Rebecca Howell-Jones

Biographic Data

ID6270184
NAMERebecca Howell-Jones
GIVEN NAMESRebecca
FAMILY NAMEHowell-Jones
SIGNATUREHOWELL-JONES R
AFFILIATIONSBirmingham City Council
ORCID0000-0002-9553-0367
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Wider determinants of adverse birth outcomes in Birmingham and Solihull

    Open AccessDavid A Ellis, David Ellis et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction Birmingham and Solihull face significant challenges related to adverse birth outcomes. This study aimed to identify demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors associated with an increased risk of low birth weight, premature birth, stillbirth, and neonatal death in Birmingham and Solihull. Methods Births ( n = 41, 231) between October 2020 and April 2023 were analysed. The attributable fraction of premature births and low birth…

  • Mixed-method evaluation of the Fairer Futures Fund

    Open AccessIan Litchfield, W Andy Knight et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System created the £22.2 million Fairer Futures Fund to support community-centred collaborative innovation to address long-standing health inequalities in the region. The FFF supports the development of productive and sustainable partnerships between communities, the voluntary sector, and health and social care organisations to deliver three broad categories of projects: multiple small communi…

  • Socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities increase the risk of type 2 diabetes

    Open AccessChung Him Au-Yeung, David A Ellis et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction Birmingham has a significantly higher type-II diabetes prevalence than the national average. This study aimed to investigate the association of socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity on the risk of diabetes in Birmingham. Methods Data were included from 108,514 NHS Health Checks conducted in Birmingham between 2018 and 2023. Attributable fraction and multinomial logistic regression were used to estimate the number of events avoidabl…

  • Can uptake of childhood influenza immunisation through schools and GP practices be increased through behaviourally-informed invitation letters and reminders

    Open AccessRebecca Howell-Jones, Niv Gold et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Study 1: Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02921633. Study 2: Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02883972

  • Using behavioural insights to reduce sugar in primary school children's packed lunches in derby; A cluster randomised controlled trial

    Open AccessAmanda Bunten, Lucy Porter et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021References: 24

  • "They Should Be Offering It"

    Open AccessAngela Hogan, Angela H Hogan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    Young people attending GP surgeries have a positive attitude towards chlamydia screening and given the right environment are likely to take up the offer in this setting. The right environment involves normalising screening by offering a chlamydia screen to all 15-24 year olds at every interaction with staff, offering screening with a non-judgmental attitude and minimising barriers to screening such as embarrassment. The GP surgery is the ideal pl…

  • Promoting chlamydia screening with posters and leaflets in general practice - a qualitative study

    Open AccessElaine Freeman, Rebecca Howell-Jones et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2009

    The NCSP should consider developing a range of more discrete but eye catching posters and small leaflets specifically to promote chlamydia screening in different scenarios within general practice; coordinators should audit their use. Practice staff need to discuss, with their screening co-ordinator, how different practice staff can promote chlamydia screening most effectively using the NCSP promotional materials, and change them regularly so that…