Russell Jago
Biographic Data
| ID | 804980 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Russell Jago |
| GIVEN NAMES | Russell |
| FAMILY NAME | Jago |
| SIGNATURE | JAGO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3394-0176 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 95 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 95 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Primary school physical activity culture in the UK
Introduction: Physical activity is fundamental for children's health and well-being, yet most children are not active enough. School-based interventions aiming to increase children's physical activity have largely been ineffective, perhaps due to a lack of consideration of the unique culture within each school. The aim of this paper is to understand the key aspects of physical activity culture in English primary schools using the organizational c…
Involving community members in designing behavioural weight management programmes
Our review identified substantial levels of community involvement (leadership or collaboration) in planning BWMPs, but less so in their delivery, and rarely in evaluation. Greater involvement of communities in evaluation would ensure programmes focus on what matters most to them. Reporting of community involvement, especially costs and time involved, should be improved to allow for shared learning
Estimating the UK population prevalence of eating in response to exercise, and exploring what factors are associated with eating in response to exercise
Delivering social and public health programmes through community arms of professional football clubs
Community arms of professional football clubs have become key third-sector players in mitigating health and social inequalities. This paper examines the factors affecting their capacity for delivering social and public health programmes in the community setting. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 community staff members from the community arms of 22 professional football clubs and one non-professional club. This provided the basis …
Challenges and opportunities for inclusive, equitable and accessible school holiday clubs for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send)
Our findings highlight issues in access and experience of holiday clubs for children with SEND and provide potential avenues for promoting inclusivity, including how adaptations to the Toolkit could specifically improve HAF. There are considerable challenges to achieving inclusive holiday clubs (financial or otherwise) but if we are to reduce inequities, addressing these should be a public health priority
Using group model building to frame the commercial determinants of dietary behaviour in adolescence – findings from online system mapping workshops with adolescents, policymakers and public health pra…
This study highlights the need for public health policymaking processes to provide youth with a space to voice influential elements and consequences, thereby co-creating policies and designing interventions to buffer risk factors and increase well-being in this critical transitional stage
We just have to work with what we’ve got”
The presence of facilities or resources alone does not determine pupil physical activity at primary school. Factors such as the social context of the school, logistical and timetabling challenges, seasonality, and how fit for purpose facilities are for that school, are important factors in school staff and pupils' use and management of these facilities, and whether their potential is maximised or undermined. Future research and policy must broade…
The complexity of promoting physical activity in English state primary schools
Revisions to school regulatory systems and policies are needed to enable schools to prioritise physical activity so it is not dependent on "passionate" individuals. Senior leadership plays a key role in prioritising physical activity in the high pressure state primary school environment. It is important that practitioners and researchers consider these diverse and challenging social contextual factors within English state primary schools in inter…
A process evaluation of the walking in ScHools (Wish) study using the RE-AIM framework
ISRCTN 12847782
Designing context-specific physical activity interventions for English primary schools
This study underscores the importance of context-specific approaches to promoting physical activity in primary schools. Context-specific intervention design should closely consider school context to ensure strategies are appropriate. Intervention designs should also include steps to understand different stakeholder goals, PTA funding disparities, and the appropriate areas of physical activity to target
The Value in Rapid, Multi-Site Team Ethnography for Understanding Context to Design Public Health Interventions
Low levels of physical activity is a global public health challenge, and children are not taking part in recommended amounts of physical activity. To date, the majority of school-based physical activity interventions have not yielded increases in pupils’ physical activity levels, and it is suggested that this is partly due to traditional intervention approaches ignoring the role of individual school context. By context we mean the school setting,…
Reflections of a Research Team on Using Creative Facilitation for the First Time
Understanding the lived experience of communities of people who are most affected by health inequalities has become a key focus of public health research. In this context, researchers are increasingly using creative (or arts-based) methods, but there is limited understanding about how best to facilitate these methods to qualitative inquiry that illuminate lived experience and the values that underpin this approach. This paper reports the reflecti…
Physical activity interventions in European primary schools
Introduction: Schools provide a unique environment to facilitate physical activity for children. However, many school-based physical activity interventions have not been effective. We propose a new approach, which allows schools to tailor interventions to their specific context. This scoping review aimed to identify intervention components from previous school-based physical activity interventions to form the basis of a tailored approach in a Eur…
