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Anne-Marie Bagnall is Professor of Health & Wellbeing Evidence and Director of the Centre for Health Promotion Research at Leeds Beckett University.
With a strong background in systematic review methodology, Anne-Marie delivers training to internal and external learners on how to use and produce systematic reviews and meta-analyses. She is also an Associate Lecturer for Cochrane UK Learn & Teach Faculty, and a member of the What Works for Wellbeing Centre's Methods Advisory Group. With over 20 years’ experience of evidence synthesis and evaluation, her interests lie in developing and using innovative methods to determine “what works, for whom and in what circumstances” to improve people's health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities.
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Education/Learning
Health and Wellness
Areas of Expertise (10)
Inequality
Public Health
Health Promotion
Meta-Analysis
Community Wellbeing
Community Engagement
Systematic Review Methodology
Evidence Synthesis and Evaluation
Health
Wellbeing
Education (2)
Queen Mary University of London: Ph.D., Effects of Osteoporosis and Drugs on Bone Biomechanics 1996
University of Liverpool: B.Sc., Anatomy and Human Biology 1992
Affiliations (1)
- What Works Centre for Wellbeing : Communities of Place evidence synthesis programme member
Links (5)
- University Profile
- New research to support the growth of community projects that tackle health inequalities – Research News
- New research shows how the voluntary sector tackled inequality and isolation during the pandemic – Research News
- New research signals importance of community in mental health, as one in three say lack support or tools to deal with ‘ups and downs of life’ – School of Health News
- ORCID Citations
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- English
Media Appearances (4)
‘Nature prescriptions’ would be cheap way to improve country’s mental health, study finds
The Independent online
2019-10-10
Anne-Marie Bagnall, professor of health and wellbeing evidence at Leeds Beckett University, said: “The significant return on investment of conservation activities in nature means that they should be encouraged as part of psychological wellbeing interventions.”
Prescribing nature
The Ecologist online
2019-10-15
Anne-Marie Bagnall, Professor of Health & Wellbeing Evidence, Director of the Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University said: “Our analysis of the impacts on people taking part in Wildlife Trusts’ natureconservation activities shows an excellent social return on investment for people with all levels of wellbeing.
Workplace Interventions Can Reduce Stress and Burnout
EHS Today online
2016-03-09
“Understanding how burnout and work-related stress can be prevented and treated in workplaces is of great importance both from a public health perspective and for businesses aiming to reduce absenteeism and increase productivity,” says Dr. Anne-Marie Bagnall, from the School of Health & Wellbeing at Leeds Beckett. “Workplace health and worklessness are a corporate priority for Public Health England (PHE), as employment is a wider determinant of health. Burnout is associated with adverse health outcomes associated with stress, such as depression, musculoskeletal pain, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and premature mortality.”
Research reveals workplace interventions to combat burnout, work-related stress
ScienceDaily online
2016-03-07
Dr Anne-Marie Bagnall, Reader in the School of Health & Wellbeing at Leeds Beckett, added: "Understanding how burnout and work-related stress can be prevented and treated in workplaces is of great importance both from a public health perspective and for businesses aiming to reduce absenteeism and increase productivity.
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Measuring community wellbeing in the UK: a scoping review of current indicators
Public Health England Annual Conference Warwick University
2017-09-11
Articles (5)
Befriending Older Adults in Nursing Homes: Volunteer Perceptions of Switching to Remote Befriending in the COVID-19 Era
Clinical Gerontologist2021 Residents in nursing homes are being isolated to prevent exposure to COVID-19. Many are prone to depression, anxiety and loneliness, and extra isolation leaves them vulnerable to compromised mental health. In this study, trained volunteers providing befriending for residents with symptoms of depression, anxiety and loneliness switched to remote befriending during COVID-19.
Towards transformative resilience: community, neighbourhood and system responses during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cities & Health2020 Issues presented by COVID-19 to community resilience are located at individual, community and system level. In this paper, we reflect on WHO Europe propositions on what makes resilient communities, and explore how communities and systems with varying capacity have responded to the pandemic by absorbing and adapting to challenges.
Complexity and Community Context: Learning from the Evaluation Design of a National Community Empowerment Programme
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2020 Community empowerment interventions, which aim to build greater individual and community control over health, are shaped by the community systems in which they are implemented. Drawing on complex systems thinking in public health research, this paper discusses the evaluation approach used for a UK community empowerment programme focused on disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
Being Well Together: Individual Subjective and Community Wellbeing
Journal of Happiness Studies volume2020 This paper explores the ways in which community wellbeing is, and could be, related to individual subjective wellbeing by mapping current practice, teasing out the assumptions underlying a dominant approach and flagging neglected issues. The notion of community is widely understood as about something more than the sum of the parts.
A Rapid Review of Barriers to Volunteering for Potentially Disadvantaged Groups and Implications for Health Inequalities
VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations volume2019 Despite volunteering being a feature of community life in the UK, differences as to who volunteers are evident. Reporting on a rapid review of the evidence on volunteering and inequalities, the aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the breadth and interconnectedness of barriers to volunteering for potentially disadvantaged groups. Sixty-seven articles were identified, to produce a map of factors affecting volunteer participation.
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