injury data (Abstract). Poster presented at Youth and the Promise of the New Millennium: International Conference on Adolescent Health, London, October 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). The Family Affluence Scale as a proxy for adolescent inequality: National and International comparisons (Abstract). Paper presented at the 18th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting, Cavan, April 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, CC. (2000). The relationships between social class, social relationships and indicators of mental health among Irish school children (Abstract). Paper presented at Mental Health Promotion: Perspectives and Practices, Galway, July 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelleher, C. & Murphy, A. (2000). The characteristics of General Practice in Ireland: structure, services and aspirations (Abstract). Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, Dublin, March 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Murphy, A. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Urban-rural differences in Irish General Practice (Abstract). Poster presented at the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of University Departments of General Practice, Bournemouth, July, 2000.

Nolan, G., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Food habits of dieting teenagers. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 59, 71A.

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1999

Barry, M.M. (1999).  Community Mental Health Promotion. Winter School in Health Promotion, Annual Meeting of Health Promotion practitioners in Ireland, Drogheda, January, 1999.

Barry, M.M.  (1999). Mental Health Promotion in Primary Care.  Health Promotion in Primary Care Conference, South Eastern Health Board, Wexford, November, 1999.

Barry, M.M.  (1999). Promoting Positive Mental Health.  Evaluating Mental Health Projects.   Workshop at the Mental Health Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Tralee, Co. Kerry, October, 1999.

Barry, M.M. & Doherty, K.  (1999).  Issues of Partnership in Community-based Mental Health Promotion.  Ninth Annual European Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health, Birmingham, UK, September, 1999.

Doherty, A., Daly, M., Hodgins, M., Kelleher, C., McKeown, D. & Murphy, A. (1999). Pilot for Men’s Health Initiative in Irish General Practice. Poster presented at Annual Health Promotion Conference, Department of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway, June, 1999.

François, Y. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). HBSC: Étude International de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé. Paper presented at Les Jeunes et l'Alcool en Europe, Toulouse, France, December 1999.

Hodgins, M. (1999). Survey of Adult and Continuing Education Needs in the Western Region. Presented at Staff Development Seminar, Department of Accountancy and Finance, NUI Galway, August, 1999.

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1999). Family Carers and Health Professionals. Poster presented at ’Seamless Care’, Irish Society for Quality in Health care, Dublin, March, 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Health and health behaviours among Irish adolescents: comparative data. Paper presented at the Adolescent Health: Setting the agenda for the 21st century conference, Dublin, Ireland, December 1999

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Relationships between self-esteem and the HBSC core questionnaire (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-Health Behaviour in School Children Study, Stockholm, May 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Schoolchildren and lifestyle: Irish children’s relationships within the school setting. Paper presented to the Learnings from the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools Conference, Dublin, Ireland, February 1999. (see also Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Schoolchildren and lifestyle: a survey. In Learnings from the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools Conference Report. Dublin: Departments of Health and Children and Education and Science with the Marino Institute of Education).

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Self-esteem amongst Irish adolescents (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: Re-orienting the Health Services - Issues of Equity and Access, Galway, July 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Self-reported health in children: national and international comparisons. Paper presented to the Best Health for Children: Investing in children’s health conference. Tullamore, Ireland, December 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Socio-economic disadvantage and health behaviours among Irish school aged children. Paper presented to the National Heart Alliance, Dublin, Ireland, April 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Substance use: perspectives and prevention. Paper presented to the Drug Questions Local Answers Trainers Seminars, Tullamore (February 1999), Donegal (February, 1999) Dublin (June 1999).

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1999). Adolescent health behaviours; Associations with personal, familial and school relationships (Abstract). Paper presented to the Society for Social Medicine Annual Conference, Sheffield, September 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Murphy, A. & Kelleher, C. (1999). Urban-Rural differences in Irish General Practice (Abstract). Poster presented at the Advances in Health Services Research in Ireland Biennial Conference, Cork, October 1999.

Nolan, G., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1999). Dieting behaviours amongst Irish youth: Associations with food habits and negative health behaviours (Abstract). Paper presented to the Nutrition Society Annual Meeting, Dublin, September 1999.

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1998

Barry, M.M. (1998).  ’Mental Health Promotion’ Workshop.  Midlands Health Board, Tullamore, September, 1998.

Barry, M.M. (1998).  Rural mental health: A global perspective. Keynote address to

Rural Mental Health Conference, Newry & Mourne Mental Health Forum, Northern Ireland, October, 1998.

Barry, M.M. (1998).  The role of research in the sustainability of health promotion.  Keynote address to Winter School in Health Promotion, Annual Meeting of Health Promotion practitioners in Ireland, Wexford, January, 1998.

Barry, M.M. & Doherty, A. (1998).  ’Health and social well-being in a rural community: Community perceptions and beliefs concerning mental health issues’. Homefirst Community Trust Conference, Rural College, Northern Ireland, April, 1998.

Barry, M.M., Hope, A., Doherty, A. & Kelleher, C.  (1998).  Evaluation of mental health promotion programmes for rural communities.  Ninth European Symposium of the Association of European Psychiatrists, Beaune, France, April, 1998.

Hodgins, M. & Clerkin, P. (1998). Question Sante - European Catalogue of Teaching Materials and Practices in the Field of Adult Education. Annual Health Promotion Conference, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway, June, 1998.

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Promoting the Health of Older People through Education and Training of Carers. Poster presented at Healthy Ageing Seminar, National Council for Ageing and Older People, Dublin, April, 1998.

Kelleher, C., Friel, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1998). The National lifestyle surveys: SLÁN and HBSC (Abstract). Paper presented to the 17th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting, Wexford, October 1998.

Kelleher, C., Friel, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1998). The National Lifestyle Surveys: SLÁN and HBSC. Paper presented to the Directors of Public Health Meeting (October 1998), also presented to the Louth Steering Committee (March 1999) and the Official Launch at Government Buildings (March, 1999).

Kelleher, C., Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1998). The riddle of the sphinx; women and smoking. Paper presented to the British Cardiology Foundation, Cardiff, Wales, May 1998.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Working together for better health: The Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools. Paper presented to Evaluation and Partnership, Cardiff, September 1998.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & McCarthy, E. (1998). Substance use in Ireland: the state of play. Papers presented to the Europe against Drugs Seminars, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, October, 1998.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Walsh, F. (1998). Drug use and the family. Paper presented to the International Conference on Family Support and Disadvantage, Galway, Ireland, June 1998.

O’Doherty, E. & Barry, M.M. (1998).  Mental health promotion in a rural context: Research and realities from a community-based initiative in Northern Ireland.

Eight Annual European Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health, Birmingham, UK, September, 1998.

Sixsmith, J. (1998). Fieldwork: wearing the wellingtons: an examination of the implementation stage of a baseline survey. UK . Health Promotion Research Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 1998.

Sixsmith, J., McCarthy, E. & Shryane, E. (1998). Women’s Attitudes to the Menopause, HRT, Breast Cancer and Mammography Screening. Health Promotion Conference, Evaluating Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway, July 1998.

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1997

Barry, M.M.  (1997).  Developing research frameworks for supporting mental health promotion strategies in Ireland.  Keynote address to Promoting Positive Mental Health Conference.  Ballyconnel, Cavan, October, 1997.

Barry, M.M.  (1997).  Evaluation of a community-based mental health promotion programme among rural residents.  Seventh Annual Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health, Maastricht, October, 1997.

Barry, M.M.  (1997). Promoting Positive Mental Health.  Keynote address to Mental Health Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Ennis, Co. Clare, November, 1997.

Barry, M.M.  (1997).  The role of lay beliefs and perceptions in the development of mental health promotion strategies.  Ayrshire International Mental Health Promotion Conference, Scotland, April, 1997

Barry, M.M. & Watson, M. (1997). Cross-border rural links.  Address to Rural Health Needs Conference, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, November, 1997.

Connolly, C., Kelleher, C., Becker, G., Friel, S. & NicGabhainn, S.  (1997).  The attitudes of Young Men and Women to breast feeding.   Presentation of paper at Irish Perinatal Society Autumn Meeting, Ballinasloe, Co Galway

MacFarlane, A., Hodgins, M., O’Kelly, A. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Training Social Care Workers in Ireland: The UCG experience. RIDAF , Reutlinger, Germany, September, 1997.

Mullally, M., Donovan, D. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1997). The effect of a community arts project on self-esteem and attainments in National school children (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Ennis, November 1997.

Mullally, M., Donovan, D. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1997). The effect of a community arts project on self esteem and attainments in National school children (Abstract). Paper presented to the 5th European Congress of Psychology, Dublin, July 1997.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Cardiovascular Disease (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Waterford, Ireland, October, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Evaluation of the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools (Abstract). Paper presented to The 1st European Conference of the Network of Health Promoting Schools, Greece, May, 1997.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Health Promoting School Principles in Ireland; The use of the Questionnaire for Health Promoting Schools (Abstract). Paper presented to The 1st European Conference of the Network of Health Promoting Schools, Greece, May, 1997.

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1996

Hodgins, M. (1996). Training for Social Care Workers: A Health Promotion Project.  Poster presented at European Health Psychology Conference, Dublin, September, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1996). Health Promotion & Health Education: theory & research. Paper presented to the Western Health Board, Roscommon, Ireland, June, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Evaluation of Post-Primary Health Education: A progressive effect on girls? (Abstract). Poster presented to the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, August, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Lifeskills education for youth: An effectiveness evaluation (Abstract). Poster presented to the European Health Psychology Society Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, September, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Qualitative perspectives on Coronary Heart Disease: A challenge to the applicability of models of Health Behaviour (Abstract). Poster presented to the European Health Psychology Society Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, September, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). The Lifeskills evaluation: implications for practice. Paper presented to the Annual Conference of Administrative Psychiatric Nurses, Letterkenny, Ireland, May 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pursell, L., McCormack, F. Barker, G, Alderman, D. & Smith, P. (1996). How many fish are there in an adequate sample? (Abstract). Paper presented to Euroresidues III, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, May 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Stevens, E. & Smith, P.R. (1996). Risk Taking among High Risk Youth: Hype or Horror (Abstract). Paper presented to the European Health Psychology Society Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, September, 1996.

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1995

Barry, M.M.  (1995).   ’Well-being and life satisfaction as components of quality of life in long-term psychiatric clients.’  IVth. European Congress of Psychology, Athens, Greece, July, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1995). Evaluation in school Health Promotion. Paper presented to the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools, Dublin,  November, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1995). Self-esteem and its relationship to health behaviour. Paper presented to Visions and Revisions: An Evaluation Conference, Sligo, Ireland, September, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1995). Evaluation of post-primary health education: A progressive effect on girls? Poster presented to the International Health Promotion Conference, Brunel University, April 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). Focus Groups as qualitative methodology: perspectives on Coronary Heart Disease. Paper presented to the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, December, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1995). Health Behaviours in Irish School Children (Abstract). Paper presented at the Annual WHO Health Behaviours in School Children Meeting, Netanya, Israel, June 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1995). The Draw and Write activity with Irish Schoolchildren. Poster presented to the International Health Promotion Conference, Brunel University, April 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). The implications of the Lifeskills evaluation for the future of the North Western Health Board programmes for schools. Paper presented to Visions and Revisions: An Evaluation Conference, Sligo, Ireland, September, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). The Lifeskills Evaluation: the role of evaluation in Health Promotion. Paper presented to the Irish Meeting of Health Education & Health Promotion Specialists, Galway, Ireland, December 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). The role of focus groups in providing information: An example. Paper presented to the Irish Meeting of Health Education & Health Promotion Specialists, Galway, Ireland, December 1995.

Zissi, A. & Barry, M.M.  (1995).  'Residents' perceived quality of life in transitional mental health services in Greece.'   IVth. European Congress of Psychology, Athens, Greece, July, 1995.

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1994

Barry, M.M.  (1994).   ’Quality of Life Assessment of Continuing Care Clients: The Need for a Coherent Theoretical Framework’  Plenary session of Association of European Psychiatrists 7th. European Symposium, Quality of Life and Disabilities in Mental Disorders, Vienna, Austria, April, 1994.

Kelleher, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1994). The relationship between Health Psychology and Health Promotion. Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Sligo, Ireland, October, 1994.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1994). Risk-taking in Galway. Paper presented to the Red Ribbon Project, Limerick, December 1994.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1994). Measuring health in Irish school children: the Department of Health Promotion, UCG. Paper presented at the Annual WHO Health Behaviours in School Children Meeting, Toronto, Canada, June 1994.

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1993

Barry, M.M.  (1993).   ’Quality of life as an outcome measure in evaluating community mental health care’.   Department of Psychology, University College Dublin, December, 1993.

Barry, M.M.  (1993).  ’Quality of Life Assessment in Mental Health Care Evaluation’.   World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, IVth. Congress, Trinity College, Dublin, September, 1993.

Barry, M.M.  (1993).  ’The impact of community care on the quality of life of long-stay patients discharged from hospital’.   National Rehabilitation Board, Dublin, October, 1993.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Cox, T. (1993). Alcoholics perceptions of sobriety. Paper presented to the 34th Scottish Alcohol Problems Research Conference, Pitlochry, Scotland, April 1993.

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1992

Barry, M.M.  (1992).  'Community mental health care: Promoting a better quality of life for long-term clients’.  Second Annual Conference.  The Promotion of Mental Health, Keele University, September, 1992.

Barry, M.M.  (1992).  ’Evaluation of Community Psychiatric Programmes’.

Alumni of Trinity Psychological Association Symposium, Trinity College, Dublin, August, 1992.

Barry, M.M.  (1992).  Workshop on quality of life and its application in resettlement.  Multi-Agency Training Services, Education Centre, De la Pole Hospital, Willerby, Hull, June, 1992.

Barry, M.M. & Hutchings, J.  (1992).  Service Evaluation Workshop.  All Wales Special Interest Group in Psychiatric Rehabilitation.  Gregynog, Powys, March 1992.

1991

Barry, M.M.  (1991).  'Quality of life issues in service evaluation.'  Mental Illness Services Managers Group, Clwyd Social Services, Shire Hall, Mold, March, 1991.

Barry, M.M.  (1991).  'Quality of life issues in the evaluation of mental health services.'  First Annual Conference.  The Promotion of Mental Health, Keele University, September, 1991.

Barry, M.M.  (1991).  'The quality of life of long-stay patients being resettled in the community'.  22nd. Annual Psychological Society of Ireland Conference, Galway, Ireland, November, 1991.

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C.  (1991).  'Evaluating the impact of resettlement on the quality of life of long-stay psychiatric patients'.  Sixth Annual Conference: Team for the Assessment of

Psychiatric Services, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, July, 1991.

1990

Barry, M.M.  (1990).  'Measuring the quality of life.'  Chester , North Wales and Wirral Branch of the British Association for Behavioural Psychotherapy.  Countess of Chester Hospital, December, 1990.

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2009

Al Sabbah, H., Vereecken, C., Abdeen, Z., Kelly, C., Ojala, K., Nemeth, A., Ahluwalia, N & Maes, L. (2009). Weight control behaviours among overweight, normal weight and underweight adolescents in Palestine: findings from the National Study of Palestinian Schoolchildren (HBSC - WBG 2004). International Journal of Eating Disorders. Published online May 2009. DOI: 10.1002/eat.20699.  download 116KB

Allegrante, J.P., Barry, M.M., Airhihenbuwa, C.O., Auld, E., Collins, J.L., Lamarre, M-C., Magnusson, M., McQueen, D. & Mittelmark, M. (2009). Domains of core competency, standards, and quality assurance for building global capacity in health promotion: The Galway Consensus Conference Statement. Health Education & Behavior, 36(3) 476-482. download (70KB)

Allegrante, J.P., Barry, M.M., Auld, E., Lamarre, M-C. & Taub, A. (2009). Toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education: The Galway Consensus Conference. Health Education & Behavior, 36(3) 427-438. download (95.8KB)

Barry, M.M. (2009). Addressing the determinants of positive mental health: concepts, evidence and practice International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 11(3), 4-17. download (4KB)

Barry, M.M., Allegrante, J.P., Lamarre, M-C., Auld, E. & Taub, A. (2009). The Galway Consensus Conference: International collaboration on the development of core competencies for health promotion and health education. Global Health Promotion, 16(2), 5-11. download (85.5KB)

Battel-Kirk, B., Barry, M.M., Taub, A. & Lysoby, L. (2009). A review of the international literature on health promotion competencies: identifying frameworks and core competencies. Global Health Promotion, 16(2), 12-20. download (108KB)

Callaghan M, Cormican M, Prendergast M, Pelly H, Cloughley R, Hanahoe B, O’Donovan D.  Temporal and spatial distribution of human cryptosporidiosis in the west of Ireland 2004-2007.  International Journal of Health Geographics 2009;8:64.  [download] 2.55MB

Craig, W. Harel-Fisch, Y., Fogel-Grinvald, H. Dostaler, S., Hetland, J., Simons-Morton, B., Molcho, M., Gaspar de Matos, M. Overpeck, M., Due, P., & Pickett, P., the HBSC Violence & Injuries Prevention Focus Group & the HBSC Bullying Writing Group  (2009). A cross-national profile of bullying and victimisation among adolescents in 40 countries. International Journal of Public Health 54, s216-224. download (205KB) 

Currie, C, Nic Gabhainn, S,, Godeau, E, & the International HBSC Network Coordinating Committee 2009. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: Origins, concept, history and development 1982–2008. International Journal of Public Health, 54, s131-139. download (207KB)

Dallago, L., Santinello, M., Perkins, D.D, Boyce, W., Molcho, M. & Morgan, A. (2009).  adolescent place attachment, social capital, and perceived safety: a comparison of 13 countries. American Journal of Comunity Psychology, 44(1-2), 148-60. download (387KB)

Due, P., Merlo, J., Harel-Fisch, Y., Damsgaard, M.T., Holstein, B., Hetland, J., Currie, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Gaspar de Matos, M., Lynch, J. (2009). Socioeconomic inequality in exposure to bullying during adolescence: a comparative cross-sectional multilevel study in 35 countries. American Journal of Public Health, 99(5), 907-914. download (867KB)