‘Including us, talking to us and creating a safe environment’—Youth patient and public involvement and the Walking In ScHools (Wish) Study
BACKGROUND: Young people have the right to be informed and consulted about decisions affecting their lives. Patient and public involvement (PPI) ensures that research is carried out 'with' or 'by' young people rather than 'to', 'about' or 'for' them. The aim of this paper is to outline how youth PPI can be embedded within a physical activity intervention, reflect on the impact of PPI and provide recommendations for future PPI in a similar context…
Co-designing adult weight management services
Co-design is an increasingly popular approach to designing health in services but can be difficult to achieve within traditional funding and commissioning practices. Drawing on our case studies, we present key considerations for those wanting to co-design health services, noting the importance of building strong relationships, creating supportive organisational cultures, and developing the evidence base
Estimating the UK population prevalence of changes to eating behaviour surrounding exercise, and exploring factors associated with eating more after exercise
Natural experiments for the evaluation of place-based public health interventions
Introduction Place-based public health evaluations are increasingly making use of natural experiments. This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of the design and use of natural experiment evaluations (NEEs), and an assessment of the plausibility of the as-if randomization assumption. Methods A systematic search of three bibliographic databases (Pubmed, Web of Science and Ovid-Medline) was conducted in January 2020 to capture publications …
Rethinking children’s physical activity interventions at school
Physical activity is important for children’s health. However, evidence suggests that many children and adults do not meet international physical activity recommendations. Current school-based interventions have had limited effect on physical activity and alternative approaches are needed. Context, which includes school setting, ethos, staff, and sociodemographic factors, is a key and largely ignored contributing factor to school-based physical a…
A Mixed Methods, Quasi-Experimental Evaluation Exploring the Impact of a Secondary School Universal Free School Meals Intervention Pilot
Food insecurity amongst households with children is a growing concern globally. The impacts in children include poor mental health and reduced educational attainment. Providing universal free school meals is one potential way of addressing these impacts. This paper reports findings on the impact of a universal free school meals pilot in two English secondary schools. We adopted a mixed-methods, quasi-experimental design. The intervention schools …
The new normal for children’s physical activity and screen viewing
There is a new normal for children's physical activity that is characterised by increased dependence on structured and organised physical activities, such as active clubs, and less on unstructured and spontaneous physical activities, such as physical play. While this may suit many children, girls and children from lower socio-economic households face barriers to participating in the new normal. It is important that affordable and equitable opport…
Assessing exposure to outdoor advertisement for products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS); is self-reported exposure a useful exposure metric
Self-reported outdoor advertisement exposure is correlated with measured exposure, making this a useful methodology for population studies. It has the added advantage that it correlates with consumption. However, given that measurement error can be significant and self-reported exposure is known to be susceptible to various biases, inferences from studies using this exposure metric should be made with caution
A qualitative study of active travel amongst commuters and older adults living in market towns
Policies to promote active travel in market towns are most likely to be effective when they include measures targeted at both individual behaviour change and population level measures like large-scale infrastructure improvements. Initiatives to change the social norms around cycling may be required to increase active travel rates
Protocol to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an environmental nutrition and physical activity intervention in nurseries (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child C…
ISRCTN33134697, 31/10/2019
A qualitative process evaluation of universal free school meal provision in two London secondary schools
This small-scale pilot study suggests that UFSM in secondary schools is feasible and acceptable, but more evidence is required from larger studies on the impact on long-term health, psychosocial and educational outcomes. Future, larger studies should also include detailed economic evaluations so this approach can be compared with other possible interventions
Implementing a regional School Health Research Network in England to improve adolescent health and well-being, a qualitative process evaluation
This study identifies several barriers to be addressed and facilitators to be enhanced in order to achieve successful implementation of School Health Research Networks in England which include providing a unique offering to schools that is not too burdensome, supporting schools to take meaningful action with their data and to work closely with existing organisations, services and providers to become meaningfully embedded in the system
School-based friendship networks and children's physical activity
Despite the known health benefits, the majority of children do not meet physical activity guidelines, with past interventions to increase physical activity yielding little success. Social and friendship networks have been shown to influence obesity, smoking and academic achievement, and peer-led interventions have successfully reduced the uptake of adolescent smoking. However, the role of social networks on physical activity is not clear. This pa…
