Evaluations of public health interventions; skin in the game?

This inaugural lecture will provide a whistlestop tour of public health evaluations conducted in Bristol, and discuss how, when and why we need to be careful in their interpretation if we want them to be meaningful to inform policy.

Admission is free but please ensure to book your place so that we can monitor numbers.

The lecture will also be live streamed and recorded. If you would like to join the lecture online, please register via Zoom.

Please arrive promptly at 17.45 for the start of the lecture. All are welcome afterwards to a small drinks reception which will also take place in the Reception Room.

For any queries or if you have any accessibility requirements, please contact cach-centre@bristol.ac.uk or phone 0117 455 7680.

About 

At University, Frank decided he would not want to be an academic researcher, but subsequently failed in that goal.

It took him some time to find his niche: after obtaining his PhD at Utrecht University in occupational health, mostly around magnetic fields, he worked in cancer epidemiology at the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer, after which he moved to the University of Manchester to conduct research primarily on environmental and occupational epidemiology.

In 2014 he moved to the University of Bristol where he developed his interest in the evaluation of public health interventions. He is now a Professor in Epidemiology and Public Health.

Research interests

Frank’s main research interests are around the evaluation of public health policy interventions that aim to improve places, environments, or communities, and issues around the impact of radiation on human health.

He has been involved in, and led on, studies in both research areas, and works within the wider NIHR School for Public Health Research and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West collaborations. He is also a member of several expert advisory committees that advise nationally and internationally on issues of health and safety of radiation.

Professor Frank De Vocht