Publications by authors named "S J Passmore"

Background: School food standards are a legal requirement for state-funded schools in England and are designed to promote healthy eating in pupils. However, state-funded academies/free schools established between 2010 and 2014 are exempt from this legislation. To complement the school food standards, the government launched the School Food Plan in 2013, which outlines voluntary actions that schools can take to support healthy eating and increase school meal uptake.

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Background: Many countries have introduced school food standards to improve the dietary intakes of school-aged children. England has school food standards (SFS) legislation in place but little is known about how well secondary schools comply with this. We aimed to assess compliance with the SFS legislation in English secondary schools and explore the impact of the SFS on pupils' nutritional intake.

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  • Educational workshops on inclusive research practices were held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from October 2022 to August 2023, focusing on improving study diversity and health equity.
  • Evaluation involved 80 participants across 4 cohorts, using pre/post-test surveys to measure knowledge and self-efficacy changes.
  • Results showed significant improvements post-workshop, with 85.7% of follow-up survey respondents reporting they had implemented inclusive practices.
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Background: Back pain is very common and a leading cause of disability worldwide. Due to health care system inequalities, Indigenous communities have a disproportionately higher prevalence of injury and acute and chronic diseases compared to the general Canadian population. Indigenous communities, particularly in northern Canada, have limited access to evidence-based spine care.

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