Harrington, J., Perry, I.J., Lutomski, J., Fitzgerald, A.P., Sheily, F., McGee, H., Barry M.M., Van Lente, E., Morgan, K. & Shelley' E. 2009. Living longer and feeling better: healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Ireland. European Journal of Public Health, 1-5. (Advance access published online 8 July 2009)  download (66KB)

Haug, E., Rasmussen, M., Samdal, O., Iannotti, R., Kelly, C., Borraccino, A., Vereecken, C., Melkevik, O., Lazzeri, G., Giacchi, M., Ercan, O., Due, P., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Currie, C., Morgan, A., Ahluwalia, N. & the HBSC Obesity Writing Group 2009. Overweight in school-aged children and its relationship with demographic and lifestyle factors: results from the WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study. International Journal of Public Health, 54, s167-179. download (193KB)

Manandhar M, Maimbolwa M, Muulu E, Mwanga Mulenga M, O’Donovan D.  Intersectoral debate strengthens alliances, advocacy and action for maternal survival in Zambia.  Health Promotion International 2009;24:58-67. 2008; doi: 10.1093/heapro/dan036 [download] 83.1

Molcho, M., Craig, W., Due, P., Pickett, W., Harel-Fisch, Y., & Overpeck, M. (2009). Cross-national time trends in bullying behaviour 1994-2006: findings from Europe and North America International Journal of Public Health, 54, s1-s10. download (159KB)

Morgan, M., Ludlow, L.H., Kitching, K., O’Leary, M. & Clarke, A. (2009). What makes teachers tick? Sustaining events in new teachers lives. British Educational Research Journal, iFirst Article, 1-18. download (77.7KB)

Mulder, J., ter Bogt, T., Raaijmakers, Q., Nic Gabhainn, S., Monshouwer, K. & Vollebergh, W. (2009). The soundtrack of substance use: Music preference as a risk factor for adolescent smoking and drinking. Substance Use and Misuse, 44 , 514-531. download (933KB) 

Nic Gabhiann, S., Baban, A., Boyce, W., Godeau, E. & the HBSC Sexual Health Focus Group. (2009). How well protected are sexually active 15 year olds? Cross national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002 - 2006. International Journal of Public Health 54, s209-215.  download (112KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Dolan, P., Canavan, J., O’Higgins, S. (2009). Current practice in meeting child health needs in family support services: variation by service type and perspectives on future developments. Child Care in Practice, 15(2), 109-125. download (202KB)  

O’Connell E, Brennan W, Cormican M, Glacken M, O’Donovan D, Vellinga A, Cahill N, Lysaght F, O’Donnell J. Chlamydia trachomatis infection and sexual behaviour among female students attending higher education in the Republic of Ireland.  BMC Public Health 2009;9:397.  doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-397 [download] 214KB

O'Connell, A., Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., & Nic Gabhainn S. (2009). The mean age at menarche of Irish girls in 2006. Irish Medical Journal, 102(3),76-79. download (13KB)

Richter, M., Vereecken, C.A., Boyce, W., Maes, L., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Currie, C. (2009). Parental occupation, family affluence and adolescent health behaviour in 28 countries. International Journal of Public Health, 54, 203-212. download (146KB)

Richter, M., Erhart, M., Vereecken, C., Zambon, A., Boyce, W. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). The role of behavioural factors in explaining socioeconomic differences in adolescent health: a multilevel study in 33 countries. Social Science and Medicine, 69, 396-403. download (165KB)

Roberts, C., Freeman, J., Samdal, O., Schnohr, C.W., de Looze, M.E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Iannotti, R., Rasmussen, M. and the International HBSC Study Group 2009. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: methodological developments and current tensions. International Journal of Public Health, 54, s140-150. download (205KB)

Santa-Maria-Morales, A., Battel- Kirk, B., Barry, M.M., Bosker, L., Kasmel, A. & Griffiths, J. (2009). Perspectives on health promotion competencies and accreditation in Europe. Global Health Promotion, 16(2), 21-31. download (123KB)

Simons-Morton, B., Farhat, T., ter Bogt, T., Hublet, A., Kuntsche, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Godeau, E., Kokkevi, A. & the HBSC Risk Behaviour Focus Group. (2009). Gender specific trends in alcohol use: cross-cultural comparisons from 1998 to 2006 in 24 countries and regions. International Journal of Public Health 54, s199-208. download (217KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Applicazione dei processi di ricerca partecipativa con I bambini [Exploring the application of Participatory Research Process (PRP) with children] Health and Territory, 172, 15-19. download (139KB)

Taub, A., Allegrante, J.P., Barry, M.M. and Sakagami, K. (2009) Perspectives on terminology and conceptual and professional issues in health education and health promotion. Health Education & Behavior, 36(3) 476-482. download

Vereecken, C., Dupuy, M., Rasmussen, M., Kelly, C., Nanse, T.R., Al Sabbah, H., Baldassari, D., Delgrande Jordan, M., Maes, L., Niclasen, B. V-L., Ahluwalia, N. and the HBSC Eating & Dieting Focus Group 2009. Breakfast consumption and its socio-demographic and lifestyle correlates in schoolchildren in 41 countries participating in the HBSC study. International Journal of Public Health, 54, s180-190. download (205KB)

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2008

Barry, M.M. (2008). Capacity building for the future of health promotion.  Global Health Promotion, 15(4), 56-58. download (202KB)

Barry, M.M. (2008). Researching the implementation of community mental health programmes. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4 ), s66-68. download (557KB)

Barry, M.M. & Friedli, L. (2008). The influence of social, demographic and physical factors on positive mental health in children , adults and older people. Foresight Mental Capital and Wellbeing Project. State-of-Science Review: SR-B3. Government Office of Science and Innovation, London, UK. download (246KB)

Barry, M.M., Reynolds, C., Sheridan, A. & Egenton, R. (2008). Implementation of the JOBS programme in Ireland. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4( 4), s27-28. download (464KB)

Currie, C., Molcho, M., Boyce, W., Holstein, B., Torsheim, T. & Richter, M. (2008). Researching health inequalities in adolescents: The development of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Family Affluence Scale. Social Science & Medicine, 66(6), 1429-1436. download (164KB) 

de Róiste, A., Batt, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). The development of an annotated bibliography of Irish infant feeding related research. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s40-41. download (960KB)

de Roiste, A., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Urban and rural patterns in adolescent alcohol consumption in Ireland. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4 ), s7-8. download (882KB)

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Family, peer and school relationships as predictors of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use in Irish adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental substance use. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4 ), s50-51. download (885KB)

Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Vignes, C., Ross, J., Boyce, W. & Todd, J. (2008). Contraceptive use by 15 year – old students at their last sexual intercourse – results from 25 countries. Archives of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 162, 66-72.  download (133KB)

Hodgins, M. (2008). "Shut up and put up" - barriers to tackling workplace bullying in a public sector organisation. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s25-26. download (477KB)

Hodgins, M. (2008). Taking a health promotion approach to the problem of bullying. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 8(1), 13-23   download (129KB) 

Hodgins, M. & Swinburne, L. (2008). 'It sort of widens the Health word' evaluation of a health promotion intervention in the youth work setting. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s14-15. download (472KB)

Hodgins, M. & Swinburne, L. (2008). 'It sort of widens the Health word' evaluation of a health promotion intervention in the youth work setting. Youth Studies Ireland, 3(1), 30-44  download (67KB)

Kelly, C., Davin, V., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Family structure and children’s eating patterns: secondary analysis of the Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2002. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s48-s49. download (916KB)

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Diet and related behaviour of children from disadvantaged schools in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 67, e304. download (32.4KB)

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Food consumption and dietary behaviour of children from the Traveller community: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 67, e283. download (31.9KB)

Lambe, B., Connolly, C. & McEvoy, R  (2008). The determinants of lifestyle counselling among practice nurses in Ireland  International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 46(3), 94-99. download (628KB)

Mc Donnell, P., Coggins M., Hogan, V. & Fleming, G. (2008). Exposure Assessment to airborne contaminants in the indoor environment of Irish Swine Farms. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 15, 323-326.  download (158KB)

Meade, K., Rowel, D. & Barry, M.M. (2008). Evaluating the implementation of the youth-led emotional well-being project ’Getting it Together’.  Journal of Public Mental Health, 7(1), 16-25. download (136KB)

Meade, K., Rowel, D. & Barry, M.M.  (2008). Evaluating the implementation of the youth led emotional well-being project ’Getting it Together’. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s46-47. download (484KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Towards understanding food poverty among Irish Children. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s42-43. download (903KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M. & Inchley, J. (2008). Indicators of Health Promoting Schools in Ireland: towards the participative inclusion of students. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s35-36. download (481KB)

Sixsmith J, Nic Gabhainn, S., Clerkin, P., D’Eath, M., O’Higgins, S., Stevens, E. & Keogh, M. (2008). A process evaluation of the National drug awareness campaign. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s9-10. download (487KB)

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Fleming, C. & O’Higgins, S. (2008). Child well-being: children’s, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s44-45. download (498KB)

Vellinga A, O’Donovan D, de la Harpe D. Length of stay and associated costs of obesity related hospital admission in Ireland.  BMC Health Services Research 2008;8:88 [download] (214KB)

Walsh, K., Molcho, M., Dineen, B., Kelleher, C. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008) Cluster randomisation and design effects in school surveys: an exploration of the Irish Health Behaviours in School-aged Children data. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s37-39.  download (897KB)

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2007

Barry, M.M. (2007). Building capacity for effective implementation of mental health promotion. Guest editorial in the Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH), 6(2), 1-9. download (78.1KB)

Barry, M. M. (2007). Generic principles of effective mental health promotion International Journal of Mental Health Promotion,    9(2), 4-16. download (254KB)

Barry, M.M. (2007). Researching the implementation of community mental health promotion programmes.  Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 18, 240-246.  download (353KB)

Connolly, C. & Cronin, M. (2007). Exploring the use of experimental learning workshops and effective practice for developing professional practice among post-graduate Health Promotion students.  Health Education Journal 66(3), 286-301.  download (180KB)

Godeau, E., Vignes, C., ter Bogt, T., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Navarro, F. (2007). Cannabis use by 15-year old schoolchildren. Data from the HBSC/WHO international survey in 32 countries. Alcoologie et Addictologie, 29, s28-s34.  download (300KB)

Hanafin, S., Brooks, A-M., Carroll, E., Fitzgerald, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2007). Achieving consensus in developing a national set of child well-being indicators. Social Indicators Research, 80(1), 79-104 download (188KB) 

Hodgins, M. & Hogan, V., & Galvin, M.  (2007). Reconciling work and family life - policy and practice in Ireland Administration 54(4), 56-76. download (1.09MB)

Hogan, M. and Hogan, V. (2007). Work-life integration. The Irish Psychologist, 22(10), 246-254. download (4KB)

Kelleher, C., Tay, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Influence on self-rated health of socio-demographic, lifestyle and affluence factors: an analysis of the Irish and International Health Behaviours among School-going Children (HBSC) datasets. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 44-47.  download (1980KB)

Kelly, C.N.M., Batt, V. Fallon, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). From science to policy: experience of the Breastfeeding in Ireland Strategic Action Plan. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 66, 22A. download (557KB)

McGrath, B. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Friendships and perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban children and adolescents in Ireland. Administration, 53(3), 205-226.  download (75KB)

McGrath, B. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Worldviews apart? Perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban young people in Ireland. Youth Studies Ireland, 2 (1), 17-31.  download (88KB)

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Kelleher, C. (2007). Assessing the use of the Family Affluence scale among Irish School Children. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 37-39  download (1980KB)

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Kelleher, C. (2007). Interpersonal relationships as predictors of positive health among Irish youth: The more the merrier. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 33-36.  download (1980KB)

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelly, C., Friel, S. & Kelleher, C. (2007). Food poverty and health among schoolchildren: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Public Health Nutrition, 10(4), 364-370.  download (141KB)

Murrin, C.M., McNicholas, F., Shiely, F., Keogh, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., Corrigan, H., & Kelleher. C. (2007). Determinants of increased risk of eating disorders in Irish School Children. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 41-43. download (1980KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M. & Inchley, J. (2007). Health promoting school indicators: schematic models for children. Health Education, 107(6), 494-510. download (331KB)

Pelly H, Cormican M, O’Donovan D, Cahlmers RM, Hanahoe B, Cloughley R, McKeown P, Corbett-Feeney G.  A large outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in western Ireland linked to a public water supply: a preliminary report.  Eurosurveillance 2007;12:5

Pursell, L., Allwright, S., O'Donovan, D., Paul, G., Kelly, A., Mullally, B. J. & D'Eath M. (2007). Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland. BMC Public Health, 7, 131. download (301KB)

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Fleming, C. & O’Higgins, S. (2007). Childrens’, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of child wellbeing. Health Education, 107(6), 511-523. download (314KB)

Vellinga A, Howell F, O’Donovan D.  The impact of the smoking ban in Ireland: modelling hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2007;61(S1):A6 [download] (664KB)

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2006

Barry, M.M., Reynolds, C., Sheridan, A. & Egenton, R. (2006). Implementation of the Jobs programme in Ireland. Journal of Public Mental Health, 5(4) 10-25. download (4KB)

Godeau, E., Vignes, C., ter Vogt, T., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Navarro, F. (2006). Consommation de cannabis par les élèves de 15 ans - Données issues de l’enquête internationale HBSC/OMS dans 32 pays occidentaux. Alcoologie et Addictologie, 28(2), 135-142. download (292KB)

Hodgins, M., Millar, M. & Barry M.M. (2006). "..it's all the same no matter how much fruit or vegetables or fresh air we get" Traveller women's perceptions of illness causation and health inequalities".  Social Science and Medicine, 62, 1978-1990. download (208KB)

Hogan, V., Cannon, R. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Construction apprentices attitudes to workplace drug testing in Ireland. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, 4, 85-99. download (110KB)

Hogan, M. & Hogan, V. (2006). When I’m older, it will be so great. Review of Malcolm L. Johnson, in association with Vern L. Bengtson, Peter G. Coleman, and Thomas B.L. Kirkwood. “The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Aging”. PsychCRITIQUES – Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books download (4KB)

Kelly, C.N.M., Molcho, M., Kelleher, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Self-reported weight and height: response rates from Irish schoolchildren. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 65, 39A. download (501KB)

Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M. & Walsh, K. (2006) Health Behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC): A World Health Organisation collaborative cross-national study. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3(3), 75-76.  download (77KB)

Kelly, C.N.M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Time effects in food frequency consumption and eating behaviour among Irish schoolchildren. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 65, 121A. download (368KB)

Kokkevi, A., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Spyropoulou, M. (2006). Early initiation of cannabis use: a cross-national European perspective. Journal of Adolescent Health, 5, 360-367. download (119KB)

Laufer A., Harel Y., Molcho M. (2006). Daring, substance youth, and involvement in violence among school children: Exploring a path model. Journal of school violence, 5(3),71-88. download (637KB)

Molcho M., Harel Y., Pickett W. Schiedt P.C., Mazur J., Overpeck M.D. (2006). The epidemiology of non fatal injuries among 11, 13 and 15 year old youth in 11 Countries: findings from the 1998 WHO-HBSC cross national survey. Injury Control and Safety Promotion 13(4 ),205-211.  download (117KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2006). Children photographing well-being: facilitating participation in research. Children & Society, 20, 249-259. download (505KB)

O’Connell, T., Coggins, M., Hogan, V. & O’Byrne, M. (2006). Safety evaluation of a flexible engineering control system.  Pharmaceutical Engineering, 26(2), 8-20. download (4KB)

Richter, M., Leppin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S . (2006). The relationship between parental socio-economic status and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents: findings from a cross-national survey. BMC Public Health, 6, 289 .  download (282KB)

Smyth, B. Fan, J. & Hser, Y.I  (2006). Life expectancy and productivity loss among narcotics addicts 33 years after index treatment. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 25(4) 37-47. download (486KB)

ter Bogt, T., Schmidt, H., Nic Gabhainn, S. Fotiou, A. & Volleberg, W. (2006). Economic and cultural correlates of cannabis use among mid-adolescents in 31 countries. Addiction, 101, 241-251  download (113KB)

Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Absence of seasonal effects in HBSC data. National Institutes for Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3(3), 77-79. download (82KB)

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2005

Allwright, S., Paul, G., Greiner, B., Mullally, B.J., Pursell, L., Kelly, A., Bonner B., D’Eath, M., McConnell, B., McLaughlin, J.P., O’Donovan, D., O’Kane, E. & Perry, I.J. (2005). Legislation for smoke-free workplaces and health of bar workers in Ireland: before and after study. British Medical Journal, 331,1117 download (103KB)

Barry, M.M. (2005). The art, science and politics of creating a mentally healthy society:  lessons from a cross border rural mental health project in Ireland. Journal of Public Mental Health, 4(1), 30-34 download (4KB)

Barry. M.M., Domitrovich, C. & Lara, A. (2005). The implementation of mental health promotion programmes. In: E. Jané-Llopis, M.M. Barry, C. Hosman and V. Patel (Eds.). The Evidence of Mental Health Promotion Effectiveness: Strategies for Action. IUHPE Special Issue, Supplement 2, 2005, 30-35. download (178KB)

Due, P., Holstein, B.E., Lynch, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Scheidt, P., Currie, C., Overpeck, M., Azmann, A., Danielson, M., Gasper de Matos, M., Harel, Y., Pedersen, M., Szabo, M. & Zoborski, A. (2005). Bullying and symptoms among school-aged children: International comparative cross sectional study in 28 Countries. European Journal of Public Health 15, 128-132. download (87KB)

Frenkel S., Slonim E., Horani A., Molcho M., Barzel I., Blumental E.Z. (2005). Operator learning effect and interoperator reproducibility of the scanning laser polarimeter with variable corneal compensation. Ophthalmology, 112(2), 257-61. download (4KB)

