Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
Hilary Term Seminar Series
Convenor: Kenneth Howse

Thursday 9^th February,  12:30 – 14:00 pm

Dr Nick Townsend, Senior Researcher, British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford

‘Social Inequalities in the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease’
 

Dr Townsend is the lead on a programme of research into the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors in the United Kingdom.  This programme of research includes modelling the future burden of CVD, investigations into regional, social, ethnic and temporal trends in CVD and improving estimates of the incidence and other aspects of the burden of CVD. As a part of this programme Nick collaborates with other members of the BHFHPRG on projects studying the promotion of healthy dietary choice and physical activity from a public health perspective, with a particular interest in health promotion in schools. He has also developed a programme of research into childhood obesity in collaboration with the National Obesity Observatory (NOO) of which he is a member. Before joining the BHFHPRG Nick completed a PhD at Cardiff University studying the promotion of healthy eating in secondary schools. Whilst at Cardiff he also worked on an evaluation of the health promoting school approach within Wales.

Further information on seminars:

> kenneth.howse@ageing.ox.ac.uk

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Venue:

Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
Thursdays 12.30 to 2.00 p.m.
Seminar Room
Wolsey Hall, 66 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 6PR