Niamh O'KaneQueen's University Belfast | QUB · Institute for Global Food Security
Niamh O'Kane
BSc (Hons) Human Biology; PhD Medicine (Public Health)
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Introduction
Research Fellow and Science Communication and Research Impact Officer at the Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast. PhD from Centre for Public Health, Queen's University on the use of social media in public health communciation; Human biology graduate.
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September 2012 - July 2015
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Publications (12)
Introduction
The school food system varies widely between schools and across the UK. There is a need to understand evidence gaps in school food research to allow the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and interventions to support children’s healthy eating at school. This study aimed to conduct a priority setting exercise to co-p...
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Childhood obesity is associated with serious comorbidities during childhood and into adulthood. One potential risk factor for childhood obesity is consumption of unhealthy, energy-dense foods. This scoping review examines evidence on snacking in children aged 2-12years of age and presents the patterns and position of snacking in childr...
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Schools provide opportunities to improve the quality of children's diet, whilst reducing inequalities in childhood diet and health. Evidence supports whole school approaches, including consistency in food quality, eating culture and food education. However, such approaches are often poorly implemented due to the highly complex environm...
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Instagram’s popularity among young adults continues to rise, and previous work has identified diffusion of unhealthy messages and misinformation throughout the platform. However, we know little about how to use Instagram to promote health messages. This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using Instagram to engage p...
Food choice has the potential to influence our health, community, social status and self-efficacy. Food involvement is a previously established concept, however, newer areas of focus in the food system (i.e. sustainability and advocacy) are not included in its assessment. To encompass these new aspects, a new “food chain engagement” measure is prop...
Cooking interventions are emphasised as promising methods for changing children's food-related preferences, attitudes and behaviours. However, criticisms remain, including relatively weak intervention designs; lack of validated tools, and limited underpinning theory. Therefore, this research aimed to assess the effectiveness of a theory-driven co-c...
Social media (SM) offer huge potential for public health research, serving as a vehicle for surveillance, delivery of health interventions, recruitment to trials, collection of data, and dissemination. However, the networked nature of the data means they are riddled with ethical challenges, and no clear consensus has emerged as to the ethical handl...