Hemmo-Lotem M., Jinich-Aronowitz C., Endy-Findling L., Molcho M., Klein M., Waisman Y., Danon Y.L., Merrick J. (2005). Child injury in Israel: emergency room visits to a children’s medical centre. The Scientific World Journal, 5, 253-263. download (4KB) 

Jané-Llopis, E. & Barry. M.M. (2005). What makes mental health promotion effective? In E. Jané-Llopis, M.M. Barry, C. Hosman and V. Patel (Eds.). The Evidence of Mental Health Promotion Effectiveness: Strategies for Action. IUHPE Special Issue, Supplement 2, 2005, 47-55. download (312KB)

Jané-Llopis,E., Barry, M.M., Hosman, C. & Patel, V. (2005). Mental health promotion works: A review. In E. Jané-Llopis, M.M. Barry, C. Hosman and V. Patel (Eds.). The Evidence of Mental Health Promotion Effectiveness: Strategies for Action. IUHPE Special Issue, Supplement 2, 2005, 9-25. download (519KB)

Klein, K., Thompson, D., Scheidt, P., Overpeck, M., Gross, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., Schlep, L., Harel, Y., Pedersen, J.M., Boyce, W., Godeau, E. & Aszmann, A. (2005). Factors associated with bicycle helmet use among young adolescents in a multinational sample. Journal of Injury Prevention, 11, 288-293.  download  (96KB)

Pickett, W., Craig, W., Harel, Y., Cunningham, J., Simpson, K., Molcho, M., Mazur, J., Dostaler, S. and Currie, C.E. (2005). Cross-national study of fighting and weapon carrying as determinants of adolescent injury. Paediatrics 116(6 ), 855-863. download (463KB)

Pickett, W., Molcho, M., Simpson, K., Janssen, I., Kuntsche, E., Mazur, J., Harel, Y. & Boyce, W.F. (2005). Cross-national study of injury and social determinants in adolescents. Injury Prevention, 11, 213-218.  download (118KB)

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2004

Byrne, M., Barry, M.M. & Sheridan, A. (2004). Implementation of a school-based mental health promotion programme in Ireland. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 6(1), 17-25. download (90KB)

Coyne, R., Samuelsen, O., Bergh, O., Andersen, K., Pursell, L., Dalsgaard I. & Smith, P. (2004). On the validity of setting breakpoint minimum inhibition concentrations at one quarter of the plasma concentration achieved following oral administration of oxytetracycline. Aquaculture 239(1-4), 23. download (151KB)

Friel, S. & Conlon, C. (2004) What is the extent of food poverty in Ireland? European Journal of Public Health 13(4 supplement), 133. download (477KB)

Hodgins, M., & Greve, J. (2004). Ageism in health policy. Administration, 52(2), 78-98. download (1.49KB)

Kelleher, C., Harper, S., Tay, J. & Nolan, G. (2004).  Hurling Alone? How social capital failed to save the Irish from cardiovascular disease in the United States. American Journal of Public of Health, 94(12), 2162-2169. download (4KB)

Lissau, I., Overpeck, M., Ruan, W.J., Hediger, M.L., Due, P., Holstein, B.J., Godeau, E., Maes, L., Casper de Matos, M., Molcho, M., Harel, Y., Nic Gabhainn, S., Välimaa, R., Vereecken, C. & Zaborskis, A. (2004). Body mass index, overweight and obesity in adolescents in Europe and the United States . Archives of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 158, 27-33.  download (104KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Bergh, O., Dixon, B., Donachie, L., Carson, J., Coyne, R., Curtin, J., Dalsgaard, I., Manfrin, A. & Smith, P. (2004). The precision and robustness of published protocols for disc diffusion assays of antimicrobial agent susceptibility: an inter-laboratory study. Aquaculture, 240, 1-18. download (153KB)

Sheehan, J., Delahunty, A., McMahon, A., & Hodgins, M. (2004). Mature trainees’ perceptions of the process of their family therapy training. Human Systems, 15(4), 288-299. download (227KB)

Smith-Khuri, E., Iachan, R., Scheidt, P.C., Overpeck, M.D., Nic Gabhainn, S., Pickett, W., Harel, Y.A. & the HBSC International Violence Study Group. (2004). Cross-national study of violence-related behaviours in adolescents. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 158(6), 539-44. download (96KB)

Tay, J., Kelleher, C.C., Hope, A., Barry, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health and quality of life in rural communities: findings from the Agriproject in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 58, 904-911. download (96.2KB)

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2003

Barry. M.M. (2003). Designing an evaluation framework for community mental health promotion. Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2(4), 26-36. download (4KB)

Flannery, G. & Barry, M.M. (2003). An exploration of occupational therapists' perceptions of health promotion. The Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 33-41. download (4KB)

Friel, S., Kelleher, C.C., Nolan, G. & Harrington J. (2003). Social Diversity of Irish adults nutritional intake. European Journal of  Clinical  Nutrition 57(7), 865-75.  download (127KB)

Kelleher, C., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Tay, J. (2003). Socio-demographic predictors of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the national survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition. Social Science and Medicine, 57(3), 477-486. download (135KB)

Kelleher, C.C., Friel, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2003). How gender and other socio-demographic factors may influence women’s health. Irish Practice Nurse, February Issue. download (4KB)

Mullan, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Self-esteem and health risk behaviour: is there a link? Irish Journal of Psychology, 23(1-2 ), 27-36 download (75KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Assessing sobriety and successful membership of Alcoholics Anonymous . Journal of Substance Abuse, 8, 55-61. download (285KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Mullan, E. (2003). Self-esteem in Irish children and adolescents: norms and patterns. Psychological Reports, 92, 829-830.  download (14KB)

Schim van der Loeff, M., Hansmann, A., Awasana, AA., Ota, MO., O’Donovan, D., Sarge-Njie, R., Ariyoshi, K., Milligan, P, & Whittle, H. Survival of HIV-1 and HIV-2 perinatally infected children in The Gambia: cohort study with 7 years follow up. AIDS 2003;17:2389-2394 [download] 75.4KB

Trichopoulou, A., Naska, A., Antoniou, A., Friel, S., Trygg, K. & Turrini, A. (2003). Vegetable and rruit: the evidence in their favour and the public health perspective. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 73(2), 63-69. download (4KB)

Trichopoulou, A., Naska, A., Remaut, A.M., Turrini, A., Trygg, K., Vaz de Almeida, M., Friel, S. & Nelson, M. (2003). European food availability databank based on household budget surveys: the Data Food Networking initiative. European Journal of Public Health, 13(3), s24-28. download (805KB)

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2002

Barry, M.M. (2002). Challenges and opportunities in strengthening the evidence base for mental health promotion. Promotion & Education, IX/2, 44-48. download (4KB)

Colomer, C., Hospers, H., Barry, M.M., Brooks, B., Davies, J., Lindstrom, B, & de Vries, N. (2002). European training in health promotion: quality assurance based on collaboration and empowerment. Promotion & Education, IX/2, 52-54. download (4KB)

Friel, S., Hope, A., Kelleher, C.C., Comer, S. & Sadlier, D. (2002). Impact evaluation of an oral health campaign amongst primary school children in Ireland. Health Promotion International, 17(2), 119-126. download (92.1KB)

Friel, S., Kelleher, C.C. & Nolan, G. (2002). Health and lifestyle inequalities: the emerging Ireland. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 61(4). download (292KB)

Harrington, J. & Friel, S. (2002). Food poverty in rural Ireland. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 61(4). download (384KB)

Kelleher, C. (2002). How exactly do politics play a part in determining health? New perspectives on an age old issue. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56, 726-727. download (102KB)

Kelleher, C.C., Friel, S., Nolan, G.& Forbes B (2002). Effect of social variation on the Irish diet. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 61, 527-536 download (125KB)

Kelleher, C., Harrington, J. & Friel, S. (2002). Measures of self reported morbidity according to age, gender & general medical services eligibility in the National Survey of Lifestyles, Attitudes & Nutrition. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 171, (3), 134-138. download (87KB)

Kelleher, C., Timoney, A., Friel, S. & McKeown, D. (2002). Indicators of deprivation, voting patterns, and health status at area level in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56, 36-44. download (239KB)

MacFarlane, A. & Kelleher, C. (2002). Concepts of illness causation and attitudes to health care among older people in the Republic of Ireland. Social Science and Medicine, 54, 1389-1400. download (141KB)

McMahon, A., Hodgins, M., & Kelleher, C. (2002). Feasibility of a men's Health Promotion programme in Irish Primary Care. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 17(1), 20-23. download (83.2KB)

McMahon, A., Kelleher, C., Helly, G. & Duffy, E. (2002). Evaluation of a workplace cardiovascular health promotion programme in the Republic of Ireland. Health Promotion International, 17(4), 297-308. download (86KB)

Mooney, M., Hannon, F., Friel, S., Barry, M.M. & Kelleher, C.C. (2002). Perceived quality of life and mental health status of female prisoners. Irish Medical Journal, 95(8), 241-243. download (20KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2002). Evaluation in Health Promotion: principles and perspectives (Book Review). Irish Medical Journal, 95(5), 157. download (7.04KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2002). The sensitivity of the Draw and Write technique. Health Education, 102(2), 68-75. download (98.6KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Mullally, M., Donovan, D. & Sammon, P. (2002). Community arts in schools. Effects on self-esteem and attainments in primary school children . Irish Journal of Psychology, 22(3-4), 269-276. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Nolan, G., Kelleher, C. & Friel, S. (2002). Dieting patterns and related lifestyles of school aged children in the Republic of Ireland. Public Health Nutrition, 5(1), 1-7. download (119KB)

Sixsmith, J. (2002). (Book Review). Maintaining Health in Primary Care: guidelines for wellness in the 21st Century. Irish Medical Journal, 95(3), 152. download (6.51KB)

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2001

Barry, M.M. (2001). Mental Health Promotion: Perspectives and Practices. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Editorial, 3(1), 4-6. download (1.52MB)

Barry, M.M. (2001). Promoting positive mental health: theoretical frameworks for practice. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 3(1), 25-34. download (5.60MB)

Barry, M.M. & Friel, S. (2001). A cross-border approach to mental health promotion. Journal of Health Gain, 5(3), 18-23. download (4.39MB)

Bennett J, O’Donovan D. (2001) Substance misuse among health care workers.  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 14:195-199.

Hodgins, M., & Fuller, R. (2001). "Come for the weight-loss, stay for the enjoyment" - exploring attributions for initiating and maintaining exercise. Irish Journal of Psychology, 22(2), 38-50. download (763KB)

McEvoy, H., Mulkerrin, E., Hodgins, M., & Kelleher, C. (2001). Correlates of Self-related Health in a Geriatric Day Care Centre. Age and Ageing, 30, s43. download (239KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Murphy, A. & Kelleher, C. (2001). A national general practice census: characteristics of rural general practices. Family Practice, 18(6), 627-631. download  (121KB)

O’Donovan, D., Cooke, R., Joce, R., Eastbury, A., Waite, J, & Stene-Johansen, K. (2001). An outbreak of hepatitis A among injecting drug users. Epidemiology & Infection, 127:469-473. [download] 102KB

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2000

Barry, M.M., Doherty, A., Hope, A., Sixsmith, J. & Kelleher, C.C. (2000). A community needs assessment for rural mental health promotion. Health Education Research, 15(3), 293-304. download (81.4KB)

François, F. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). L'alcool en Europe à 11, 13 et 15 ans. L'enquête HBSC (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children), OMS. In F. Navarro, E. Godeau & C. Vialas (Eds.) Actes du colloque interdisciplinaire les jeunes et l'alcool en Europe. Toulouse: Editions Univers du Sud.  download (2MB)

Hodgins, M., Clerkin, P. & Kelleher, C. (2000) Adult Health Education Materials Journal of Health Gain, 4(1), 22-23. download (232KB)

McGovern M. & Barry, M.M. (2000). Death Education: Knowledge, attitudes and perspectives of Irish parents and teachers. Death Studies, 24(4), 325-333 download (109KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). Health behaviour in school-aged children: results from the Irish HBSC survey. Journal of Health Gain, 4, 20-21. download (73KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & François, Y. (2000). Health and health behaviour among young people: reported smoking among school children in Europe and North America. Interaction: the European Network on Young People and Tobacco, 13, 11 download (14KBKB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). School health education and gender: an interactive effect? Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 15(5), 591-602 download (99KB)

Nolan, G., Friel, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Health Behaviour in school children (HBSC): food habits of dieting teenagers. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 59, 71A.  download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., Kelleher, C. & Crangle, E. (2000). Impact evaluation of an HIV screen educational advertisement. Health Education, 100(1), 42-49. download (95.6KB)

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1999

Barry, M.M. (1999). Review of ’People-Centred Health Promotion’ by J. Raeburn and I. Rootman. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 1(4), 25. download (4KB)

Barry, M.M., O’Doherty, E. & Doherty, A. (1999). Mental health promotion in a rural context: Research and realities from a community-based initiative in Northern Ireland. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 1, 9-14. download (3.33MB)

Friel, S., Kelleher, C.C., Campbell, P. & Nolan, G. (1999). 'Evaluation of the Nutrition Education at Primary School (NEAPS) programme. Public Health Nutrition, 2(4), 549-555. download (152KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelleher, C.C., Naughton, A.M., Carter, F., Flanagan, M. & McGrath, M.J. (1999). Socio-demographic variations in perspectives on cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors. Health Education Research; Theory and practice, 14(5), 619-628. download (60.2KB)

Smith, P., Carroll, C., Wilkins, B., Johnson, P., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Smith, L.P. (1999). The effect of wind speed and direction on the distribution of sewage-associated bacteria. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 28 (3), 184-188. download (212KB)

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1998

Connolly, C., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S., Becker, G. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Attitudes of young men and women to breastfeeding. Irish Medical Journal, 91, 88-90. download (18.3KB) 

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1998).  Education for social care workers - the views of course participants. Studies in the Education of Adults, 30(2), 208-215. download (1.33KB)

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1998).  Health and well-being in social care workers. Women's Studies Review. Women's Studies Centre. National University of Ireland, Galway download (799KB)

Moukaddem, S., Fitzgerald, M. & Barry, M.M. (1998). Evaluation of a child and family centre. Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review. 3(4), 161-168. download (141KB)

Nolan, G., Friel, S. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Comparative diet and lifestyle study between Irish and West Virginian women. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 57(1)  download (93.2KB)

Zissi, A., Barry, M.M. & Cochrane, R. (1998). A mediational model of quality of life for individuals with severe mental health problems. Psychological Medicine, 28, 1221-1230. download (216KB)

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1997

Barry, M.M. & Zissi, A. (1997). Quality of life as an outcome measure in evaluating mental health services: a review of the empirical evidence. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 32, 38-47. download (1253KB)

Kerry, J., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Smith, P.R. (1997). Changes in oxytetracycline resistance of intestinal microflora following oral administration of this agent to Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L.) smolts in a marine environment. Aquaculture, 157, 187-195. download (668KB)

Lahiff, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1997) Parents are important. Network News: The European Network of Health Promoting Schools, 3, 13. download (4KB)

Nolan, G., & Kelleher, C. (1997)  A G.P strategy for managing obesity. Journal of the Irish College of General Practitioners. download (4KB)

Zissi, A. & Barry, M.M. (1997). From Leros Asylum to community-based facilities: levels of functioning and quality of life among hostel residents in Greece. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 43(2), 104-115. download (741KB)

Zissi, A. & Barry, M.M. (1997). Using the REHAB scale in a Greek context. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 20, 183-188. download (3.80MB)

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1996

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C. (1996). Quality of life as an evaluative measure in assessing the impact of community care on people with long-term psychiatric disorders. British Journal of Psychiatry, 168, 210-216. download (4KB)

1995

Kerry, J., Hiney, M., Coyne, R., Nic Gabhainn, S. (1995). Fish feed as a source of oxytetracycline-resistant bacteria in the sediments under fish farms. Aquaculture, 131, 101-113. download (930KB)

1994

Barry, M.M. (1994). Community perceptions of mental disorder: An Irish perspective. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 15(2-3), 418-441. download (4KB)

Kerry, J., Hiney, M., Coyne, R., Cazabon, D., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Smith, P.R. (1994). Frequency and distribution of resistance to oxytetracycline in microorganisms isolated from marine fish farm sediments following therapeutic use of oxytetracycline. Aquaculture, 123, 43-54. download (4KB)

1993

Barry, M.M., Crosby, C. & Bogg, J. (1993). Methodological issues in evaluating the quality of life of long-stay psychiatric patients. Journal of Mental Health 2, 43-56. download (4KB)

Crosby, C., Barry, M.M., Carter, M.F. & Lowe, C.F. (1993). Psychiatric rehabilitation and community care: resettlement from North Wales Hospital. Health and Social Care in the Community, 1, 355-363. download (4KB)

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1992

Barry, M.M. & Greene, S.M. (1992). Implicit models of mental disorder: a qualitative approach to the delineation of public attitudes. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 13(4) 141-160. download (4KB)

 

Books and Book Chapters

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2010

Power, M. (2010). Legal responses to public crisis: Tribunals of inquiry and the blood crisis in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Social Criminology, 2(2), 36-63. d ownload (177KB)

 

2008

Currie, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Godeau, E., Roberts, C., Smith, R. & Currie, D. (Eds.) (2008). Inequalities in young people's health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 Survey. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe (Health Policy for Children and Adolescents, No. 5). download from the WHO website 

Molcho, M., Kelly, C., Sheridan, A., Barry, M.M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Ireland: Social cohesion for mental well-being in adolescence. In WHO/HBSC Forum 2007: Social Cohesion for Mental Well-being among Adolescents. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. download from WHO website

