Felicia McCormick
Biographic Data
| ID | 7559289 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felicia McCormick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felicia |
| FAMILY NAME | McCormick |
| SIGNATURE | MCCORMICK F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Midwifery and quality care
Can food vouchers improve nutrition and reduce health inequalities in low-income mothers and young children
Our evaluation of the Healthy Start programme in England suggests that a food subsidy programme can provide an important nutritional safety net and potentially improve nutrition for pregnant women and young children living on low incomes. Factors that could compromise this impact include erosion of voucher value relative to the rising cost of food, lack of access to registered retailers and barriers to registering for the programme. Addressing th…
Mapping breastfeeding services
This paper aims to introduce a method for mapping local service provision to local demographic and health outcome data, to inform evidence-based policy and practice in public health. A mapping exercise was conducted in London, England with the aims of: (1) describing services provided for breastfeeding women in primary and tertiary health care sectors and government, voluntary and private sectors; and (2) linking this information with routine dat…
Policy and public health recommendations to promote the initiation and duration of breast-feeding in developed country settings
Objective To develop policy and public health recommendations for implementation at all levels by individuals and organisations working in, or related to, the field of breast-feeding promotion in developed country settings, where breast-feeding rates remain low. Design Two research phases, comprising (i) an assessment of the formal evidence base in developed country settings and (ii) a consultation with UK-based practitioners, service managers an…
Developing evidence‐based recommendations in public health – incorporating the views of practitioners, service users and user representatives
Background Guidance based on a systematic assessment of the evidence base has become a fundamental tool in the cycle of evidence‐based practice and policy internationally. The process of moving from the formal evidence base derived from research studies to the formation and agreement of recommendations is however acknowledged to be problematic, especially in public health; and the involvement of practitioners, service commissioners and service us…
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Developing evidence‐based recommendations in public health – incorporating the views of practitioners, service users and user representatives
Background Guidance based on a systematic assessment of the evidence base has become a fundamental tool in the cycle of evidence‐based practice and policy internationally. The process of moving from the formal evidence base derived from research studies to the formation and agreement of recommendations is however acknowledged to be problematic, especially in public health; and the involvement of practitioners, service commissioners and service us…
Policy and public health recommendations to promote the initiation and duration of breast-feeding in developed country settings
Objective To develop policy and public health recommendations for implementation at all levels by individuals and organisations working in, or related to, the field of breast-feeding promotion in developed country settings, where breast-feeding rates remain low. Design Two research phases, comprising (i) an assessment of the formal evidence base in developed country settings and (ii) a consultation with UK-based practitioners, service managers an…
Mapping breastfeeding services
This paper aims to introduce a method for mapping local service provision to local demographic and health outcome data, to inform evidence-based policy and practice in public health. A mapping exercise was conducted in London, England with the aims of: (1) describing services provided for breastfeeding women in primary and tertiary health care sectors and government, voluntary and private sectors; and (2) linking this information with routine dat…
Midwifery and quality care
Can food vouchers improve nutrition and reduce health inequalities in low-income mothers and young children
Our evaluation of the Healthy Start programme in England suggests that a food subsidy programme can provide an important nutritional safety net and potentially improve nutrition for pregnant women and young children living on low incomes. Factors that could compromise this impact include erosion of voucher value relative to the rising cost of food, lack of access to registered retailers and barriers to registering for the programme. Addressing th…
Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Breastfeeding (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Marketing (2 works) · Medical education (2 works)