Rowena Merritt
Biographic Data
| ID | 6466316 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rowena Merritt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rowena |
| FAMILY NAME | Merritt |
| SIGNATURE | MERRITT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7767-0991 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Scaling up breastfeeding in England through the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative (BBF)
Breastfeeding is the most accessible and cost-effective activity available to public health and has been shown to be one of the most effective preventive measures mothers can take to protect their children's health. Despite the well-documented benefits, the UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) toolkit was developed through highly structured technical and academic collaboration, led b…
Becoming breastfeeding friendly in Great Britain—Does implementation science work
The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) in Great Britain study was conducted during 2017-2019 comprising three country studies: BBF England, Wales and Scotland. It was part of an international project being coordinated during the same period by the Yale School of Public Health across five world regions to inform countries and guide policies to improve the environment for the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding. This paper reports…
Print media coverage of breastfeeding in Great Britain
Media can be a powerful communication tool to promote breastfeeding, influence mothers' breastfeeding behaviour, create positive social norms and generate support among stakeholders and policymakers for breastfeeding. However, negative stories could deter women from starting or continuing to breastfeed. This study aimed to describe the breadth and focus of the media coverage of breastfeeding and the message frames that are found in three of the m…
Impact of a community-based pilot intervention to tackle childhood obesity
Go-Golborne helped stakeholders and parents to develop a shared commitment to improving healthy weight in children, to identify barriers to a healthy lifestyle, and to start to make changes in their services/behaviours. The campaigns and changes made at micro-level appeared to be insufficient, in the face of counteracting forces and personal factors, to achieve significant behaviour change within 3 years. This highlights the need for local initia…
Sources of parental burden in a UK sample of first-generation North Indian Punjabi Sikhs and their white British counterparts
OBJECTIVE: The correlates of parental burden in schizophrenia may differ between ethnic groups, but few studies have examined this in a UK setting. Our aim was to identify the correlates of burden in a UK sample of first-generation North Indian Punjabi Sikh parents and their white British counterparts. METHOD: Test the association of burden with a series of clinical, social and service use variables and control for potential confounding factors i…
A Comparison of Levels of Burden in Indian and White Parents With a Son or Daughter With Schizophrenia
Background: Caregiver burden in mental illness is believed to differ between ethnic groups, but few studies have examined this in schizophrenia in the UK. Aim: To measure burden in British North Indian Sikh and white British parents with a son or daughter with established schizophrenia managed in outpatient care. Method: A cross-cultural cohort study measuring family factors, patient psychopathology and levels of burden and distress. Results: Ove…
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A Comparison of Levels of Burden in Indian and White Parents With a Son or Daughter With Schizophrenia
Background: Caregiver burden in mental illness is believed to differ between ethnic groups, but few studies have examined this in schizophrenia in the UK. Aim: To measure burden in British North Indian Sikh and white British parents with a son or daughter with established schizophrenia managed in outpatient care. Method: A cross-cultural cohort study measuring family factors, patient psychopathology and levels of burden and distress. Results: Ove…
Sources of parental burden in a UK sample of first-generation North Indian Punjabi Sikhs and their white British counterparts
OBJECTIVE: The correlates of parental burden in schizophrenia may differ between ethnic groups, but few studies have examined this in a UK setting. Our aim was to identify the correlates of burden in a UK sample of first-generation North Indian Punjabi Sikh parents and their white British counterparts. METHOD: Test the association of burden with a series of clinical, social and service use variables and control for potential confounding factors i…
Impact of a community-based pilot intervention to tackle childhood obesity
Go-Golborne helped stakeholders and parents to develop a shared commitment to improving healthy weight in children, to identify barriers to a healthy lifestyle, and to start to make changes in their services/behaviours. The campaigns and changes made at micro-level appeared to be insufficient, in the face of counteracting forces and personal factors, to achieve significant behaviour change within 3 years. This highlights the need for local initia…
Scaling up breastfeeding in England through the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative (BBF)
Breastfeeding is the most accessible and cost-effective activity available to public health and has been shown to be one of the most effective preventive measures mothers can take to protect their children's health. Despite the well-documented benefits, the UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) toolkit was developed through highly structured technical and academic collaboration, led b…
Becoming breastfeeding friendly in Great Britain—Does implementation science work
The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) in Great Britain study was conducted during 2017-2019 comprising three country studies: BBF England, Wales and Scotland. It was part of an international project being coordinated during the same period by the Yale School of Public Health across five world regions to inform countries and guide policies to improve the environment for the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding. This paper reports…
Print media coverage of breastfeeding in Great Britain
Media can be a powerful communication tool to promote breastfeeding, influence mothers' breastfeeding behaviour, create positive social norms and generate support among stakeholders and policymakers for breastfeeding. However, negative stories could deter women from starting or continuing to breastfeed. This study aimed to describe the breadth and focus of the media coverage of breastfeeding and the message frames that are found in three of the m…
Medicine (6 works) · Breastfeeding (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Pediatrics (3 works) · Acculturation (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works)