Morgan, A., Currie, C., Due, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., Rasmussen, M., Samdal, O. & Smith, R. (2008). Mental well-being in school-aged children in Europe: associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances. In WHO/HBSC Forum 2007: Social Cohesion for Mental Well-being among Adolescents. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download from WHO website

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2007

Barry, M.M. & Jenkins R. (2007) Implementing Mental Health Promotion. Elsevier: Oxford. ( ISBN: 9780443100253)

Barry, M.M., Patel, V., Jané-Llopis, E., Raeburn, J. & Mittelmark, M. (2007). Strengthening the evidence base for mental health promotion. In D. C. McQueen and C. M. Jones (Eds.). Global Perspectives on Health Promotion. New York: Springer, 67-86. download ( ISBN: 9780387709734)

O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E.N., Moore, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Inchley, J. (2007). Development of a method for improving student’s participation in Ireland. In V. Barnekow, G. Buijs, S. Clift, B. Bruun Jensen, P. Paulus, D. Rivett & I. Young (Eds.). Health Promoting Schools: A resource for developing indicators. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download (32KB)

Richter, M., Leppin, A., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Hurrelman, K. (2007). The impact of socio-economic status on adolescent drinking behaviour. In M. Jarvinen & R. Room (Eds.) Youth Drinking Cultures. Aldershot: Ashgate. ( ISBN: 978-0754649960)

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2006

Barry, M.M. (2006). The country profile of Ireland. In E. Jané-Llopis & P. Anderson (Eds.) Mental Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention across European Member States: A Collection of Country Stories (2nd Ed.). Luxembourg: European Communities. download (87.5KB)

Barry, M.M. & McQueen, D.V. (2006). The nature of evidence and its use in mental health promotion. Chapter 9 in H. Herrman, S. Saxena & R Moodie (Eds.) Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Emerging Evidence, Practice. World Health Organisation, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the Victorian health Promotion Foundation and the University of Melbourne. download (121KB)

Molcho, M. Harel, Y. & Lache D.O. (2006). Alcohol and drug use among Israeli adolescents. In Kandel, Merrick and Sher (Eds.) Adolescence and Alcohol: an international persepctive. ( ISBN 9652941476)

Zissi, A. & Barry, M.M. (2006). Well-being and life satisfaction as components of quality of life in mental disorders. In H. Katschnig, H. Freeman & N. Sartorius (Eds.)  Quality of Life in Mental Disorders. (2nd edition).  New York, Wiley. ( ISBN 0470856017)

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2005

Byrne, M., Barry, M.M., NicGabhainn, S. & Newell, J. (2005). The Development and Evaluation of a Mental Health Promotion Programme for Post-Primary Schools in Ireland. In B.B. Jenson & S. Clift (Eds.) The Health Promoting School: International Advances in Theory, Evaluation and Practice. Canterbury/Copenhagen: Canterbury Christ Church University College and the Danish University of Education. download (5.82MB)

Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Ross, J. (2005). Sexual health. In C. Currie, B. Smith, S. Nic Gabhainn, S. C. Roberts & O. Samdal (Eds.) Health Behaviour in School Aged Children: A World Health Organisational Cross-National Study: Research Protocol for the 2005/2006 Study. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh. download (4KB)

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Health and Well being in Social Care Workers. In R. Phelan & A. Hayes (Eds.) Women Emerging. National University of Ireland, Galway: Women’s Studies Centre. ( ISBN 978-09549924-0-8)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V.J. (2005). Evidence. In National Committee on Breastfeeding (Eds.) Breastfeeding in Ireland: A five year strategic action plan. Dublin: Government of Ireland Stationary Office. download (2.12MB)

Sixsmith, J., McCarthy, E. & Shryane, E. (2005). Women’s Attitudes to Health. In R. Phelan & A. Hayes (Eds.), Women Emerging. National University of Ireland, Galway: Women’s Studies Centre. ( ISBN 978-09549924-0-8)

ter Bogt, T. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Illict drugs. In Currie, C., Smith, B., Nic Gabhainn, S., Roberts, C. & Samdal, O. (Eds.) Health Behaviour in School Aged Children: A World Health Organisational Cross-National Study: Research Protocol for the 2005/2006 Study. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh. download (4KB)

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2004

Barry, M. M. & McQueen D.V. (2004). The nature of evidence and its use in mental health promotion. In Herrman, H., Saxena, S and Moodie, R. (Eds.) Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Emerging Evidence, Practice. Summary Report. World Health Organization, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation and the University of Melbourne. download (225KB)

Byrne, M., Barry, M.M. & Sheridan, A. (2004). Mind Out: The development and evaluation of a mental health promotion programme for post-primary schools in Ireland. In S. Saxena, & P.J. Garrison (Eds.) Mental Health Promotion: Case Studies from Countries. World Federation for Mental Health and the World Health Organisation. download (83.6KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Young people's health and health-related behaviour: Introduction. In C. Currie, C. Roberts, A. Morgan, R. Smith, W. Settertobulte, O. Samdal and V. Barnekow-Rasmussen (Eds.) Young people’s health in context: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download (6.07MB)

Schmidt, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Alcohol use. In C. Currie, C. Roberts, A. Morgan, R. Smith, W. Settertobulte, O. Samdal and V. Barnekow-Rasmussen (Eds.) Young people’s health in context: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download (6.07MB)

ter Bogt, T., Fotiou, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Cannabis use. In C. Currie, C. Roberts, A. Morgan, R. Smith, W. Settertobulte, O. Samdal and V. Barnekow-Rasmussen (Eds.) Young people’s health in context: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe.  download (6.07MB)

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2001

Ross, J., Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Aszmann, A. (2001). Focus area rationale: Sexual Health. In C. Currie, O. Samdal, W. Boyce, & B. Smith. (Eds.) Health Behaviour in School Aged Children: a World Health Organisation cross-national study; Research protocol for the 2001/2002 Study. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh. download (4KB)

2000

Kelleher, C. & Sixsmith, J. (2000). The riddle of the sphinx: why women smoke? In R. Edmondson & C. Kelleher (Eds.). Health Promotion: Multi-discipline or New Discipline? Dublin: Irish Academic Press. ( ISBN: 0-7165-2657-3)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). Meaning and measurement in health promotion strategies to combat substance abuse. In C. Kelleher & R. Edmundson (Eds.) Health Promotion: Multidiscipline or New Discipline. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. ( ISBN 186134535)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & François, Y. (2000). Substance use. In Currie, C., Hurrelmann, K., Settertobulte, W., Smith, R. & Todd, J. (Eds.) (2000). Health and health behaviour among young people. International Report from the 1997/1998 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. WHO Policy Series: Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Issue 1. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. download (1.47MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Walsh, F. (2000). Drug prevention: perspectives on family and community interventions. In P. Dolan, J. Canavan & J. Pinkerton (Eds.) Family Support: Direction from Diversity. London: Jessica Kingsley.  ( ISBN 1853028509)

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1998

Barry, M.M. (1998). The role of lay beliefs and perceptions in the development of mental health promotion strategies.  In M.K. Ross & C. Stark (Eds.) Promoting Mental Health.  Ayr: Organising Committee of the Ayrshire International Mental Health Promotion Conference. download (4KB)

1996

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pursell, L., McCormack, F., Barker, G., Alderman, D. & Smith, P. (1996). How many fish are there in an adequate sample? In N. Haagsma & A. Ruiter (Eds.) Euroresidues III: Residues of veterinary drugs in food. Volume 2. Veldhoven, Netherlands. ( ISBN 906159023)

1995

Barry, M.M. (1995). Well-being and life satisfaction as components of quality of life in mental disorders. In H. Katschnig, H. Freeman & N. Sartorius (Eds.)  Quality of Life in Mental Disorders. New York, Wiley. Translated into Japanese, Italian and Spanish. ( ISBN 0471966432)

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C. (1995). Assessing the impact of community placement on quality of life. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN: 9781856285315)

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C. (1995) Quality of life and mental health: Evaluating the impact of long-term care. In I. Markova and R. Farr (Eds.) Representations of Health, Illness and Handicap (pp. 225-247). Harwood Academic Publishers. ( ISBN: 3718656582)

Kelleher, C. & Solan, J. (1995). Public Health Medicine in Ireland: Lecture Notes. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University College Galway. ( ISBN 1900009013)

Crosby, C. & Barry, M.M. (1995). The development of community mental health services in North Wales: a research programme. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN: 9781856285315)

Crosby, C., Barry, M.M. & Geertshuis, S.A. (1995). Psychiatric and behavioural outcomes for clients twelve months after discharge from hospital. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN: 9781856285315)

Crosby, C., Carter, M.F. & Barry, M.M. (1995). The care process: care environments, care management and staff attitudes. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. (ISBN: 9781856285315)

Mitchell, D.A., Crosby, C. & Barry, M.M. (1995). Evaluation of the North Wales resettlement programme: Methodology and cohort description. In C. Crosby and M.M. Barry (Eds.) Community Care: Evaluation of the Provision of Mental Health Services. Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN: 9781856285315)

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1993

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C. (1993). Community mental health care: Promoting a better quality of life for long-term clients. In D.R. Trent & C. Reed (Eds.)  Promotion of Mental Health, Vol. II.  Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN 9781856284301)

1992

Barry, M.M., Crosby, C. & Mitchell, D.A. (1992). Quality of life issues in the evaluation of mental health services.  In D.R. Trent (Ed.)  Promotion of Mental Health. Vol. I.  Aldershot: Avebury. ( ISBN 9781856283076)

 

Other Publications

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2009

Barry, M.M. (2009). Submission to the European Commission Green Paper on Promoting a Sustainable Workforce for Health in Europe. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway.  download (4KB)

Barry, M.M., Pursell, L., Connolly, M. and Mahmood, M. (2009) Strengthening health promotion in middle and low-income countries through development assistance for health. Technical paper on Benchmarking Implementation of the Bangkok Charter, WHO Geneva.

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Bullying others among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 9. download (311KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Cannabis use among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 10.  download (308KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Relationship with fathers among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 11. download (330KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Relationship with mothers among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 12. download (328KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Food poverty among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 13.  download (306KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Health perceptions among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 14.  download (307KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). School perceptions among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 15. download (307KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Emotional well-being among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 16. download (310KB)

Doyle, P., Gavin, A. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Exercise among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 17. download (306KB)

Doyle, P., Cunningham, K. & The HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Fruit consumption among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 18. download (309KB)

Doyle, P., Cunningham, K. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Vegetable consumption among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 19. download (312KB)

Doyle, P. & the HBSC Ireland Team. (2009). Electronic communication among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 20. download (313KB)

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Health and related behaviour of children in DEIS schools. School Completion Programme Newsletter, Spring, 3. download (4KB)

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2006

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Dieting among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 6. download (202KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Exercise among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 17. download (172KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Health perceptions among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 14. download (206KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Oral hygiene among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 7. download (209KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). School perceptions among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 15.  download (206KB) 

Department of Health Promotion (2006) M.A./Higher Diploma/Certificate in Health Promotion: Concepts and Principles of Health Promotion Module. Galway: Department of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

Molcho, M., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Food poverty among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 13. download (207KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Bullying among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 8. download (210KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Bullying others among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 9. download (204KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Cannabis use among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 10. download (210KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Emotional well-being among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 16.  download (169KB) 

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Relationship with fathers among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 11. download (210KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Relationship with mothers among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 12. download (208KB)

Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Drunkeness among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 5. download (244KB)

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2005

Barry, M.M. (2005). Implementation principles in mental health promotion. In E. Berger (Ed.) From Research to Effective Practice. Proceedings of the Third World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders, Auckland, 2004. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center from Mental Health Services. download (4KB)

D’Eath, M,McCormack, B., Blitz, N., Fay, B., Kelly, A., McCarthy, A., Magliocco, G., Morris, K., Swinburne, J., Tierney, E & Walls, M. (2005). Guidelines for Researchers when interviewing People with an Intellectual Disability. Galway: National Federation of Voluntary Bodies. download.(82.3KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005) Classmate relationships among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.4. download (218KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005) Family structure among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.2. download (823KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005) Injuries among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.3. download (200KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005) Smoking among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.1. download (231KB)

Smith, P.R. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Quantitative Microbiology; using InStat 3.0 for statistical analysis. http://www.nuigalway.ie/microbiology/b_sc__microbiology_.html

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2004

Barry, M.M. (2004) From Research to Effective Programmes: Challenges and Opportunities. Developing Partnerships: Science, Policy and programs Across Cultures. Proceedings of Second World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Rockville, MD: World Federation for Mental Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services. download (4KB)

1999

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Schoolchildren and Lifestyle: a Survey. In Learnings from the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools Conference Report. Dublin: Departments of Health and Children, and Education and Science with the Marino Institute of Education. download (13KB)

Annual Reports (HPRC)

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Health Promotion Research Centre. (2010). Annual Report: January - December 2009. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway.[ download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2009). Annual Report: January - December 2008. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2008). Annual Report: October 2006 – December 2007. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2007). Annual Report: October 2005 – September 2006. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Health Promotion Research Centre. (2006). Annual Report: October 2004 – September 2005. Health Promotion Research Centre, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Centre for Health Promotion Studies. (2005). Annual Report: October 2003 – September 2004. Centre for Health Promotion Studies, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download]

Centre for Health Promotion Studies. (2004). Report: October 2001 – September 2003. Centre for Health Promotion Studies, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway. [download] 
 

Presentations

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2010  

Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Cummins, G., Sixsmith, J., Molcho, M., O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). In consultation with young people: the process of producing a youth friendly resource using data from HBSC Ireland. Paper presented to Researching Young Lives: Power, Representation and the Research Process, Conference of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge in Society, Limerick, April 2010.

Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Cummins, G., Sixsmith, J., Molcho, M., O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Developing a Youth Friendly HBSC Health Resource in consultation with Children and Young People. Presented to the 9 ^th Global Conference – Making sense of Health, Illness and Disease, Oxford, September 2010.

Fitzgerald, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). The role of men in fostering positive health among Irish boys. Paper presented to the 14 ^th Annual HPRC conference, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Promoting Men’s Health, Galway, June 2010.

Gaudineau, A., Ehlinger, V., Nic Gabhainn, S., Vayssiere, C., Arnaud, C. & Godeau, E. (2010). Use of morning after pill by 15 years old girls: results from the international health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study in 11 countries. Presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010. 

Kelly, C., Fitzgerald, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). The role of men in fostering positive health among Irish boys. Presented to the 14 ^th Annual HPRC conference, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Promoting Men’s Health, Galway, June 2010.

Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Healthy eating and physical activity among Irish children. Paper presented to the launch of the HEAL (Healthy Eating and Active Living) launch, National Youth Council of Ireland, Dublin, May 2010. 

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Family factors and eating behaviour of schoolchildren. Presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Perceptions of local area as predictors of injury and physical activity among schoolchildren in Ireland. Presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Perceptions of local area as predictors of injury and physical activity among schoolchildren in Ireland. Abstract presented to the World Conference for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’Higgins, S. (2010). Youth participation in setting the agenda: learning outcomes for sex education. Presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Nic Gabhainn, S., de Roiste, A., Gavin, A., Kelly, C. & Molcho, M. (2010). Is school participation good for children? Presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Clarke, N., Byrne, M. & Sixsmith, J. (2010). A participatory approach to increasing active commuting to school among children: who should do what. Presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Participative Research Processes with Children. Presented to the Institute for Social Sciences 21, University College Cork, March 2010.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Participatory research methodology applied to elicit young Irish peoples’ perceived learning outcomes for sex education. Paper presented to Researching Young Lives: Power, Representation and the Research Process, Conference of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge in Society, Limerick, April 2010.

Reynolds, C., Barry, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Evaluating the impact of the Winning New Jobs programme on the re-employment and mental health of a mixed profile of unemployed people. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 12(2), 32- 41.

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Arnaud, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Godeau, E. (2010). Bullying at school among disabled students and impact on self perceived health: A multilevel study across 11 western countries. Presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.  

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Arnaud, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Godeau, E. (2010). Bullying behaviours among children with a disability or chronic illness and their peers: a cross-national study between Ireland and France. Presented to the IUHPE World Conference, Geneva, July 2010.  

2009

Brennan, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Developing primary care services for adolescents: a participatory approach. Paper presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Clarke, A. & Barry, M. (2009). Evaluation of Zippy’s Friends in Irish primary school: presentation of interim findings. Paper presented to the Zippy’s Friends international workshop, Worcester College, Oxford, April 2009.

Clarke, A. & Barry, M. (2009). Zippy’s Friends Symposium: When practice and reasearch rhyme: Experience of implementing an emotional wellbeing programme for primary school children in Ireland . Paper presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Cummins, G., Kelly, C., Doyle, P., Molcho, M., Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). The process of producing a youth friendly resource using data from HBSC Ireland 2006. Paper presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Doyle, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2009). Face to face and electronic communication in adolescence: associations with risk behaviours and well-being. Poster presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Doyle P., Sixsmith J., Dring C., McGrath D., Byrne M., Neeson B. & McGloin A. (2009). Feasibility Study: For A Health Information Website for College Students. Paper presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009) Towards understanding the lives of children with a disability or chronic illness. Paper presented at The Child: Postgraduate Research Conference, Belfast, June 2009.

Gavin, A., Sentenac, Molcho, M., Godeau, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Bullying behaviours among children with and without disabilities and chronic illnesses: a comparison between Ireland and France. Paper presented to Psychology, Health and Medicine, Annual Meeting of the Division of Health Psychology of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Dublin, June 2009.

Griffin B.L. (2009).  A Foucauldian discourse analysis of a videotape for health: a case study about power relationships in public health and adolescence. Presentation at the 13th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Hogan, V., Hodgins, M. & Galvin, M. (2009).  Employment in post-primary students and their attitudes to occupational health and safety: Results from the 'Choose Safety' Evaluation.  Presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Family factors and schoolchildren’s eating behaviour. Poster presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Kelly, C., Mulvihill, M., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Marketing of foodstuffs in post-primary schools in Ireland. Poster presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Molcho M. (2009). Injuries in the community. Institute of Public Health Ireland. Dublin, January 2009.

