Welcome - CISHE

CISHE Mission Statement

CISHE undertakes methodologically innovative multidisciplinary research with a focus on:

understanding and theorising the determinants of population health and well-being
the development and testing of interventions and policies to achieve sustainable improvements in the health and well-being of the public
public health ethics
rigorous evaluation of effectiveness.

CISHE aims to lead and facilitate research of international excellence, placing emphasis on tackling health inequalities and ensuring that our research has an impact on policy and practice in Wales and beyond.

CISHE is home to the UKCRC funded Public Health Research Centre of Excellence DECIPHer – the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement. It is also home to PHIRN - Public Health Improvement Research Network and WHIASU - Welsh Health Impact Assessment Support Unit.

CISHE is based in the Cardiff School of Social Sciences in close collaboration with Cardiff Law School and the School of Medicine. The establishment of the Institute in 2003 was funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.

Focus On:

DECIPHer - 'A Picture of Health' event

This year DECIPHer featured as part of the ESRC festival of social science at an event at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, showcasing the work it is currently doing to involve the public, particularly children and young people in research. The event featured the launch of the Public Involvement strategy, as well as the premier of two digital films, produced by young people from Cardiff Youth Service, on public health issues. These films were picked up by a number of press sources, including the Guardian and BBC. For further information on DECIPHer please visit www.decipher.uk.net or to view the videos:
homelesness - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5WPDxLpawg
eating disorders - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVZ5jY2pZNg

New CISHE Project

CISHE has been awarded funding for a major new project which will evaluate the Strengthening Families 10-14 UK Programme in Wales (SFP10-14 UK), a substance misuse prevention intervention. The research study - Project SFP Cymru - is being funded by the National Prevention Initiative and includes the cost of delivering the programme in three local areas in Wales. For further details please see the project webpage

CISHE Has Moved!

Due to expansion CISHE has moved to new premises, our new address is:

Cardiff Institute of Society, Health and Ethics (CISHE)
Cardiff University
1-3 Museum Place
Cardiff
CF10 3BD

The reception telephone number remains the same - 029 2087 9609, for individual staff contact details please visit the 'People' section of our website.

Latest Issue of CISHE NEWS:

Issue 18 Summer 2010

Past Issues

Events:

Health Challenge Wales - Seminar 13

The Cardiff Institute of Society and Health, Cardiff University hosted the thirteenth in the Health Challenge Wales: Evidence for Policy Seminar Series which took place on 10th May 2010, 1-4.30pm, Committee Rooms, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff.

'Promoting emotional and mental well-being in schools in Wales'

To view presentations