Charlotte Room
@charlierosehead.bsky.social
Research Associate @ SCHARR, University of Sheffield, PhD & MSc @ University of York, BSc @ Sheffield Hallam, Public Health, CDOH and Health Economics 🌱🌝
Local authorities need detailed evidence to target public health interventions, but local data on overlapping health risks are often unavailable. This latest paper tests two synthetic population methodologies to estimate smoking, harmful alcohol consumption & obesity in small areas across England.
New on the SARG Blog 📢 @charlierosehead.bsky.social explores how wastewater testing could help us better understand tobacco and nicotine use, and how it could complement synthetic population modelling. @lhgp.bsky.social #PublicHealth #AddictionResearch #WastewaterEpidemiology
From sewage to statistics: What wastewater testing could add to population modelling - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
In this blog post, Charlotte Head explores how wastewater testing could provide new insights into tobacco and nicotine use at a population level. She explains how wastewater-based epidemiology works, ...
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Great to read this from the @lhgp.bsky.social team! And a shout out to SARG researchers @charlierosehead.bsky.social and Esther Chanakira for their excellent contributions to the Conference 🙌 #PreventionResearch2026 #PublicHealth
Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP)@lhgp.bsky.social · 8mo agoWhat a week for LHGP at #PreventionResearch2026 with many LHGP researchers presenting new evidence on the commercial determinants of health, from local government to food environments to alcohol policy. LHGP was described as "trailblazing" by WHO's @monikakosinska.bsky.social.
What a week for LHGP at #PreventionResearch2026 with many LHGP researchers presenting new evidence on the commercial determinants of health, from local government to food environments to alcohol policy. LHGP was described as "trailblazing" by WHO's @monikakosinska.bsky.social.
Excited to be part of the Prevention Research Conference 2026 this week, joining global leaders in #CommercialDeterminantsofHealth, inc. @monikakosinska.bsky.social and Prof. Sharon Friel (Australian National University), and our very own Prof. Anna Gilmore (@uniofbath.bsky.social)
Are you attending the Prevention Research Conference next week? Look out for SARG researchers @charlierosehead.bsky.social and Esther Chanakira who will be presenting advanced modelling work from the @lhgp.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social programme. Read more on the SARG website 👇 #PublicHealth
SARG researchers to showcase local health modelling at the Prevention Research Conference 2026 - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Researchers from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) will present work from the Local Health and Global Profits programme at the Prevention Research Conference 2026 in Birmingham on 4-5 Mar...
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Anyone at #EPH2025 in Helsinki, come to Hall B today at 11.45 for session 6.B to hear about @lhgp.bsky.social’s work on commercial determinants of health @karremannancy.bsky.social @georginawort.bsky.social
So excited for EPHC! If you’re in Helsinki next week, come say hi!
SARG - SCHARR@sarg-scharr.bsky.social · 12mo agoMore conference activity for SARG next week as @charlierosehead.bsky.social and Esther Chanakira head to Helsinki to present work from the @lhgp.bsky.social research programme at the European Public Health Conference #EPH2025 #PublicHealth
I'll be presenting a poster at the European Public Health Conference next week in Helsinki bringing together my postdoc work with @lhgp.bsky.social and my PhD/MSc work on environmental contamination in wastewater. academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
Wastewater-based epidemiology for local tobacco and nicotine use with small-area estimations
AbstractBackground. Tobacco and nicotine use is a significant global public health threat, increasing the risk of many cancers and cardiovascular disease.
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interesting, terrifying and also not surprising??
Prof Chris Jackson@seismatters.bsky.social · last yr.The impact of PhD studies on mental health - A longitudinal population study PhDs can be and some would likely argue, should be hard. But surely not *this* hard? #AcademicSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📢 Over 1,200 public health professionals have written to health spokespeople from all parties, urging swift passage of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill - a historic chance to protect future generations. 🚭✨ ✉️ Read the letter: shorturl.at/4Miyl
Action on Smoking Health (UK)@ashorguk.bsky.social · last yr.👏 Peers meet today for the first Committee session on the Tobacco & Vapes Bill (finally!) ASH analysis shows around ~120,000 young people (18–24) have started smoking since the Bill was first introduced last November. 🚭 It's time to act. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Researchers from the @lhgp.bsky.social research consortium will present work on local responses to commercial determinants of health at the 18th European Public Health Conference in Helsinki, 11-14 November 2025. #EHP2025 👉 Read more: www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...
It's a busy couple of days for the @fohsheffield.bsky.social with a two day research meeting and showcase here in Sheffield. SARG's @charlierosehead.bsky.social @drduncgillespie.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @victimofmaths.bsky.social and Lucy Burke are all involved in the programme.
SARG showcases research at School of Medicine and Population Health event - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Researchers from SARG are set to showcase their work at the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health Research and Innovation Meeting 2025.
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Did you know that you can save three lives in just ten minutes with the gift of your blood? What do countries need to do to have safe blood donation systems ? WHO’s Dr Yuyun Maryuningsih explains all you need to know to donate blood in Science in 5.
WHO's Science in 5 - The Gift of Blood: Why It Matters - 13 June 2025
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
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3 million child deaths were linked to rising antimicrobial resistance. Africa & Asia are the most impacted regions. The growing threat of AMR is one of most consequential threats to global public health. Another reason to invest & not defund research. www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance - BBC News
Children in Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from antibiotics medicines no longer working, a study suggests.
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Blackwell’s Bookshops have a “Banned Books” section that makes for quite a good reading list, point aside US pressure groups shouldn’t have any influence on what libraries stock here.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y agoLibrarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Feels really good to be back into reading after being in such a slump. Let’s see how many books I can read this year!
I submitted my PhD thesis today! 🥳 please no one ever make me write anything that long ever again
Just a reminder, as you look outside and notice it's already getting dark 😱, that today is the earliest sunset of the year (15:51 in London). From tomorrow the sunsets slowwwwly start getting later again. (Sunrises don't start getting earlier until Dec 30th hence solstice on 21st.) YOU ARE WELCOME.
@phiuk.bsky.social Local Health and Global Profits consortium outlines 5 priorities for the NHS 10-Year Health Plan @Health_at_Bath @tcrgbath.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social #PublicHealth #10YearHealthPlan #PopulationHealth #phiuklhgp www.phiuk.org/news/shaping...
🚨Publication🚨 🔎We critically examine industry's influence on the public and patient involvement (PPI) landscape 🔎We highlight the need to ensure independence, power and legitimacy of PPI activities 📢We call on non-industry organisations to adequately fund PPI Ably led by Marita Hennessy
Marita Hennessy@maritahennessy.bsky.social · 2y agoOur commentary on commercial influences on patient & public involvement is out today @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of special issue on the #CDoH. We hope to stimulate discussion & debate (& hopefully meaningful action) in this area academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... @jameslarkin13.bsky.social
Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no
Me opening my Spotify wrapped and relistening to my most-played tracks this year: Wow, I have great taste.
And today we’re on 47k with less than 2 weeks left, definitely making progress!
Charlotte Room@charlierosehead.bsky.social · 2y agoAn achievement I never thought I’d see - just hit 40k words in my thesis - one month to go!
Spotify has the thesis writing soundtrack down to a t 🥲
Had the most amazing trip to Paris for my birthday with my better half @callumroom.bsky.social - a weekend full of art, books, culture and food ❤️