Molcho M. Bjarnson T., Cristini F., Gaspar de Matos M., Koller T., Moreno C., Nic Gabhainn S., Santinello M. (2009). Foreign born children in Europe: Findings from HBSC study. 3rd thematic workshop, AMAC Project, International Organization for Migration, St. Juliani, Malta, March 2009. 

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Healthy schools: some of what we know. Paper presented to Healthy Schools, Healthy People, Galway Education Centre, Galway, May 2009.

O'Hara, M. & Hodgins., M.  (2009).  Living with Chronic Illness: Insights of young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis on their condition, their quality of life and their health care services. Presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Adapted participative methodological approaches to sexual health promotion research. Paper presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). An adapted participative methodological approach for sexual health promotion resesearch. Paper presented at the IVth Biennial International Sex and Relationships Education Conference, Birmingham, September 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Facilitating young people to develop a resource for the Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) programme. Paper presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009) Using an adapted participative methodological approach within a PhD study on Sexual Health Promotion. Paper presented at The Child: Postgraduate Research Conference, Belfast, June 2009.

O’Keefe, L., Doyle, P., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Obesogenic environments: local area perceptions and physical activity levels in school aged children in Ireland. Poster presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Pursell, L., Kearns, N. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Young peoples participation in a policy development process to develop the national set of well-being indicators for children in Ireland. Paper presented to the WHO/HBSC Forum Case Study Authors Meeting, Galway, June 2009.

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Arnaud, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Navarro, F. & Godeau, E. (2009). Impact of bullying at school on self-perceived health among disabled students: a multilevel study in 13 western countries . Paper presented to the 13 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Closing the Gap in Child and Adolescent Health: the Settings Approach, Galway, June 2009.

Spriggs, A.L., Farhat, T., Tucker-Halpern, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Adolescent sexual debut and psychological/physical symptoms: Do associations vary across western nations ? Presented at 26 ^th International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Conference, September 2009.

Spriggs, A.L., Farhat, T., Tucker-Halpern, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Adolescent sexual experience, substance use and attachment to conventional institutions in nine western nations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Detroit, April 2009.

Van Lente, E., Barry, M. & Molcho, M. (2009). Social Well-being Predictors of Positive Mental Health in the Irish Adult population. Presented at the Psychology, Health and Medicine, 6 ^th Annual Conference 2009 of the PSI Division of Health Psychology and the BPS NIB Division of Health Psychology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. June, 2009. (download 207KB)

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2008

Barry, M.M. (2008). Advancing the Implementation of Best Practice in Mental Health Promotion.  Mental Health Foundation. Auckland, New Zealand,  September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Building capacity for health promotion in Ireland: national level progress. Pleanry address to Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway. Galway, June, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008).  Implementing effective mental health promotion.  Invited Presentation and Roundtable Discussion to Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand. September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Implementation Essentials and Evaluation in  Mental Health Promotion.  School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand, September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Mental Health Promotion in Schools. Meeting of Schools Principals in HSE West Region. Claregalway, Co Galway, May, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Mental health promotion: concepts, evidence and practice.  The MHS Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Promoting population mental health: concepts, evidence and practice.  School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand, September, 2008.

Barry, M.M. (2008). Social Participation and Mental Health Promotion: Implications for Research, Practice and Policy. Plenary address to Fifth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders,  Melbourne, Australia, September, 2008.

Barry, M.M., Battel-Kirk, B., Taub, A. & Lysoby, A. (2008). A review of the international literature on health promotion competencies: identifying frameworks and core competencies. International Galway Consensus Conference, NUI, Galway. Galway, June, 2008.

Barry, M.M. & Walker, L.  (2008). Plenary session on the Melbourne Charter for Mental Helath Promotion at the Margins to Mainstream Conference Fifth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders,  Melbourne, Australia, September, 2008.

de Róiste, A., Batt, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). The development of an annotated bibliography of Irish infant feeding related research, National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s40-s41.

de Roiste, A., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Urban and rural patterns in adolescent alcohol consumption in Ireland. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s7-s8.

Doyle, P., Byrne, M., Dring, C., McGloin, A., McGrath, D., Neeson, B. & Sixsmith, J. (2008). Feasibility Study: For A Health Information Website for College Students. Poster presented to the Irish Student Health Association Conference. Cork, March 2008.

Doyle, P., Sixsmith, J., Dring, C., McGrath, D., Byrne, M., Neeson, B. & McGloin, A. (2008). Feasibility Study: For A Health Information Website for College Students. Paper presented to the Irish Student Health Association Conference. Cork, March 2008.

Doyle, P., Sixsmith, J., Dring, C., McGrath, D., Byrne, M., Neeson, B. & McGloin, A. (2008). Feasibility Study: For A Health Information Website for College Students. Paper presented to Confederation of Student Services in Ireland: 11 ^th Biennial Conference Virtual Support for Real Students, Dublin, June 2008.

Due, P., Damsgaard, M.T., Rasmussen, M., Holstein, B., Sorensen, T.I.A.,Wardle, J., Merlo, J., Currie, C., Ahluwalia, N., Lynch, J., Borraccino, A., Borup, I., Boyce, W., Elgar, F., Nic Gabhainn, S., Krolner, R., Matos, M.G., Nansel, T., Al Sabbah, H., Svastisalee, C., Valimaa, R. & Vereecken, C. (2008) Macro-economic environment, social inequality and overweight among adolescents in 35 countries. Paper presented at the symposium 25 years of the HBSC study: contibution and future challenges, Seville, May 2008.

Falvey, F., O'Connell, I. & Hodgins, M. (2008). Healthy Together Course: developing capacity for workplace health promotion. Capacity Building for the Future: Health Promotion Competencies and Professional Standards Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway, June 2008.

Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Kelly, C. & Nixon, E. (2008). Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative investigation with children. Oral presentation at the Nutrition Society Irish section meeting, Dublin, Ireland, June 2008.

Fitzgerald, A., Heary, C., Nixon, E., & Kelly, C. (2008). Factors influencing the food consumption of children and adolescents: A qualitative study with children and their parents. Poster presentation at the 20th meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Wuerzburg, Germany, July 2008. 

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). A comparison of outcomes among children who report disability/chronic illness and their peers: data from 2006 Irish HBSC Study. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Network, Seville, May 2008.

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Family, peer and school relationships as predictors of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use in Irish adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental substance use behaviour. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s50-s51.-

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Using relationships to determine levels of substance use among 15-17 year olds: 2006 Irish HBSC data. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Network, Seville, May 2008.

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S.  (2008). Using relationships to predict levels of substance use among adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental use. Paper presented to Psychology, Health and Medicine, Annual Conference of the Division of Health Psychology, PSI & BPS, Derry, March 2008.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Building Capacity in Workplace Health Promotion.  Value of Workplace Health Promotion conference, Reykjavik University, September 2008.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Evaluation of the Health Quality Mark. Launch of report and presentation of Awards with Minister for Youth Affairs, Mr. Sean Haughey, January 2008.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Health Promotion Training for Oral Health Worker. Launch of Evaluation of Specialist Certificate in Oral Health Promotion with Minister for Health Promotion and Food Safety, Mr. Pat The Cope Gallagher, December 2007.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Taking a Health Promotion approach to the problem of Bullying, I Congresso International de violencia escolar, University of America, Spain, November 2007.

Hodgins, M. (2008). Workplace Bullying: Impact and Intervention, National Irish Safety Organisation, Trim Co. Meath, October 2008.

Hodgins, M., Asgeirsdottir, A., Battell-Kirk, B., Masanotti, G. & Falvey, F. (2008). Healthy Together - developing an e learning programme for workplace health promotion in small and medium sized enterprises in rural communities. Poster presented at IUHPE European Conference on Health Promotion and Education, Turin, September 2008.

Hublet, A., Schmid, H., Clays, E., Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Joossens, L. & Maes, L. (2008) Associations between tobacco control policies and smoking behaviour among adolescents in 29 countries. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Network, Seville, May 2008.

Kelly, C., Davin, V., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Family structure and children’s eating patterns: secondary analysis of the health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study 2002. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s48-s49.

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Diet and related behaviour of children from disadvantaged schools in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Paper presented to the Nutrition Society Summer Meeting : Multidisciplinary approaches to nutritional problems, Nottingham, July 2008.

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Food and related behaviour of children from the Traveller community in Ireland. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Network, Seville, May 2008.

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Food behaviour of immigrant children in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Paper presented to the 8 ^th European Conference of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Torino, September 2008.

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Food consumption and dietary behaviour of children from the Traveller community: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Paper presented to the Nutrition Society Irish Section Meeting, Dublin, July 2008.

Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2008). Time effects in food frequency consumption and eating behaviour among Irish schoolchildren Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

Kelly, C.N.M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Batt, V. & Fallon, M. (2008). From science to policy: experience of the Breastfeeding in Ireland Strategic Action Plan. Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

McGee, H. & Van Lente, (2008). SLÁN 2007: The National Adult Health and Lifestyle Survey: Introduction and Overview of Mental Health and Social Well-being Results . Presented at the Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2008, Tullow, Ireland. November, 2008. 

McKenna, V., Rowel, D. & Barry, M. (2008).  Obesity prevention: evidence into practice. Paper presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway, June 2007.

Molcho M. (2008). Examining evidence over time to support planning for health. Population Health Education Seminar, SPSS, Ireland. Dublin, January 2008.

Molcho M. (2008). Food poverty: a different form of social inequality. Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University, Israel, December 2008.

Molcho, M., Barry, M., McGee, H., Morgan, K., Perry, I., Harrington, J., Watson, D., and the SLAN07 Consortium (2008). Injuries in Ireland: prevalence, location, mechanism and seasonality. Paper presented at the 9 ^th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Merida, March 2008.

Molcho, M., Craig, W., Pickett, W., Harel, Y., Due, P., Hetland, J.(2008).  Time trend in bullying prevalence in 27 countries in Europe and North America. Poster presented at the 9 ^th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Merida, March 2008.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Predictors of Food poverty in adolescence: Findings from the 2006 Irish HBSC study. Paper presented to the 8 ^th European Conference of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Torino, September 2008.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Towards understanding food poverty in adolescence. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s42-s43.

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Hunger as a predictor of violence in adolescence. Paper presented to Researching Children’s World’s conference, Galway, February, 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Child wellbeing: policy process, indicator development and data use. Paper presented to the Faculte de Psychologie, Universite de Toulouse le Mirail, Toulouse, France, December 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Doctorate Programmes in Ireland. Paper presented at the Pan-European Workshop on Doctoral Programmes in Public Health and Health Promotion, Magedeburg, March 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC Ireland and Child and Family Support. Invited presentation to the Child and Family Resarch Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, April 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Inequality among children in Ireland: the case of children with disabilities or chronic illness. Paper presented to the National Institute of Medical Research (Epidemiology and Public Health), Universite Paul Sabateir de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, December 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Patterns in adolescent substance use: latest findings from HBSC. Paper presented to the Annual Expert Meeting on Population Surveys of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon, June 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pickett, W., Boyce, W., Gallupe, O., King, M. & Molcho, M. (2008). Family factors associated with childhood hunger: sources of social and economic inequality. Presented to The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin, April, 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pickett, W., Boyce, W., Gallupe, O., King, M. & Molcho, M. (2008). Family factors associated with childhood hunger: sources of social and economic inequality. Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2008). Agreement between educational stakeholders on the conceptualisation of children’s wellbeing. Presented to The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin, April, 2008.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2008). Agreement between educational stakeholders on the conceptualisation of children’s wellbeing. Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

Nic Gabhainn S., Sixsmith J., O’Higgins S., Delaney E-N., Moore M., Inchley J. (2008). Indicators of Health Promoting Schools in Ireland: towards the participative inclusion of students. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s35-s36.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Through the looking glass: Young people’s perceptions of the words healthy and happy. Poster presented to the Researching Children’s Worlds conference, Galway, February, 2008.

O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M. & Inchley, J. (2008). Development of a method for students participation to create Health Promoting School Indicators. Paper presented to the Researching Children’s Worlds conference, Galway, February, 2008.

Sixmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Liaising, facilitating or enaging: power through process in research with children. Presented to The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin, April, 2008.

Sixmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Liaising, facilitating or enaging: power through process in research with children. Poster presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, Galway, June 2008.

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Participative Research Processes (PRP): the health promoting potential of health promotion research. Paper presented to the 8 ^th European Conference of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Torino, September 2008.

Sixsmith J ^., Nic Gabhainn, S., Clerkin, P., D’Eath, M., O’Higgins, S., Stevens, E. & Keogh, M. (2008). A process evaluation of the National drug awareness campaign. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s9-s10.

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Fleming, C. & O’Higgins, S. (2008). Child well-being: children’s, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s44-s45.

Van Lente, E. & McGee, H. (2008). SLÁN 2007 as an Irish Population Reference Study. Poster presented at the Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2008, Tullow, Ireland, November, 2008.

Vignes, C., Sentenac, M., Navarro, F., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Godeau, E. (2008). Bullying behaviour among school children with disabillities: Preliminary results in France from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) international survey. Paper presented to the World Violence Congress, Lisbon, April 2008.

Von Ehrenstein, O., Sundaram, R., Nansel, T., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Ianotti, R. (2008). Self-reported child hunger in relation to socio-economic status in the US and across 36 countries in the Health Behaviour in School-children Study. Paper presented to the Annual Joint Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Pasadena, CA, October 2008.

Walsh, K., Molcho, M., Dineen, B., Kelleher, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) Cluster randomisation and design effects in school surveys: an exploration of the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s37-s39.

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2007

Barry, M.M. (2007). A European perspective on training and accreditation in health promotion. Development of a unified system of accreditation for professional preparation in health promotion and education symposium. 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Bringing the evidence to life: Connecting and evidence and practice for the promotion of mental health . Roundtable discussion with policy makers, researchers and practitioners McCaughey Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia, March , 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Building an effective infrastructure for mental health promotion at the national level.  ’No Health Without Mental Health: Community approaches to mental health promotion’ Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007).  Construct of mental health: what does it mean to be mentally healthy?  Keynote address at the ’Kindling the Flame: Promoting Mental Health and Well-being’ Conference,  Perth, Australia, February, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Evidence of effectivenes in mental health promotion  Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Public Forum, Melbourne Australia, February, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Identifying competencies for health promotion: A european perspective. Identifying Competencies for Health Promotion Symposium, 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Implementing effective mental health promotion.  Public Mental Health Leadership Progamme. Manchester and London, Department of Health, UK, July, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Implementing mental health promotion. Keynote address to public seminar WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Promotion, Prevention and Policy at STAKES, Finland, March, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007). Mental health promotion: concepts, evidence and practice

Keynote address at the Psycholgy Health and Medicine Conference, PsSI Health Psychology Conference, Maynooth, Ireland, April, 2007.

Barry, M.M. (2007).  Mental health promotion in schools: Evidence of effectivensss. Boosting the Sparks: INTERCAMHS-SPA workshop on school based mental health promotion, Perth, Australia, February, 2007.

Barry, M.M., Aringazina, A., Lewis, Y. , Maraguri, N. & Kanshana, S.  (2007).  Follow up to the 6th Global Conference on Health Promotion- country experience in implementing the key recommendations.  Symposium, 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Barry, M.M., Jané--Llopis, E. & Raeburn, J. (2007). Mental Health Promotion Panel, Dialogue and Debates session, 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2007.

Boyle, C., Molcho, M., Kelly, C., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Social capital perceptions as a predictor of high life satisfaction among Irish adolescents: from the 2005/06 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. Paper presented to the Psychology, Health and Medicine: the 4 ^th Annual Conference of the Division of Health Psychology, Psychological Society of Ireland, Maynooth, April 2007.

Costello, T., Hodgins, M., & Connolly, C. (2007). Evaluation of the Specialist Certificate in Health Promotion (Oral Health). Dental Health Foundation, Ireland and Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI , Galway. Paper presented to Health Promotion Summer Conference, ’Building Capacity for Evidence-based Health Promotion, NUI Galway, June 2007.

Costello, T., Hodgins, M. & Connolly, C. (2006). Health Needs Assessment of Nurses Working in an Acute Hospital Setting. Poster presented School of Nursing and Midwifery 7th Annual Inter-disciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin, November 10th 2006.

Due, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., Rasmussen, M. & Currie, C. (2007). An overview of HBSC knowledge relevant to the WHO/HBSC forum on social contexts for mental health. Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO/HBSC Study, Jyvaskala, June 2007.

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Boyle, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). School perceptions as a predictor of high life satisfaction among Irish adolescents: Findings from the 2005/06 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. Paper presented to the Psychology, Health and Medicine: the 4 ^th Annual Conference of the Division of Health Psychology, Psychological Society of Ireland, Maynooth, April 2007.

Godeau, E., Vignes, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Arnaud, C. (2007). Intervention and research into attitudes and social representations of disability in secondary schools in Toulouse. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Hodgins, M., Millar, M., & Barry, M. (2007). Traveller Women's Perceptions of Illness and Health Inequalities. The 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education: Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June, 2007.  

Kearns, N. & Pursell, L . (2007). Reflections on the evaluation of a HIA on traffic and transport in Ballyfermot. The 8 ^th International HIA Conference, Dublin, October 2007.

Kropmans, T., Smidt-Felzman, H.,  Keys, M.,  Molcho, M., Cantillon, P. (2007). Medical professionalism; a way from traditional to blended learning. Paper presented at the Learning Technologies: from Pilot to Mainstream, 5th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference, Galway, June 2007.

Maimbolwa, M., Manandhar, M., Muulu, E., Mulenga, M. & O'Donovan, D. (2007). Social research to inform policy and programming aimed at improving maternal survival in Zambia. Paper presented at the Africa Midwives Research Network 6th Biennial Scientific Conference. Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, November 2007.

