Valerie Wells
Biographic Data
| ID | 4018035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valerie Wells |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valerie |
| FAMILY NAME | Wells |
| SIGNATURE | WELLS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7283-6208 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Incidence of physical non-communicable disease in people who have experienced imprisonment compared with the general population in high-income countries
Several NCDs, including multiple cancers, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and liver disease, are substantially more common in people who have experienced imprisonment compared with the general population, highlighting a need for primary prevention and NCD management
Implementation and effects of social protection programs for children, older adults, and people with disabilities in Brazil and Ecuador
We conducted a scoping review to investigate planned (intentional) and unplanned (not intentional) effects of social protection on socioeconomic determinants of health (SDH) and health inequalities among children, adolescents, elders and people with disabilities, and their caregivers. We reviewed seven programs in (i) Brazil ( Programa Bolsa Familia (BFP) and Beneficio de Prestacao Continuada (BPC)), and (ii) Ecuador ( Bono de Desarrolo Humano (B…
Methods for interventions using networks to improve health
The methods used to study and intervene in networks have evolved over the past 90 years. Network research has gained strength from being an interdisciplinary field, but this has also meant that the innovations occurring within some disciplinary communities may not have disseminated to others. Disciplines focussing on health improvement may not have adopted innovations coming from other disciplines relevant to network science. Through a review of …
Social support, educational, and behavioral modification interventions for improving household disaster preparedness in the general community-dwelling population
The effect of school summer holidays on inequalities in children and young people’s mental health and cognitive ability in the UK using data from the millennium cohort study
We found inequalities in mental health and cognitive ability according to maternal education, and some evidence or worsening mental health and mental health inequalities across school summer holidays. We found little evidence of widening inequalities in verbal cognitive ability. Widespread school closures during the COVID-19 restrictions have prompted concerns that prolonged closures may widen health and educational inequalities. Management of sc…
The Impacts of Benefit Sanctions
In recent decades, the use of conditionality backed by benefit sanctions for those claiming unemployment and related benefits has become widespread in the social security systems of high-income countries. Critics argue that sanctions may be ineffective in bringing people back to employment or indeed harmful in a range of ways. Existing reviews largely assess the labour market impacts of sanctions but our understanding of the wider impacts is more…
Evolution of ‘whole institution’ approaches to improving health in tertiary education settings
In recent decades, 'whole school' approaches to improving health have gained traction, based on settings-based health promotion understandings which view a setting, its actors and processes as an integrated 'whole' system with multiple intervention opportunities. Much less is known about 'whole institution' approaches to improving health in tertiary education settings. We conducted a scoping review to describe both empirical and non-empirical (e.…
Methods for interventions using networks to improve health
The methods used to study and intervene in networks have evolved over the past 90 years. Network research has gained strength from being an interdisciplinary field, but this has also meant that the innovations occurring within some disciplinary communities may not have disseminated to others. Disciplines focussing on health improvement may not have adopted innovations coming from other disciplines relevant to network science. Through a review of …
Evolution of ‘whole institution’ approaches to improving health in tertiary education settings
In recent decades, 'whole school' approaches to improving health have gained traction, based on settings-based health promotion understandings which view a setting, its actors and processes as an integrated 'whole' system with multiple intervention opportunities. Much less is known about 'whole institution' approaches to improving health in tertiary education settings. We conducted a scoping review to describe both empirical and non-empirical (e.…
The effect of school summer holidays on inequalities in children and young people’s mental health and cognitive ability in the UK using data from the millennium cohort study
We found inequalities in mental health and cognitive ability according to maternal education, and some evidence or worsening mental health and mental health inequalities across school summer holidays. We found little evidence of widening inequalities in verbal cognitive ability. Widespread school closures during the COVID-19 restrictions have prompted concerns that prolonged closures may widen health and educational inequalities. Management of sc…
The Impacts of Benefit Sanctions
In recent decades, the use of conditionality backed by benefit sanctions for those claiming unemployment and related benefits has become widespread in the social security systems of high-income countries. Critics argue that sanctions may be ineffective in bringing people back to employment or indeed harmful in a range of ways. Existing reviews largely assess the labour market impacts of sanctions but our understanding of the wider impacts is more…
Social support, educational, and behavioral modification interventions for improving household disaster preparedness in the general community-dwelling population
Implementation and effects of social protection programs for children, older adults, and people with disabilities in Brazil and Ecuador
We conducted a scoping review to investigate planned (intentional) and unplanned (not intentional) effects of social protection on socioeconomic determinants of health (SDH) and health inequalities among children, adolescents, elders and people with disabilities, and their caregivers. We reviewed seven programs in (i) Brazil ( Programa Bolsa Familia (BFP) and Beneficio de Prestacao Continuada (BPC)), and (ii) Ecuador ( Bono de Desarrolo Humano (B…
Methods for interventions using networks to improve health
The methods used to study and intervene in networks have evolved over the past 90 years. Network research has gained strength from being an interdisciplinary field, but this has also meant that the innovations occurring within some disciplinary communities may not have disseminated to others. Disciplines focussing on health improvement may not have adopted innovations coming from other disciplines relevant to network science. Through a review of …
Incidence of physical non-communicable disease in people who have experienced imprisonment compared with the general population in high-income countries
Several NCDs, including multiple cancers, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and liver disease, are substantially more common in people who have experienced imprisonment compared with the general population, highlighting a need for primary prevention and NCD management
Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Grey literature (2 works) · Health, psychology, and well-being (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Biostatistics (1 work) · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (1 work) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (1 work) · CINAHL (1 work)