
Geoff Bates
@bates_g
Researcher @UniofBathIPR with interests in public health policy, behaviour change and health inequalities
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04-11-2011 09:59:29
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Check out this event organised by Sport&EU and HEDN on #doping and amateur #athletes. When: 22 June, 5.00pm (EU time). Speakers include LukeCox, Oliver de Hon (Dopingautoriteit) & Eric Vandenabeele (Fitness.be): eventbrite.fr/e/short-talk-d… #antidoping #sport #sports #publichealth #health



Geoff Bates: "Specifically, we draw on evidence from the TRUUD project to demonstrate how changing the quality of the urban environment - for example, action to improve housing conditions, increase social connectivity, and reduce congestion and air pollution - can prevent disease."

📢 What needs to happen to 'level up' public health in the UK? New truud_research paper authored by University of Bristol University of Bath academics, including the IPR's Geoff Bates @IPR_NickP: 🔎 Press release bit.ly/44kgvvR 🔎 Full paper bit.ly/3D81xwW x.com/ResearchTruud/…

Trying to make a new research consortium work? See these lessons from Daniel Black & Geoff Bates, relating to time, funding, #uncertainty, coordination & communication, psychological safety & #reflexivity i2insights.org/2023/08/15/les… #I2Sresources


Great discussion about understanding problems in complex systems Geoff Bates EUSPR truud_research


📝New publication alert! 📝 Charles J. Larkin Geoff Bates and Laura Smyth have recently published “Policy ‘R&D’, capacity and advocacy in English Combined Authorities” in the journal Local Economy. Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/026909…


Blog: UK government climate policy developments leave a health-shaped gap New from Geoff Bates and Krista Bondy on how #netzero policy changes are being shaped by economic and cost of living arguments without looking at #health implications. bit.ly/3tMknsb


Good to hear Wes Streeting on #PoliticsLive talking about the need to address the social determinants of health - housing, poverty, education. These add to the pressures facing the NHS. Important to consider health spending in the round, not just the budget for hospitals.

Are you a policymaker working on #healthcare related policies? Our new Health Policy Fellowship offers you an opportunity to connect with leading University of Bath experts to explore the policy questions you are looking to address in your professional role. 💡 buff.ly/42tNCxh


"...a piecemeal approach that reacts to specific high-profile cases is insufficient." Jack Newman (On Bluesky: jacknewman.bsky.social) Geoff Bates explain why the GOV.UK needs a comprehensive #healthyhomes strategy University of Bristol IPR

Our new piece for in The Conversation for truud_research. Geoff Bates and I argue that neither party will succeed on preventative health missions without tackling squalid housing. We call for a comprehensive healthy homes strategy, as proposed by Town & Country Planning Association. theconversation.com/awaabs-law-is-…



New on the blogspot from Sarah Ayres stephen aldridge and Geoff Bates 'Taking a systems approach for creating healthy urban places to Westminster' explains the latest in our collaborative approach to promote health thinking across all policies. bit.ly/3WEqL0D