Maimbolwa, M., Manandhar, M., Muulu, E., Mulenga, M. & O'Donovan, D. (2007). Understanding the socio-cultural and gender contexts of maternal survival in Mumbi Mukulu, Northern Province. Paper presented at the Fourth National Health Research Conference: "Translating research into action: providing evidence for policy and quality service delivery". Mulungushi International Conference Centre. Lusaka, Zambia. Ministry of Health, January 2007.

Maimbolwa, M., Manandhar, M. & O'Donovan D. (2007) .  National policies and the socio-cultural and gender contexts of maternal survival. Paper presented at the National Discussion and Dissemination Forum for AIMS (Aiming for Maternal Survival) Zambia research project, hosted by the Ministry of Health. Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia, June 2007.

Manandhar, M., Maimbolwa, M., Muulu, E., Mulenga, M. & O’Donovan, D. (2007). Programmatic stakeholder perspectives on the socio-cultural and gender contexts of maternal survival in Northern Province. Paper presented at the National Discussion and Dissemination Forum for AIMS (Aiming for Maternal Survival) Zambia research project, hosted by the Ministry of Health. Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia. June 2007.

Manandhar, M., Maimbolwa, M., Muulu, E., Mulenga, M. & O'Donovan, D. (2007). The role of inter-sectoral debate around contextual research in strengthening advocacy and action for maternal survival in Zambia . Paper presented at Irish Aid/Department of Foreign Affairs Development Futures Conference hosted by the National University of Ireland, Galway. Galway, Ireland, November2007.

McDonnell, P, Coggins, M., Fleming, G., & Hogan, V. (2007) Occupational Exposures in the Irish Swine Farming Industry. Proceedings of the British Occupational Hygiene Society Conference, 2007 ’Promoting a healthy working environment, Glasgow, April 2007

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Alcohol in adolescence: Findings from the 2006 Irish HBSC study. Paper Presented to the National Assembly of the National Youth Council of Ireland, Dublin, November 2007.

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Bullying and Disability: Findings from the 2006 Irish HBSC study. Paper Presented to the National Disability Authority Research Conference, Dublin, November 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Godeau, E. & Ross, J. (2007). Youth smoking in Ireland: before and after the smoking ban. Paper presented to the 2007 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Minneapolis, MN. October 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelly, C. (2007). Food poverty and risk for injuries in adolescence. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelly, C. (2007). Food poverty and risk for violent behaviours in adolescence. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelly, C. (2007). Socio-economic status, family affluence and parental occupation – can they predict adolescents’ health. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, Limerick, May 2007.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelly, C. (2007). Trends in smoking behaviours in Irish adolescents. Paper to presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Mulenga, M., Muulu, E., Manandhar, M., Maimbolwa, M. & O’Donovan, D. (2007). Community perspectives on the socio-cultural and gender contexts of maternal survival in Mumbi Mukulu, Northern Province. Paper presented at the National Discussion and Dissemination Forum for AIMS (Aiming for Maternal Survival) Zambia research project, hosted by the Ministry of Health. Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia, June 2007 .

Mulvihill, M., Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Morrissey, J., Kelly, Y. & Clerkin, P. (2007). An investigation of the extent of commercial sponsorship in post-primary schools in the Republic of Ireland. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Child hunger: an economic or a social determinant of health? Paper presented to the Division of Statistics, Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, October, 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). HBSC Ireland 2007. Paper presented to the National Launch of the HBSC Ireland findings, Dublin, August 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Godeau, E. & Ross, J. (2007). Age of smoking initation, risk behaviour and ill-health among youth. Paper presented to the 2007 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Minneapolis, MN. October 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M. &  Kelly, C. (2007). Face to Face and Electronic Communication in adolescence: associations with risk behaviours and well-being. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Walsh, K. & Kelly, C. (2007). Can electronic communication between peers help to overcome the risks of time spent with peers? Paper presented to the National Institute of Medical Research (Epidemiology and Public Health), Toulouse, France, May 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Morgan, A. & Smith, B. (2007). Using HBSC data to explore factors relating to social cohesion and mental wellbeing among adolescents. Paper presented to the case-study workshop for the WHO/HBSC Forum on Social Cohesion for Mental Health, Grand Canaries, March 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2007). Perspectives on children's understanding of well-being: similarities and differences in the perspectives of children, parents and teachers. Seminar to the Federative Research Institute (126), Faculte de Medicin, Universite Paul Sabateir de Toulouse, June 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2007). Photographing well-being. Paper presented to the National Institute of Medical Research (Epidemiology and Public Health), Toulouse, France, May 2007.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E. & Moore, M. (2007). Indicators of success for health in schools: the development of schematic models by children. Paper presented to the National Institute of Medical Research (Epidemiology and Public Health), May 2007, Toulouse, France.

O’Higgins, S. & Barry, M. (2007) Review of international evidence of best practice in HIV and AIDs education and prevention. Paper presented to the 11 ^th Annual HPRC conference: Building Capacity for Evidence-based Health Promotion,  Galway, June 2007.

Pursell, L. (2007). Health Impact Assessment: Its uses in planning and decision making to improve health and well-being, HIA Seminar, Galway, June 2007.

Pursell, L., Kearns, N., O’Donovan, D., Balanda, K. & Graham, A. (2007). Developing an all-Ireland suite of local health inequality indicators: a review of data and policy issues associated with two indicator sets . Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Summer Meeting, Dublin, May 2007.

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Power through process: an exploration of participatory research with children. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). The use of fear appeals: a policy context. Paper presented to the 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education Health Promotion Comes of Age: Research, Policy & Practice for the 21st Century, Vancouver, June 2007.

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2007). Anti-smoking media outcomes in Ireland: defensive avoidance and fear? Paper presented to the 2007 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Minneapolis, MN. October 2007.

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2006

Barry, M.M. (2006). Generic Principles of Effective Mental Health Promotion.  Fourth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders,  Oslo, October, 2006.

Barry, M.M. (2006). Implementation and Evaluation of the Winning New Jobs Programme in Ireland. Symposium presentation with Price, R.H, Vuori, J. and Blonk, R.W.B. on Implementing the JOBS Programme in Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands. Work, Stress and Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace,

Miami Florida, March, 2006. 

Barry, M.M. (2006). International Perspectives on Training and Accreditation in Health Promotion. Shaping the Future of Public Health: Promoting Health in the NHS. Staffordshire University, October, 2006. 

Barry, M.M. (2006). Mental Health Promotion in Schools: Evidence of Effectiveness Advisory Board meeting of the National Office for Suicide Prevention. Ennis, Co Clare, September 2006.

Barry, M.M., Meade, K., & Rowel, D. (2006).  Evaluation of the Youth Led Emotional Well-being Project ’Getting it Together’: Key Findings.  CAWT Mental Health Sub-Group Meeting. Omagh, September, 2006.

Barry, M.M. & Morales, A, S-M. (2006). European Perspectives on Training and Accreditation in Health Promotion. Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway. Galway, June, 2006.

Barry, M.M., Murphy, C. & Mullen, B. (2006).  Health Promotion in Ireland: Benchmarking National Level Progress. WHO Technical Meeting for Development of Benchmarks on the Implementation of the Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion. Muscat, Oman, September, 2006.

Coggins, M., Hogan, V. & Malynn, J (2006). Exposure assessment to airborne Dust, Ammonia, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide and noise levels on Irish commercial pig farms. Agricultural Research Forum 2006. Tullamore, March 2006.

Costello, T., Hodgins, M. & Connolly, C. (2006). Health Needs Assessment of Nurses Working in an Acute Hospital Setting. Presented School of Nursing and Midwifery 7th Annual Inter-disciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin, November  2006.

Currie, C. & Molcho M. (2006). The HBSC Family Affluence Scale: Its history, uses and future. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-HBSC study, Budapest, June 2006.

Hodgins, M. (2006). Awareness and perceptions of staff of the Anti-Bullying policy in a public sector organization. 5th International Conference: Workplace Bullying - the Way Forward, June 2006.

Hodgins, M., Galvin, M. & Hogan, V. (2006). Work Life Balance in NUI Galway: "They're doing it, but it's not as useful as it could be”. Presented to Equality Sub-Committee NUI, Galway, 2006.

Hogan, V. (2006). The health effects of noise and vibration in the workplace. Presented at the Noise and Vibration in the Workplace Conference. Galway, March 2006.

Kearns, N. (2006). Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Monitoring Equity in Health: Exploring the Health Poverty Index (HPI) as an Evidence Base.  Health Promotion Research Centre (HPRC) Research Day, Department of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway, April 2006.

Kearns, N. (2006). Monitoring Inequality in Health: Exploring the Health Poverty Index (HPI) as an Evidence Base for Policy and Decision-Making.  Irish Behavioural Science Research lecture series, 3 ^rd year Medical Programme, NUI, Galway, November 2006.

Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Exploring missing height and weight data for the Irish HBSC survey: a pilot study. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-HBSC study, Budapest, June 2006.

Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S.  & Kellher, C. (2006). Self-reported weight and height: response rates from Irish schoolchildren Paper presented at Nutrition Society Annual Meeting: Nutrition and Health in Children and Adolescents, Cork, June 2006. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol 65, 39A.

Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M. & Walsh, K. (2006). Health Behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC): A World Health Organisation collaborative cross-national study. National Institutes for Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3 (3), 75-76.

Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Time effects in food frequency consumption and eating behaviour among Irish schoolchildren Paper presented at the the UK Nutrition Society Summer Meeting: Interactions between Genetics, Diet, Health and Disease, Aberdeen, July 2006. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol 65, 121A.

Kelly, C.N.M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Batt, V. & Fallon, M. (2006). From science to policy: experience of the Breastfeeding in Ireland Strategic Action Plan. Poster presented at the Nutrition Society Winter Meeting: Nutrition in early life - new horizons in a new century, Cambridge, December 2006. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol 66, 22A.

Manandhar, M., Devkota, S., Simpson, H. & Pathak, L.R. (2006). "We either give birth well or we die": understanding and addressing the socio-cultural context of obstetric emergencies in rural west Nepal." Poster presentation at Forum 10: Global Forum for Health Research. Cairo, Egypt, Oct-Nov 2006.   http://www.globalhealthforum.org/

McKenna, V. & Barry, M. (2006). Building capacity in health promotion in Ireland: past progress and future challenges. Paper presented at the Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway, June 2006.

Molcho M. Harel Y., Pickett W. Schiedt P.C., Mazur J. Overpeck M.D. (2006). The epidemiology of non fatal injuries among 11, 13 and 15 year old youth in 11 Countries: Findings from the 1998 WHO-HBSC cross national survey. The 1 ^st European Conference on Injury Control and Safety Promotion. Invited presentation. Vienna, June 2006.(Invited presentation).

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Sources of social support as predictors of positive health among Irish adolescents: findings from the 2002 HBSC study. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, Sligo, May 2006.

Murphy, K., O'Shea, E., Sheil, A., Hodgins, M. & Cooney, A. (2006) Improving Quality of Life for Older People in Long Stay Settings. National Council for Ageing and Older People.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Social support and social capital as predictors of youth health: does where you live matter? Paper presented to the Early Influences, Social Capital and Health Meeting, Dublin, July 2006.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). The contribution of the academic sector to the future of health promotion. Paper presented to Delivering Health Promotion (AHP, I & Impact)., Dublin, Ireland, February 2006.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Batt, V. & Gavin, B (2006). Supporting third level students: Diversity requires flexibility. Poster presented to the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Galway, November 2006.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K. & Kelleher, C. (2006). The importance of timing of data collection: Examples of seasonal effects in Irish HBSC data. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-HBSC study, Budapest, June 2006.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Walsh, K., Molcho, M. & Kelleher, C. (2006). Face-to-face and electronic communication in adolescence; associations with risk behaviours and well-being. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Galway, November 2006.

O'Higgins, S. (2006). Student Identified Indicators for Health Promoting Schools: Exploration of participative methodology with young people. Presented to The European Network of Health Promoting Schools(WHO), Sigriswil, Switzerland, June 2006.

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Ireland: the role of students in the development of indicators of health promoting schools. Paper presented at the 5 ^th Workshop on the practice of evaluating health promoting schools, Sigriswil, Switzerland, June 2006.

O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., Delaney, E., Moore, M. & Inchely, J. (2006). Child developed indicators of health promoting schools. Paper presented to WHO 5 ^th Workshop on the Evaluation of the European Network of Health Promoting Schools, Sigriswil, Switzerland, June 2006.

Pursell, L. (2006). Data availability and indicator measures in Ireland.  Institute of Public Health in Ireland Dublin, Jan. 2006.

Pursell, L. (2006). Developing health equity monitoring and health impact assessment at the local level. Annual Conference of the Directors of the Community Development Boards. Athenry, Galway, February 2006.

Pursell, L., D'Eath, M., O'Donovan, D., Allwright, S., Paul, G., Mullally, B.J. & Greiner, B. (2006). Perceptions of the Impact of the Smoking Ban Among Bar Workers in the Republic of Ireland. 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health. Washington DC. July 2006.

Pursell, L., Kearns, N., O’Donovan, D. (2006). Local Equity Indicators. A preliminary indicator set for the development of an Irish Health Poverty Index (iHPI). Institute of Public Health in Ireland, Dublin, August 2006.

Richter, M., Andersen, A., Boyce, W., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Zambon, A. (2006). The role of behavioural factors in explaining socioeconomic differences in adolescent health. Paper presented to L’Association Belge de Sante Publique: Health Inequalities, Ecole de Sante Publique, UCL, Brussels, December 2006.

Spillane, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). An exploration of social support among pregnant women. Paper preseted at the 7 ^th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, TCD, May 2006.

Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Absence of seasonal effects in HBSC data. National Institutes for Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3 (3), 77-79.

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2005

Barry, M.M.  (2005). Address at Opening Ceremony – Joining Forces for Evidence and Best Practice. Best Practice for Better Health - 6 ^th IUHPE European Conference on the Effectiveness and Quality of Health Promotion: Evidence for Practice. Stockholm, June, 2005.

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Mental Health Promotion: International Perspectives on Research, Policy and Practice’. Erasmus exchange presentation to the Department of Sociology at the University of the Aegean, Greece, June, 2005

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Mental health promotion: Linking research with policy and practice”.  Keynote address at Healthy Minds – Healthy Lives Conference.  Cork, March, 2005.

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Navigating the new context for health promotion: Setting the scene’.

Health Promotion Summer Conference, NUI, Galway. Galway, June, 2005

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Preliminary findings from the Winning New Jobs programme in Ireland’. Winning New Jobs Seminar. Letterkenny, Donegal, April, 2005.

Barry, M.M. (2005). ’Strengthening mental health promotion: Research practice and policy perspectives.’ Plenary address at the Inaugural Conference in the Annual Series of Mental Health Promotion Conferences in the UK and Ireland: Mental Health Promotion - Going from Strength to Strength. Dublin Castle, April, 2005.

Barry, M.M. & Jané-Llopis, E. (2005). ’The Evidence of Mental Health Promotion Effectiveness.’  Symposium at the Best Practice for Better Health - 6 ^th IUHPE European Conference on the Effectiveness and Quality of Health Promotion: Evidence for Practice. Stockholm, June, 2005.

Barry, M.M., Sheridan, A & Ferry, F. (2005). Workshop on  Implementing and evaluating  the Winning New Jobs programme in Ireland.  The Inaugural Conference in the Annual Series of Mental Health Promotion Conferences in the UK and Ireland: Mental Health Promotion - Going from Strength to Strength. Dublin Castle, April, 2005.

Hodgins, M. (2005). Promoting Health in a University Setting engaging workers through work life balance. Presented at Partnerships for Health Places conference. University of Central Lancashire, September 2005.

Kelleher, C.C., Shiely, F., Sweeney, M.R., Lavin, T., Craven, F. Nic Gabhainn, S., Collins, C., Murphy, G., O’Hara, P., Staines, A. & Daly, L. (2005). Feasibility study on the inclusion of blood and tissue data as a component of the national longitudinal study of children in Ireland. Paper presented at the Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting, December, 2005.

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Predictors of positive health among Irish adolescents: Findings from the 2002 HBSC Study (Abstract). Poster presented at the European Health Psychology Conference, Galway, September 2005 (See also Psychology and Health, 20 (Supplement 1), 176).

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S. & Kelleher, C. (2005). Food Poverty among Irish Adolescents (Abstract). Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the International HBSC Network, Gozo, May 2005.

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S. & Kelleher, C. (2005). Food poverty among Irish Children . Paper presented at the 13 ^th Congress of European Union for School and University Health and Medicine, Dubrovnik, October 2005.

Murphy, G., Friel, S., Sixsmith, J., Ulmer, H. & Kelleher, C. (2005). Application of SCORE CVD risk alogarithm in SLAN examinations 1998 and 2002. Proceedings of Winter Sceintific Meeting. Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Dublin. Winter 2005.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J (2005). The contribution of children’s understandings of wellbeing to the development of National Wellbeing Indicators for Irish Children. Paper presented at the Launch of the national wellbeing indicators for children, June 2005, Dublin.

Nolan, G. (2005). Diet in the prevention of obesity and cancer . Paper presented at the Health Research Board Conference, Ireland Northern Ireland National Cancer Institute, September, 2005.

Nolan, G. (2005). Public Health Implications of Obesity . Paper presented at the Masters of Women’s Health Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, March 2005.

O’Connell, T., Coggins, M., Hogan, V. & Byrne, M (2005) Safety evaluation of a flexible engineering control system developed for the removal of contaminated filter cartridges used in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries. British Occupational Hygiene Society Conference, 2005. Manchester, April 2005.

O’Donovan, D. (2005). Contributions to reducing inequities in health through research: Ireland. Global Forum for Health Research, Mumbai, September 2005.

Pursell, L. (2005). Perceptions of the Impact of the Smoking Ban among Bar Workers in the Republic of Ireland. Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting, Dublin. Dec 2005.

Pursell, L., Galvin, M., D’Eath, M., Keogh, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’Donovan, D. (2005). Attitudes of bar owners and workers in rural Galway before and after the smoking ban. Symposium for the anniversary of smoke-free workplaces. Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Office of Tobacco Control, Dublin, March 2005.

