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Using technology in health promotion interventions (2008)
Book Chapter
Blake, H. (2008). Using technology in health promotion interventions. In Life style and health research (17-76). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers

Improving health in the general population is key to government policy and essential to address the increasing prevalence of non-communicable disease in our society. Whether aiming to improve health at the individual, community, regional or national... Read More about Using technology in health promotion interventions.

Influencing organisational change in the NHS: lessons learned from workplace wellness initiatives in practice (2008)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Lloyd, S. (2008). Influencing organisational change in the NHS: lessons learned from workplace wellness initiatives in practice. Quality in Primary Care, 16(6), 449-455

This article presents a discussion of the key issues in influencing organisational change in NHS settings, in the development of workplace wellness interventions to improve employee health and wellbeing. To tackle poor public health and associated ri... Read More about Influencing organisational change in the NHS: lessons learned from workplace wellness initiatives in practice.

Mobile phone technology in chronic disease management (2008)
Journal Article
Blake, H. (2008). Mobile phone technology in chronic disease management. Nursing Standard, 23(12), https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2008.11.23.12.43.c6728

Mobile phones are being used to improve nurse-patient communication and monitor health outcomes in chronic disease. Innovative applications of mobile technology are expected to increase over time in community management of cancer, heart disease, asth... Read More about Mobile phone technology in chronic disease management.

Practising what we preach: worksite wellness intervention for healthcare staff (2008)
Book Chapter
Blake, H. (2008). Practising what we preach: worksite wellness intervention for healthcare staff. In A. B. Turley, & G. C. Hofmann (Eds.), Life style and health research progress (1-4). New York: Nova Science Publishers

With the rising prevalence of preventable disease, caused by our modern lifestyles, population approaches to health promotion are becoming an essential part of healthcare. Nursing is the largest occupational group within the National Health Service a... Read More about Practising what we preach: worksite wellness intervention for healthcare staff.

Workplace intervention to promote stair‐use in an NHS setting (2008)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Lee, S., Stanton, T., & Gorely, T. (2008). Workplace intervention to promote stair‐use in an NHS setting. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 1(3), 162-175. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350810926525

Purpose – Increasing physical activity (PA) is an international public health priority.
This study aims to assess the impact of an environmental stair-use intervention using “point of decision” prompts with varying messages in an NHS workplace in th... Read More about Workplace intervention to promote stair‐use in an NHS setting.

Exercise intervention in acquired brain injury rehabilitation: a discussion (2008)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Batson, M. (2008). Exercise intervention in acquired brain injury rehabilitation: a discussion. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 15(4), 180-185. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2008.15.4.29037

Physical activity is essential for health and well-being. The importance of an active lifestyle is increasingly being recognized in rehabilitation for its benefits to quality of life and the prevention and management of secondary disease resulting fr... Read More about Exercise intervention in acquired brain injury rehabilitation: a discussion.

Innovation in practice: mobile phone technology in patient care (2008)
Journal Article
Blake, H. (2008). Innovation in practice: mobile phone technology in patient care. British Journal of Community Nursing, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2008.13.4.29024

Mobile phones are becoming increasingly important in everyday life and now in healthcare. There has been a steady growth of information and communication technologies in health communication and technology is used progressively in telemedicine, wirel... Read More about Innovation in practice: mobile phone technology in patient care.