Families’ and health professionals’ perceptions of influences on diet, activity and obesity in a low-income community
Examining a conceptual model of parental nurturance, parenting practices and physical activity among 5-6 year olds
Reflections of a Research Team on Using Creative Facilitation for the First Time
Understanding the lived experience of communities of people who are most affected by health inequalities has become a key focus of public health research. In this context, researchers are increasingly using creative (or arts-based) methods, but there is limited understanding about how best to facilitate these methods to qualitative inquiry that illuminate lived experience and the values that underpin this approach. This paper reports the reflecti…
Children's experiences of care on walking and cycling journeys between home and school in Healthy New Towns
The Healthy New Town programme in England set out to 'put health into place' by supporting the design and construction of healthy places to live, including by creating safe environments for active travel. To explore the impact of this approach, this study examined how children and their families experienced school journeys in two contrasting Healthy New Towns in England, one an affluent new town in the early stages of construction and the other m…
Using systems thinking to understand how the South West - School Health Research Network can improve adolescent health and well-being
Schools offer a valuable setting to promote good health and mental well-being amongst young people. Schools are complex systems and therefore systems interventions are needed to improve pupil health and well-being. This paper presents a qualitative process evaluation of the South West- School Health Research Network, a systems level intervention. The evaluation is based on interviews with school staff, local authorities and wider stakeholders. Gi…
BMI from 3–6 y of age is predicted by TV viewing and physical activity, not diet
Fruit and vegetable availability
Objectives To examine the association between fruit and vegetable (F&V) availability and consumption, the possible influences on this association, research gaps, and implications for developing strategies to increase F&V consumption. Design Systematic review of studies that have examined associations between F&V availability and consumption. Results Qualitative studies conducted among children and adults indicated that greater availability was as…
Psychosocial and demographic predictors of fruit, juice and vegetable consumption among 11–14-year-old Boy Scouts
Objective Psychosocial and demographic correlates of fruit, juice and vegetable (FJV) consumption were investigated to guide how to increase FJV intake. Design Hierarchical multiple regression analysis of FJV consumption on demographics and psychosocial variables. Setting Houston, Texas, USA. Subjects Boys aged 11–14 years ( n = 473). Results FJV preference and availability were both significant predictors of FJV consumption, controlling for demo…
Associations between self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption and home availability of fruit and vegetables among Greek primary-school children
Objective To examine whether the self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption of Greek primary-school children is associated with the home availability of fruit and vegetables. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Five primary schools in the city of Pyrgos in south-west Greece. Subjects One hundred and sixty-seven students in fifth and sixth grades. Methods Fruit and vegetable consumption was assessed using an FFQ. Home availability of fruit an…
"Get off the sofa and go and play"
The family is important for encouraging children to be physically active, but families from different socioeconomic backgrounds support their children in different ways. This research suggests that the design of physical activity interventions, which might include working with families, requires tailoring to groups from different socio-economic backgrounds
Increased knowledge predicts greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Greek adolescents
Objectives To examine knowledge of and adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern (MDP) among Greek adolescents, assess associations between MDP knowledge and adherence with BMI, and determine socio-cultural factors predicting MDP compliance. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Greek adolescents aged 15–17 years. Subjects Two hundred adolescents (103 females, ninety-seven males) from six schools on the Greek island of Chios. The sampling procedur…
Families’ and health professionals’ perceptions of influences on diet, activity and obesity in a low-income community
Systematic review of correlates of screen-viewing among young children
Parent and child physical activity and sedentary time
There are associations in the sedentary time of parents and daughters. Higher parental TV viewing was associated with an increased risk of high levels of TV viewing for both boys and girls. There were no associations between the time that parents and children spend engaged in physical activity
N-Propylthiouracil sensitivity and obesity status among ethnically diverse children
Objective To examine the relationship of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) sensitivity to BMI while statistically controlling for demographic characteristics in two age groups of children: 9–10 years and 17–18 years ( n 1551). Design Cross-sectional design with a multi-ethnic (White, African-American, Hispanic, Other) sample of 813 children aged 9–10 years and 738 children aged 17–18 years. Children were recruited from local elementary and high schools…
Obesogenic diet and physical activity
Objective Associations between diet and physical activity may identify behaviours that could be changed together to prevent childhood obesity. The present study examines associations between physical activity and obesogenic dietary behaviours in a large UK adolescent cohort. Design Cross-sectional analysis of a UK cohort. Adolescents aged 10–11 years completed three 1 d diet diaries. Average daily energy consumption, percentage energy from fat an…
