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Striking out’: Shifting labour markets, welfare to work policy and the renegotiation of gender performances (2010)
Journal Article
Smith, K., Bambra, C., & Joyce, K. (2010). Striking out’: Shifting labour markets, welfare to work policy and the renegotiation of gender performances. Critical Social Policy, 30(1), 74-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018309350809

Since 1997, the English government has committed itself to the twin (and inter-linked) policy aims of reducing health inequalities and tackling social exclusion. Welfare to work interventions have formed a key part of the policy response to both of t... Read More about Striking out’: Shifting labour markets, welfare to work policy and the renegotiation of gender performances.

'What Counts is What Works'? New Labour and Partnerships in Public Health (2010)
Journal Article
Perkins, N., Smith, K., Hunter, D., Bambra, C., & Joyce, K. (2010). 'What Counts is What Works'? New Labour and Partnerships in Public Health. Policy and Politics, 38(1), 101-117. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557309x458425

Partnership working has been a central feature of New Labour's approach to the delivery of health and social policy since 1997. A number of partnership-based initiatives have centred on reducing health inequalities and improving health. This article... Read More about 'What Counts is What Works'? New Labour and Partnerships in Public Health.

“To me it's just another tool to help understand the evidence”: Public health decision-makers’ perceptions of the value of geographical information systems (GIS) (2009)
Journal Article
Joyce, K. (2009). “To me it's just another tool to help understand the evidence”: Public health decision-makers’ perceptions of the value of geographical information systems (GIS). Health & Place, 15(3), 831-840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.01.004

While geographical information systems (GIS) have applications in a range of diverse fields, they remain underused by decision-makers in health settings. Through analysis of data captured in semi-structured interviews, the paper explores four themati... Read More about “To me it's just another tool to help understand the evidence”: Public health decision-makers’ perceptions of the value of geographical information systems (GIS).

Partners in health? A systematic review of the impact of organizational partnerships on public health outcomes in England between 1997 and 2008 (2009)
Journal Article
Smith, K., Bambra, C., Joyce, K., Perkins, N., Hunter, D. J., & Blenkinsopp, E. (2009). Partners in health? A systematic review of the impact of organizational partnerships on public health outcomes in England between 1997 and 2008. Journal of Public Health, 31(2), 210-221. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdp002

Objective To systematically review the available evidence on the impact of organizational partnerships on public health outcomes (health improvement and/or a reduction in health inequalities) in England between 1997 and 2008. Design Systematic review... Read More about Partners in health? A systematic review of the impact of organizational partnerships on public health outcomes in England between 1997 and 2008.

Welfare state regimes and income related health inequalities: a comparison of 23 European countries (2008)
Journal Article
Eikemo, T., Bambra, C., Joyce, K., & Dahl, E. (2008). Welfare state regimes and income related health inequalities: a comparison of 23 European countries. European Journal of Public Health, 18(6), 593-599. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckn092

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether the magnitude of income-related health inequalities varies between welfare regimes (Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, Bismarckian, Southern and Eastern). Specifically, it examined whether the S... Read More about Welfare state regimes and income related health inequalities: a comparison of 23 European countries.