Carolyn Summerbell

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Professor of Human Nutrition

University of Durham

United Kingdom

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Professor Carolyn Summerbell is a faculty member in the Department of Human Nutrition at Durham University in the UK. Her research focuses on childhood obesity prevention, particularly examining the effectiveness of various interventions and their impact on health inequities. She has contributed to the field through numerous articles, including analyses of randomised trials and the exploration of active school environments and their influence on children's health and well-being.

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Community pharmacy interventions for public health priorities: a systematic review of community pharmacy delivered smoking, alcohol and weight management interventions

Open Date: 2014-03-01

Close Date: 2015-02-28

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Transforming the foodscape: development and feasibility testing of interventions to promote healthier take-away, pub or restaurant food

Open Date: 2013-10-01

Close Date: 2016-09-01

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A Better Start evaluation and learning contract

Open Date: 2013-01-01

Close Date: 2024-01-01

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Pre-schoolers in the playground (PiP)- a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months - 4 years old

Open Date: 2012-09-01

Close Date: 2014-07-01

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Determinants of diet and physical activity in infants and young children

Open Date: 2012-08-01

Close Date: 2015-07-01

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Do the effects of interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood obesity reduce inequities? A re-analysis of randomized trial data from two Cochrane reviews

Reflections of a Research Team on Using Creative Facilitation for the First Time: Illuminating the Lived Experience of the School Holidays for Children and Families Living in Poverty Across England

Factors associated with the effectiveness of interventions to prevent obesity in children: a synthesis of evidence from 204 randomised trials

Factors associated with the effectiveness of interventions to prevent obesity in children: a synthesis of evidence from 204 randomised trials

Do the effects of interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood obesity reduce inequities? A re-analysis of randomized trial data from two Cochrane reviews

Exploring associations between active school environments and children's physical activity, mental health and educational performance in Greater London primary schools: the Health and Activity of Pupils in the Primary Years (HAPPY) study protocol

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old

The impact of deprivation and neighbourhood food environments on home food environments, parental feeding practices, child eating behaviours, food preferences and BMI: The Family Food Experience Study-London

Childhood obesity prevention trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis on trial design and the impact of type 1 error

Childhood obesity prevention trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis on trial design and the impact of type 1 error

Children's experiences of care on walking and cycling journeys between home and school in Healthy New Towns: Reframing active school travel

Children's experiences of care on walking and cycling journeys between home and school in Healthy New Towns: Reframing active school travel

Do the effects of interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood obesity reduce inequities? A re-analysis of randomized trial data from two Cochrane reviews

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old

Young people's experiences of physical activity insecurity: a qualitative study highlighting intersectional disadvantage in the UK

Young people's experiences of physical activity insecurity: a qualitative study highlighting intersectional disadvantage in the UK

‘It depends on where you were born…here in the North East, there’s not really many job opportunities compared to in the South’: young people’s perspectives on a North-South health divide and its drivers in England, UK

From ToyBox Study to eToyBox: Advancing Childhood Obesity Reduction in Malaysian Kindergartens

Measurement Instruments for Integration within Children and Young People Healthcare Systems and Networks: A Rapid Review of the International Literature

Stakeholders’ experiences of what works in planning and implementing environmental interventions to promote active travel: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis

Assessing the acceptability of an adapted preschool obesity prevention programme: ToyBox‐Scotland

Socioeconomic status and changes in appetite from toddlerhood to early childhood

Collaborators (22)

Steven Hope

Stuart J. Fairclough

Steven Cummins

Ann-Marie Gibson

Russell (Russ) Jago

Jean Adams

Simon Wilksch

Alice R Kininmonth

Russell Viner

Helen Quirk

Maria Bryant

Jelena Savović

Sue Reeves

Dasha Nicholls

Tessa Pollard

Jenna Panter

Anne Vedelsdal Aurup

Marieke De Craemer

Marie Murphy

Leigh Gibson

Miranda Pallan

Jayne Fulkerson

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