Why some do but most don't. Barriers and enablers to engaging low-income groups in physical activity programmes
This study suggests that some factors such as cost, the fear of 'walking in alone', accessibility of facilities, and appropriate communication strategies may be of particular importance to increasing recruitment of low income groups. Interventions targeting this group should consider low cost sessions and childcare; activities popular with the target group and associated with good recruitment and retention; sessions held at accessible times; a fo…
Children's active play
Children express a range of motivational and environmental factors that constrain and facilitate their active play. Consideration of these factors should improve effectiveness of interventions designed to increase active play
Social, attitudinal and behavioural correlates of fruit and vegetable consumption among Cypriot adolescents
Objective To examine the prevalence and correlates of fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption in Cypriot adolescents. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting The Republic of Cyprus. Subjects A total of 1966 adolescents with a mean age of 14·7 ( sd 2·2) years from nine elementary ( n 448), six middle ( n 657), five high ( n 475) and five technical/vocational schools ( n 386) in Cyprus. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing FV consumption u…
School-based friendship networks and children's physical activity
Despite the known health benefits, the majority of children do not meet physical activity guidelines, with past interventions to increase physical activity yielding little success. Social and friendship networks have been shown to influence obesity, smoking and academic achievement, and peer-led interventions have successfully reduced the uptake of adolescent smoking. However, the role of social networks on physical activity is not clear. This pa…
The effect a of community-based social marketing campaign on recruitment and retention of low-income groups into physical activity programmes - a controlled before-and-after study
Direct comparisons with other programmes were difficult due to a lack of standard definitions of recruitment and adherence and limited reporting of findings. However when compared to pre-existing sessions and sessions delivered in a control area, monthly attendance patterns indicated that a reasonably well funded social marketing campaign increased recruitment into exercise sessions, maintained good levels of attendance and reasonable levels of a…
Designing a physical activity parenting course
Parents are interested in PA/SV parenting courses but the provision of child care is essential for attendance. Recruitment is likely to be facilitated via trusted sources. Parents want practical advice on how to overcome barriers and suggest advice is provided in a mutually supportive group experience with expert input
Bristol girls dance project (BGDP)
ISRCTN52882523
Process evaluation of the Teamplay parenting intervention pilot
The data presented indicate that a face-to-face recruitment campaign which built trust and emphasized how the program was relevant to families positively affected recruitment in Teamplay. Parents found the parenting component of the intervention attractive and, once recruited, attendance was facilitated by enjoyable sessions, empathetic leaders and support from fellow participants. Overall, data suggest that the Teamplay recruitment and retention…
School travel mode, parenting practices and physical activity among UK Year 5 and 6 children
For girls, encouraging active travel to school is likely to be important for overall PA. Further formative research may be warranted to understand how both parental logistic support and active travel decisions are operationalized in families as a means of understanding how to promote increased PA among pre-adolescent children
Physical activity, screen time and obesity status in a nationally representative sample of Maltese youth with international comparisons
A low percentage of Maltese 10-11 year olds, particularly girls, reached the recommended levels of daily MVPA and spent large amounts of time engaged in screen time. Obese children were less active than non-obese children. As children spend most of their waking time at school and that activity during this time is less than one third of the daily requirements, aiming to increase MVPA at school for all Maltese children is likely to be an important …
Associations between objectively assessed child and parental physical activity
29% of boys and 47% of girls aged five to six years did not meet PA guidelines indicating that these children would benefit from new approaches that focus on increasing physical activity. There were weak associations between the MVPA of 5-6 year old children and their parents, demonstrating that the time that children are active with their parents is not a major source of physical activity. Clinicians and public health professionals should encour…
Dietary risk factors for the development of insulin resistance in adolescent girls
Objective Identifying risk factors for insulin resistance in adolescence could provide valuable information for early prevention. The study sought to identify risk factors for changes in insulin resistance and fasting blood glucose levels. Design Prospective cohort of girls participating in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. Setting USA. Subjects Adolescent girls ( n 774) assessed at the ages of 16–17 and 18–19…
Increasing children’s physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention
ISRCTN58502739
The Active for Life Year 5 (Afly5) school-based cluster randomised controlled trial
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN50133740. Registered 17/03/2011
Medicine (84 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (60 works) · Psychology (52 works) · Nursing (47 works) · Public health (45 works) · Biostatistics (41 works) · Physical Activity and Health (41 works) · Physical activity (39 works) · Physical therapy (37 works) · Children's Physical and Motor Development (33 works)