Richter, M., Leppin, A., Hurrelmann, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Socio-economic status and adolescent drinking behaviour. Results from the WHO study Health Behaviour in School aged Children. Paper presented at the Wet Youth Cultures Conference. Copenhagen, August 2005.

Ross, J., Godeau, E., Rahav, G., Hublet, A., Gross, L., Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Cross-national difference in adolescent smoking: findings from 35 countries (Abstract). Paper presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago, IL, May 2005.

Sixsmith, J. (2005). A Study of Attitudes, Knowledge and Behaviour of Special Needs Groups Towards Oral Health. Paper presented to Oral Health Conference, The Department of Health and Children. Farmleigh, Dublin, May 2005.

Sixsmith, J., D’Eath, M., Cannon, R., & Kelly, L. (2005). The Experiences of People with Disabilities; Do inequalities exist? : Paper presented to Disability Federation of Ireland National Conference: Disability and Population Health. Portlaoise, October 2005.

Sixsmith, J., D’Eath, M., Cannon, R., & Kelly, L. (2005). The Experiences of People with Disabilities; Do inequalities exist? : Paper presented to Disability Seminar, National Disability Authority, June 2005.

ter Vogt, T. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Discussing substance use. Paper presented to the biennial meeting of the WHO-Health Behaviour in School-aged Children meeting, Turin, November 2005.

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2004

Barry, M.M. (2004). ’Applying Evidence into practice: Lessons from a cross border rural mental health project’.  Plenary address at the Public mental health: the art, science and politics of creating a mentally healthy society: A four nations debate. Edinburgh, October 2004.

Barry, M.M. (2004).  Cross Border Rural Mental Health Project.  Growing Healthier Rural Communities Conference, Toomebridge, Northern Ireland, February, 2004.

Barry, M.M. (2004).  Heart Health: A Health Promotion Perspective.  Promoting Heart Health Seminar, South West Areas Health Board, Dublin Castle, April, 2004.

Barry, M.M. (2004). ’Impact of the Cross Border Rural Mental Health Project’. Keynote address at the Partnerships, Equity and Community Empowerment conference. Derry, October, 2004.

Barry, M.M. (2004). Implementation Principles in Mental Health Promotion. Plenary address, Third World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Auckland, New Zealand, September, 2004.

Barry, M.M., Jané-Llopis, E., Barry, M.M., Hosman, C., Herrman, H., Moodie, R. & Saxena, S. (2004).  Mental Health Promotion Works. Symposium. Third World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Auckland, New Zealand, September, 2004.

Connolly, C, & Kelleher, C. (2004). Patients’ experience of hospitalisation. Poster presented at 2nd International Conference on Communication in Health Care, European Association for Communication in Health Care [EACH], Bruges, September 2004.   

Corrigan, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). HBSC: boys health and their relationships, a role for schools and teachers. Paper presented to the Belevdere College Staff Training Day, Dublin, January, 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M. & Hodgins, M. (2004). Adolescents Quality of Life: Role of Families. Poster presented at IASSID conference, Montpellier, July 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M. & Hodgins, M. (2004). Quality of Life of adolescents in Ireland with an intellectual Disability. Poster presented at IASSID conference, Montpellier, July, 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M.  & Hodgins, M. (2004). Quality of Life for Young People with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland. Presented to Making the Difference through Research, National Federation of Voluntary Bodies, Maynooth, May 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M. & Hodgins, M. (2004). Supports and barriers to effective adolescent transition: The right to grow up and the role of leisure.  Poster presented at IASSID conference, Montpellier, July, 2004.

D’Eath, M., Walls, M., Cronin, M. & Hodgins, M. (2004). Supports and barriers to quality of life of adolescents in Ireland with an intellectual disability. National Disability Authority, Dublin 2004.

Fleming, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Picturing health – parent and teacher perspectives on children’s understanding of well-being. Poster presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, July 2004.

Friel, S. (2004). Cost of healthy eating. National Conference on Nutrition, Poverty and Health, Portlaoise, Ireland, November 2004.

Friel, S. (2004). Policy Response to Food Poverty in the Republic of Ireland. AGRI-FOOD XI Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, June 2004.

Friel, S. (2004). Policy responses to food poverty. Keynote. National Conference on Nutrition, Poverty and Health, Portlaoise, Ireland, November 2004.

Friel, S., Dixon, J. & Banwell, C. (2004). Obesogenic environment: issues of monitoring and surveillance.   Health Promotion Network, Canberra, Australia, September 2004.

Hodgins M. (2004). Perceptions of Anti-Bullying Policy and Practice in NUI Galway. Presented to Human Resources Committee, NUI, Galway, February 2004.

Hodgins, M. & Greve. J. (2004). Attitudes to Ageing and Older People. Poster presented at European Perspectives on Promoting Health & Well-Being, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUI Galway, July, 2004.

Hodgins, M. & Greve, J. (2004). Attitudes to Ageing and Older People – results of study. Presented to the Western Regional Council of Active Retirement Assocations, January 2004

Hodgins, M.,  Mulkerrin, E. & Clerkin, P. (2004). Re-Orienting Health Services for Older People. Poster presented at European Perspectives on Promoting Health & Well-Being, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, NUIG, July, 2004.

Kelleher, C.C., Murrin, C.M., Friel, S. & Nolan, G. (2004). Trends in nutrient intake in the Irish population between 1998 and 2002. Nutrition Society, Ireland Summer Scientific Conference, July 2004.

Kelleher, C.C., Shiely, F., Galvin, M., Friel, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Sociodemographic and area based patterns associated with concepts of 21 ^st All Ireland Social Medicine meeting, Westport, October 2004

Kelly, Y. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Musculoskeketal Disorders in the Workplace: An Exploration of Patterns in a Hospital Setting (Abstract). Poster presented at the Irish Society of Physiotherapists Annual Conference, November 2004.

Manandhar, M., Share, M. & Friel, S. (2004). Poverty, nutritional status and access to food amongst asylum seekers in North West Ireland. National Conference on Nutrition, Poverty and Health, Portlaoise, Ireland, November 2004.

Murrin, C.M., McNicholas, F., Shiely, F., Keogh, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., H. Corrigan, H. & Kelleher, C.C. (2004). Determinants of increased risk of eating disorders in Irish school children (Abstract) Paper presented at the 21 ^st Annual Social Medicine Meeting, Westport, October 2004.

Murrin, C.M., Shiely, F., Friel, S., Nolan, G. & Kelleher, C.C. (2004). The influence of lifestyle factors on obesity in an Irish adult sample. Nutrition Society, Ireland Summer Scientific Conference, July 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Gender, schools and health among European adolescents. Paper presented to the SPHE Management Team, Dublin, October 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Health behaviour in school aged children in the South Western Area Health Board: implications for policy and practice. Paper presented to the Senior Health Promotion Management Team, Dublin, March 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Schools and health: evidence for their relationship. Paper presented to the SPHE Partnership Support Service, Galway, September 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Hauauf, H., Winzen, G. & Corrigan, H. (2004). European information network concerning health related prevention programmes for young people. Poster presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, July 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelleher, C. & Corrigan, H. (2004). Youth health in Europe: a challenge for European Health Promotion. Paper presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, Ireland, July 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Children’s perceptions of well-being: context and opportunity. Poster presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-HBSC research group. St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, May 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Children’s understanding(s) of wellbeing . Paper presented to the National Children’s Office Research Conference, Dublin, Ireland, November 2004.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Picturing health: socio-demographic patterns in young people’s understanding of well-being. Poster presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, July 2004.

Nolan, G., Murrin, C.M., Shiely, F., Corrigan, H., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S., Kelleher, C.C. (2004). Consumption patterns of junk foods in young Irish people in relation to body mass index (Abstract). Paper presented to the Nutrition Society Conference, Dublin, July 2004. (See also Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2004 Autumn; 63:137A)

Pursell, L.P., Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’Donovan, D. (2004). Health impact assessment of the ban on smoking in the workplace in Ireland. Paper presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: European Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing, Galway, July 2004.

Share, M., Manandhar, M., Friel, S. & Walsh, O. (2004). Food poverty and social exclusion among Asylum seekers in the North West of Ireland: lessons for health promotion. (Poster), 18 ^th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Melbourne, Australia, April 2004.   http://www.combatpoverty.ie/

Shiely, F., McAvoy, H., Kelleher, C.C., Murrin, C. & Friel, S. (2004). Older People – Young At Heart. Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Ireland Summer Scientific Meeting May 2004.

Shiely, F., Murrin, C., Friel, S., Nolan, G. & Kelleher, C.C. (2004). Household activity is a significant component of physical activity estimation in the Irish population. Nutrition Society, Ireland Summer Scientific Conference, July 2004.

Sixsmith, J. (2004). Education and Health. Paper presented to Oral Health Promotion Research Group, Conference. Mullingar, May 2004.

Sixsmith, J. (2004). Theory of Fear Appeals: A critique. Association of Health Promotion Ireland, National Consultative Forum on Health Promotion, Dublin, February 2004,

Sixsmith, J. (2004). Under the Influence of Advertising, La Leche League National Conference. Arklow, Wexford, February 2004.

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2003

Barry, M.M. (2003).  Evidence-based Practice: Practical and Ideological Challenges in Measuring the Success of Health Promotion. Plenary address : Summer Conference, 2003, Evidence Based Practice: Measuring the Success of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway, July, 2003.

Barry, M.M. (2003). The Development of a European Health Promotion Monitoring System: The EUHPID Project. Symposium: Summer Conference, 2003, Evidence Based Practice: Measuring the Success of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway, July, 2003.

Connolly, C. (2003). Patient’s experience of hospitalization. Invited Address, Health Promoting Hospitals Conference, Donegal, October, 2003.

Finnegan, D., Quinn, G. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Stimulant drinks: consumption, context and risk factors across the island of Ireland (Abstract). Paper presented at the Nutrition Society Annual Conference, Cork, June 2003.

Friel, S. & Conlon, C. (2003). Policy response to food poverty in Ireland: What is the extent of food poverty in Ireland? International Conference on Poverty, Food and Health in Welfare, Lisbon, July, 2003.

Friel, S. (2003). Lifestyle interventions do have a place in health promotion. Association for Health Promotion Ireland, Debate, NUI, Galway, June, 2003.

Friel, S. (2003). Quantification of social inequalities in dietary practices: The emerging Ireland. Invited Address Health Service Research Seminar, NUI, Galway, December, 2003.

Kelleher, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Galvin, M. on behalf of the drafting team (2003). The National Health and Lifestyle Surveys: Regional Results. Paper presented to the Joint Directors of Public Health and Health Promotion, Department of Health and Children, Dublin, November 2003.

Keogh, M., Pursell, L., Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’Donovan, D. (2003). The perceived impact of the proposed ban on smoking in public houses amongst customers and barworkers (Abstract). Paper presented at the Faculty of Public Health Medicine Scientific Meeting, Dublin, November 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Boys in Irish schools: the influences on their health. Paper presented to the Galway Education Centre, Galway, March, 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). HBSC: results and impacts. Paper presented to the Measuring Up: Children’s Well-being from Infancy to Adolesence, Maynooth, Ireland, November 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Health promotion performance indicators. Paper presented to Evidence Based Practice: Measuring the success of Health Promotion, Galway, Ireland, June 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Taking risks: parents role in preventing drug use. Paper presented to the La Leche League of Ireland Annual Conference, Killarney, Ireland, March, 2003.

Nic Gabhainn, S & Batt, V. (2003). Crisis pregnancy counselling in Ireland: current practice and future developments. Presentation to the Board of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, Dublin, May 2003.

O’Donovan, D. (2003). A Public Health Alliance for Ireland. Invited Address, Inaugural meeting, Public Health Alliance for Ireland, Dublin, February, 2003.

O’Donovan, D. (2003). Guidelines for Drug Action Teams on conducting local confidential inquiries into drug related deaths. Invited Address, Joint Symposium of the Society for the study of Addiction at Royal College of Psychiatrists, Leeds, November, 2003.

Schmidt, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Smoking among young people: a cross-national comparison (Abstract). Paper presented at the Adolescent Health and Health Behaviour in Context, Bergen, June 2003.

Sixsmith, J. (2003). Evidence for the effectiveness of fear appeals in mass media campaigns for health promotion. Paper presented to the Irish Association for Health Promotion. Dublin, October 2003.

Smith, P., Pursell L., Nic Gabhainn S. & Keating, S. (2003). War as an environmental determinant of death amongst non-combatant females (Absract). Poster presented at Environ II 2003, the 13th Annual Conference of the Environmental Science Association of Ireland, Galway, January 2003.

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2002

Barry, M.M. (2002). Agri-project: Mental Health Interventions with Farming Families. Western Health Board Workshop with Farming Organisations.  Galway, October, 2002.

Barry, M.M. (2002).  Current Developments in Mental Health Promotion.  Keynote address, Northern Area Health Board.  Dublin, April, 2002.

Barry, M.M. (2002). From Research to Effective Programmes: Opportunities and Challenges. Plenary address: Second World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders.  Commonwealth Conference and Events Centre, London, September, 2002.

Barry, M.M., Bauer, G., Bonniol, V., Davies, J.K., Goepel, E. & Pelikan, J.  (2002).  Health Promotion Indicators: An Action Lab.  5 ^th European Conference on the Quality and Effectiveness of Health Promotion and Education, London, June, 2002.

Barry, M.M., Lowry, T. & Sheridan, A. (2002). Research and realities from a mental health promotion programme for rural communities in Ireland. Symposium presentation: Second World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders.  Commonwealth Conference and Events Centre, London, September, 2002.

Byrne, M. (2002). Adapting the Australian ’Mind Matters’ programme: the Irish experience. Invited Address, Education & Health in Partnership: A European conference on linking education with the promotion of health in schools, The Netherlands, September, 2002.

Connolly, C, & Kelleher, C. (2001). Patients’ experience of hospitalisation. Paper presented at 5th National Health Promoting Hospitals conference, Donegal, October 2002. 

Connolly, C. & Kelleher, C. (2002). Patients experience of Hospitalisation.  Presentation of paper at European Association of Public relations [CERP] students Spring conference, March 2002   Salzburg

Friel, S. (2002). Health & lifestyle inequalities: the emerging Ireland. Invited Lecture, UK Public Health Association Conference, SECC, Glasgow, March, 2002.

Friel, S. (2002).  Moving into the 21st century: Nutrition Surveillance in Ireland. Invited lecture, International Conference on Post Market Surveillance of GM Foods, Ottawa, Canada, September, 2002.

Friel, S. (2002). Population Health – the Challenges for Health Promotion. Keynote paper, Winter School in Health Promotion, Cork, January, 2002.

Kelleher, C. (2002).  Addressing the broad determinants of health through multi-disciplinary working . Plenary Address, All Ireland Institute of Public Health in Ireland Conference, Dublin, May, 2002.

Kelleher, C. (2002). Effect of social variation on the Irish diet. Plenary Address, The Nutrition Society Irish Section and Health Promotion Department, NUI, Galway, June, 2002.

Kelleher, C. (2002). How do gender and other factors such as income, education, employment and motherhood impact on women’s Health? Plenary address, Mid-Western Health Board’s Women’s Health Conference, April, 2002.

Kelleher, C. (2002). Hurling alone? The health of the Irish in America. Invited address, Research Seminar, NUI, Galway, January, 2002.

Kelly, M., O’Dubhghaill, C., Freeman, J., Connolly, C., Walls, E. & Murphy, A. (2002). Role play Buddies. A method of using roleplay as an aid to teaching communication skills. Paper presented at AUDGPI Cork

Mulkerrin, E., McEvoy, H., Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C.  (2002). Impairments associated with poor quality of life among rural day-care attenders. British Geriatrics Society, Telford, April 2002.

Mulkerrin, E., McEvoy, H., Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C.  (2002). Referral to day care:socialisation or social drift? Irish Gerontological Society, Cork, September 2002.

Sixsmith, J. (2002). Evaluation Health Promoting Hospitals (HPH) Brief Information Session. Paper presented to HPH Conference; Public perspective and participation. Co Donegal, October 2002.

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2001

Barry, M.M. (2001).  Evaluating the Process of Programme Implementation: Evaluating Models and Methods from a Cross-Border Mental Health Promotion Project. Health Services Research Seminar Series, Department of General Practice, NUI, Galway, March, 2001.

Barry, M.M. & Friel, S. (2001). Promoting Mental Health and Social Well-being: Cross Border Opportunities and Challenges: Findings from Phase 1

Study Day at the Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh, September, 2001.

Barry, M.M. & Millar M. (2001). Consultative Study: Public Perceptions of Health Inequalities.  Symposium on HRB Unit on Health Status and Health  Annual Summer School Conference.   National University of Ireland, Galway, June, 2001.

Byrne, M. & Barry, M. (2001). Evaluation of a mental health promotion programme for post-primary schools. Invited Address, Partners for Health in Education conference – Promoting Health in the Context of SPHE: a post-primary school focus, Galway, October, 2001.

Byrne, M. (2001). Promoting positive mental health in rural communities: evaluation of a cross-border project. Invited Address, Rural Health & Social Well-being conference – Sustaining Investment in Rural Community Health, Draperstown, Co. Derry/Londonderry, November, 2001.

Byrne, M. & Barry, M.M. (2001). The Development and Evaluation of a Programme to Promote Positive Mental health in Post-Primary Schools.  International Union for Health Promotion and Education Conference, Paris, July, 2001

Clerkin, P. & Hodgins, M. (2001). Employment structures for Social Care Workers. Health Promotion and Social Capital Conference, NUI Galway, June, 2001.

Dempsey, C. & Barry, M.M. (2001). Evaluation of National Public Speaking Project.  Mental Health Association of Ireland, Dublin. Dublin, October, 2001.

Doherty, A., Hodgins, M., Kelleher, C., McKeown, D. & Daly, M. (2001). A Men’s Health Initiative in Irish General Practice. Poster presented at AUDGPI. Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting on Primary Care Education, Research and Development, Dept. of General Practice, National University of Ireland, Galway, March, 2001.

Hodgins, M., McMahon, A. & Kelleher, C. (2001). Traveller Women’s Perceptions and Use of Primary Care Services. AUDGPI. Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting on Primary Care Education, Research and Development, Dept. of General Practice, National University of Ireland, Galway, March, 2001.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2001). Health Promotion – an oral perspective. Paper presented to the Oral Health Training day of the Western Health Board. Galway, November 2001.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2001). Influences on the health of school children in Ireland. Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the National Parents Council – Primary, Ennis, Ireland, June 2001.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2001). Social inequalities and health among Irish schoolchildren (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: Social Capital and Health, Galway, June 2001.

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2000

Barry, M.M. (2000). Mental Health Promotion: A Theoretical Review.  The Psychological Society of Ireland 31st.  Annual Conference, Portumna, Galway, October, 2000.

Barry, M.M. (2000).  Promoting Positive Mental Health in Rural Communities.  Community Mental Health Promotion Projects Symposium,  Annual Summer School Conference  ’Mental Health Promotion: Perspectives and Practices’,   National University of Ireland, Galway, June, 2000.

Barry, M.M. (2000).  Promoting Positive Mental Health in Rural Communities: Evaluating the Process of Implementation. Inaugural World Conference on The Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, The Carter Centre, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, December, 2000.

Barry, M.M. (2000).  Promoting Positive Mental Health: Theoretical Frameworks for Practice. Keynote address to Annual Summer School Conference  ’Mental Health Promotion: Perspectives and Practices’,   National University of Ireland, Galway, June, 2000.

Barry, M.M. & Hannon, F.  (2000).  Promoting the Mental Health and Quality of Life of Prisoners: Findings from the General Healthcare Study of the Irish Prisoner Population. Conference on Promoting Mental Health in Prisons: Policy into Practice, Institute of Education, University of London, UK, November, 2000.

Doherty, A., Hodgins, M., Kelleher, C., McKeown, D. & Daly, M. (2000). A Men’s Health Initiative in Irish General Practice. Poster presented at National Primary Care Conference, Western Health Board , Galway November 2000.

McEvoy, H., Mulkerrin, E., Hodgins, M. and Kelleher, C. (2000).  Boredom and Activities in Day Care. Poster presented at Irish Gerontological Society Meeting, September, 2000.

McEvoy, H., Mulkerrin, E., Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Depression and Day Care. Irish Gerontological Society Meeting, September, 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). National and regional perspectives. Paper presented at the Young People and Drugs Conference, Dublin, Ireland, February 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S. & Kelleher, CC. (2000). Risk profiles and nutritional patterns in the young. Paper presented at Towards Prevention: Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease, Kilkenny, Ireland, June 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, CC. (2000). Social Inequality in adolescence: Associations with accident and injury data (Abstract). Poster presented at Youth and the Promise of the New Millennium: International Conference on Adolescent Health, London, October 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). The Family Affluence Scale as a proxy for adolescent inequality: National and International comparisons (Abstract). Paper presented at the 18th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting, Cavan, April 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, CC. (2000). The relationships between social class, social relationships and indicators of mental health among Irish school children (Abstract). Paper presented at Mental Health Promotion: Perspectives and Practices, Galway, July 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelleher, C. & Murphy, A. (2000). The characteristics of General Practice in Ireland: structure, services and aspirations (Abstract). Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, Dublin, March 2000.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Murphy, A. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Urban-rural differences in Irish General Practice (Abstract). Poster presented at the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of University Departments of General Practice, Bournemouth, July, 2000.

Nolan, G., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Food habits of dieting teenagers. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 59, 71A.

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1999

Barry, M.M. (1999).  Community Mental Health Promotion. Winter School in Health Promotion, Annual Meeting of Health Promotion practitioners in Ireland, Drogheda, January, 1999.

Barry, M.M.  (1999). Mental Health Promotion in Primary Care.  Health Promotion in Primary Care Conference, South Eastern Health Board, Wexford, November, 1999.

Barry, M.M.  (1999). Promoting Positive Mental Health.  Evaluating Mental Health Projects.   Workshop at the Mental Health Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Tralee, Co. Kerry, October, 1999.

Barry, M.M. & Doherty, K.  (1999).  Issues of Partnership in Community-based Mental Health Promotion.  Ninth Annual European Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health, Birmingham, UK, September, 1999.

Doherty, A., Daly, M., Hodgins, M., Kelleher, C., McKeown, D. & Murphy, A. (1999). Pilot for Men’s Health Initiative in Irish General Practice. Poster presented at Annual Health Promotion Conference, Department of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway, June, 1999.

François, Y. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). HBSC: Étude International de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé. Paper presented at Les Jeunes et l'Alcool en Europe, Toulouse, France, December 1999.

Hodgins, M. (1999). Survey of Adult and Continuing Education Needs in the Western Region. Presented at Staff Development Seminar, Department of Accountancy and Finance, NUI Galway, August, 1999.

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1999). Family Carers and Health Professionals. Poster presented at ’Seamless Care’, Irish Society for Quality in Health care, Dublin, March, 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Health and health behaviours among Irish adolescents: comparative data. Paper presented at the Adolescent Health: Setting the agenda for the 21st century conference, Dublin, Ireland, December 1999

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Relationships between self-esteem and the HBSC core questionnaire (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WHO-Health Behaviour in School Children Study, Stockholm, May 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Schoolchildren and lifestyle: Irish children’s relationships within the school setting. Paper presented to the Learnings from the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools Conference, Dublin, Ireland, February 1999. (see also Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Schoolchildren and lifestyle: a survey. In Learnings from the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools Conference Report. Dublin: Departments of Health and Children and Education and Science with the Marino Institute of Education).

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Self-esteem amongst Irish adolescents (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Health Promotion Conference: Re-orienting the Health Services - Issues of Equity and Access, Galway, July 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Self-reported health in children: national and international comparisons. Paper presented to the Best Health for Children: Investing in children’s health conference. Tullamore, Ireland, December 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Socio-economic disadvantage and health behaviours among Irish school aged children. Paper presented to the National Heart Alliance, Dublin, Ireland, April 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Substance use: perspectives and prevention. Paper presented to the Drug Questions Local Answers Trainers Seminars, Tullamore (February 1999), Donegal (February, 1999) Dublin (June 1999).

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1999). Adolescent health behaviours; Associations with personal, familial and school relationships (Abstract). Paper presented to the Society for Social Medicine Annual Conference, Sheffield, September 1999.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Murphy, A. & Kelleher, C. (1999). Urban-Rural differences in Irish General Practice (Abstract). Poster presented at the Advances in Health Services Research in Ireland Biennial Conference, Cork, October 1999.

Nolan, G., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1999). Dieting behaviours amongst Irish youth: Associations with food habits and negative health behaviours (Abstract). Paper presented to the Nutrition Society Annual Meeting, Dublin, September 1999.

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1998

Barry, M.M. (1998).  ’Mental Health Promotion’ Workshop.  Midlands Health Board, Tullamore, September, 1998.

Barry, M.M. (1998).  Rural mental health: A global perspective. Keynote address to

Rural Mental Health Conference, Newry & Mourne Mental Health Forum, Northern Ireland, October, 1998.

Barry, M.M. (1998).  The role of research in the sustainability of health promotion.  Keynote address to Winter School in Health Promotion, Annual Meeting of Health Promotion practitioners in Ireland, Wexford, January, 1998.

Barry, M.M. & Doherty, A. (1998).  ’Health and social well-being in a rural community: Community perceptions and beliefs concerning mental health issues’. Homefirst Community Trust Conference, Rural College, Northern Ireland, April, 1998.

Barry, M.M., Hope, A., Doherty, A. & Kelleher, C.  (1998).  Evaluation of mental health promotion programmes for rural communities.  Ninth European Symposium of the Association of European Psychiatrists, Beaune, France, April, 1998.

Hodgins, M. & Clerkin, P. (1998). Question Sante - European Catalogue of Teaching Materials and Practices in the Field of Adult Education. Annual Health Promotion Conference, Department of Health Promotion, NUI Galway, June, 1998.

Hodgins, M. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Promoting the Health of Older People through Education and Training of Carers. Poster presented at Healthy Ageing Seminar, National Council for Ageing and Older People, Dublin, April, 1998.

Kelleher, C., Friel, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1998). The National lifestyle surveys: SLÁN and HBSC (Abstract). Paper presented to the 17th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting, Wexford, October 1998.

Kelleher, C., Friel, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1998). The National Lifestyle Surveys: SLÁN and HBSC. Paper presented to the Directors of Public Health Meeting (October 1998), also presented to the Louth Steering Committee (March 1999) and the Official Launch at Government Buildings (March, 1999).

Kelleher, C., Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1998). The riddle of the sphinx; women and smoking. Paper presented to the British Cardiology Foundation, Cardiff, Wales, May 1998.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Working together for better health: The Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools. Paper presented to Evaluation and Partnership, Cardiff, September 1998.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & McCarthy, E. (1998). Substance use in Ireland: the state of play. Papers presented to the Europe against Drugs Seminars, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, October, 1998.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Walsh, F. (1998). Drug use and the family. Paper presented to the International Conference on Family Support and Disadvantage, Galway, Ireland, June 1998.

O’Doherty, E. & Barry, M.M. (1998).  Mental health promotion in a rural context: Research and realities from a community-based initiative in Northern Ireland.

Eight Annual European Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health, Birmingham, UK, September, 1998.

Sixsmith, J. (1998). Fieldwork: wearing the wellingtons: an examination of the implementation stage of a baseline survey. UK . Health Promotion Research Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 1998.

Sixsmith, J., McCarthy, E. & Shryane, E. (1998). Women’s Attitudes to the Menopause, HRT, Breast Cancer and Mammography Screening. Health Promotion Conference, Evaluating Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway, July 1998.

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1997

Barry, M.M.  (1997).  Developing research frameworks for supporting mental health promotion strategies in Ireland.  Keynote address to Promoting Positive Mental Health Conference.  Ballyconnel, Cavan, October, 1997.

Barry, M.M.  (1997).  Evaluation of a community-based mental health promotion programme among rural residents.  Seventh Annual Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health, Maastricht, October, 1997.

Barry, M.M.  (1997). Promoting Positive Mental Health.  Keynote address to Mental Health Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Ennis, Co. Clare, November, 1997.

Barry, M.M.  (1997).  The role of lay beliefs and perceptions in the development of mental health promotion strategies.  Ayrshire International Mental Health Promotion Conference, Scotland, April, 1997

Barry, M.M. & Watson, M. (1997). Cross-border rural links.  Address to Rural Health Needs Conference, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, November, 1997.

Connolly, C., Kelleher, C., Becker, G., Friel, S. & NicGabhainn, S.  (1997).  The attitudes of Young Men and Women to breast feeding.   Presentation of paper at Irish Perinatal Society Autumn Meeting, Ballinasloe, Co Galway

MacFarlane, A., Hodgins, M., O’Kelly, A. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Training Social Care Workers in Ireland: The UCG experience. RIDAF , Reutlinger, Germany, September, 1997.

Mullally, M., Donovan, D. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1997). The effect of a community arts project on self-esteem and attainments in National school children (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Ennis, November 1997.

Mullally, M., Donovan, D. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1997). The effect of a community arts project on self esteem and attainments in National school children (Abstract). Paper presented to the 5th European Congress of Psychology, Dublin, July 1997.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Cardiovascular Disease (Abstract). Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Waterford, Ireland, October, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Evaluation of the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools (Abstract). Paper presented to The 1st European Conference of the Network of Health Promoting Schools, Greece, May, 1997.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1997). Health Promoting School Principles in Ireland; The use of the Questionnaire for Health Promoting Schools (Abstract). Paper presented to The 1st European Conference of the Network of Health Promoting Schools, Greece, May, 1997.

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1996

Hodgins, M. (1996). Training for Social Care Workers: A Health Promotion Project.  Poster presented at European Health Psychology Conference, Dublin, September, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1996). Health Promotion & Health Education: theory & research. Paper presented to the Western Health Board, Roscommon, Ireland, June, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Evaluation of Post-Primary Health Education: A progressive effect on girls? (Abstract). Poster presented to the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, August, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Lifeskills education for youth: An effectiveness evaluation (Abstract). Poster presented to the European Health Psychology Society Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, September, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Qualitative perspectives on Coronary Heart Disease: A challenge to the applicability of models of Health Behaviour (Abstract). Poster presented to the European Health Psychology Society Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, September, 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). The Lifeskills evaluation: implications for practice. Paper presented to the Annual Conference of Administrative Psychiatric Nurses, Letterkenny, Ireland, May 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pursell, L., McCormack, F. Barker, G, Alderman, D. & Smith, P. (1996). How many fish are there in an adequate sample? (Abstract). Paper presented to Euroresidues III, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, May 1996.

Nic Gabhainn, S., Stevens, E. & Smith, P.R. (1996). Risk Taking among High Risk Youth: Hype or Horror (Abstract). Paper presented to the European Health Psychology Society Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, September, 1996.

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1995

Barry, M.M.  (1995).   ’Well-being and life satisfaction as components of quality of life in long-term psychiatric clients.’  IVth. European Congress of Psychology, Athens, Greece, July, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1995). Evaluation in school Health Promotion. Paper presented to the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools, Dublin,  November, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1995). Self-esteem and its relationship to health behaviour. Paper presented to Visions and Revisions: An Evaluation Conference, Sligo, Ireland, September, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1995). Evaluation of post-primary health education: A progressive effect on girls? Poster presented to the International Health Promotion Conference, Brunel University, April 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). Focus Groups as qualitative methodology: perspectives on Coronary Heart Disease. Paper presented to the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, December, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1995). Health Behaviours in Irish School Children (Abstract). Paper presented at the Annual WHO Health Behaviours in School Children Meeting, Netanya, Israel, June 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1995). The Draw and Write activity with Irish Schoolchildren. Poster presented to the International Health Promotion Conference, Brunel University, April 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). The implications of the Lifeskills evaluation for the future of the North Western Health Board programmes for schools. Paper presented to Visions and Revisions: An Evaluation Conference, Sligo, Ireland, September, 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). The Lifeskills Evaluation: the role of evaluation in Health Promotion. Paper presented to the Irish Meeting of Health Education & Health Promotion Specialists, Galway, Ireland, December 1995.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). The role of focus groups in providing information: An example. Paper presented to the Irish Meeting of Health Education & Health Promotion Specialists, Galway, Ireland, December 1995.

Zissi, A. & Barry, M.M.  (1995).  'Residents' perceived quality of life in transitional mental health services in Greece.'   IVth. European Congress of Psychology, Athens, Greece, July, 1995.

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1994

Barry, M.M.  (1994).   ’Quality of Life Assessment of Continuing Care Clients: The Need for a Coherent Theoretical Framework’  Plenary session of Association of European Psychiatrists 7th. European Symposium, Quality of Life and Disabilities in Mental Disorders, Vienna, Austria, April, 1994.

Kelleher, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1994). The relationship between Health Psychology and Health Promotion. Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Sligo, Ireland, October, 1994.

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1994). Risk-taking in Galway. Paper presented to the Red Ribbon Project, Limerick, December 1994.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C.C. (1994). Measuring health in Irish school children: the Department of Health Promotion, UCG. Paper presented at the Annual WHO Health Behaviours in School Children Meeting, Toronto, Canada, June 1994.

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1993

Barry, M.M.  (1993).   ’Quality of life as an outcome measure in evaluating community mental health care’.   Department of Psychology, University College Dublin, December, 1993.

Barry, M.M.  (1993).  ’Quality of Life Assessment in Mental Health Care Evaluation’.   World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, IVth. Congress, Trinity College, Dublin, September, 1993.

Barry, M.M.  (1993).  ’The impact of community care on the quality of life of long-stay patients discharged from hospital’.   National Rehabilitation Board, Dublin, October, 1993.

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Cox, T. (1993). Alcoholics perceptions of sobriety. Paper presented to the 34th Scottish Alcohol Problems Research Conference, Pitlochry, Scotland, April 1993.

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1992

Barry, M.M.  (1992).  'Community mental health care: Promoting a better quality of life for long-term clients’.  Second Annual Conference.  The Promotion of Mental Health, Keele University, September, 1992.

Barry, M.M.  (1992).  ’Evaluation of Community Psychiatric Programmes’.

Alumni of Trinity Psychological Association Symposium, Trinity College, Dublin, August, 1992.

Barry, M.M.  (1992).  Workshop on quality of life and its application in resettlement.  Multi-Agency Training Services, Education Centre, De la Pole Hospital, Willerby, Hull, June, 1992.

Barry, M.M. & Hutchings, J.  (1992).  Service Evaluation Workshop.  All Wales Special Interest Group in Psychiatric Rehabilitation.  Gregynog, Powys, March 1992.

1991

Barry, M.M.  (1991).  'Quality of life issues in service evaluation.'  Mental Illness Services Managers Group, Clwyd Social Services, Shire Hall, Mold, March, 1991.

Barry, M.M.  (1991).  'Quality of life issues in the evaluation of mental health services.'  First Annual Conference.  The Promotion of Mental Health, Keele University, September, 1991.

Barry, M.M.  (1991).  'The quality of life of long-stay patients being resettled in the community'.  22nd. Annual Psychological Society of Ireland Conference, Galway, Ireland, November, 1991.

Barry, M.M. & Crosby, C.  (1991).  'Evaluating the impact of resettlement on the quality of life of long-stay psychiatric patients'.  Sixth Annual Conference: Team for the Assessment of

Psychiatric Services, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, July, 1991.

1990

Barry, M.M.  (1990).  'Measuring the quality of life.'  Chester , North Wales and Wirral Branch of the British Association for Behavioural Psychotherapy.  Countess of Chester Hospital, December, 1990.

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