Principal Investigator:
Mr Chris Roberts

Address:
Research and Evaluation Branch/Cangen Ymchwil a Gwerthuso
Health Promotion Division/Adran Hybu Iechyd
Welsh Assembly Government/Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru
Cathays Park/Parc Cathays
Cardiff/Caerdydd, CF10 3NQ
UNITED KINGDOM

Web address: http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/health/improvement/children/schools/hbsc/?lang=en

Tel: +44 (0) 29 2082 6543
Fax: +44 (0) 29 2082 5779
Email: chris.roberts@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Team members:
Dr Laurence Moore
Ms Anne Kingdon

Surveys Conducted:
1985/86, 1989/90, 1993/94, 1997/98, 2001/02, 2005/06

Areas of expertise:

• Social inequalities in adolescent health
• Adolescent substance use
• Policy and adolescent smoking control
• Physical activity and health
• Survey methods
  

National Publications:

Journal articles
Briefing reports
Reports
Books/ book chapters

Journal Articles

Moore L, Roberts C and Tudor-Smith C. (2001) School smoking policies and smoking prevalence among adolescents: multilevel analysis of cross-sectional data from Wales. Tobacco Control, 10, 117-123.

Murphy S, Powell C, Smith C. (1994). A formative evaluation of the Welsh Heartbeat Award Scheme. Nutrition and Health Vol 9; pp 317 327.

Roberts, C, Blakey, V, and Tudor-Smith C. (1999) The impact of 'alcopops' on the drinking patterns of young people in Wales. Drugs: education, prevention and policy, 6(1), 7-16.

Roberts, C, Moore, L, Blakey, V, Playle R, and Tudor-Smith, C. (1995) Drug use among 15-16 year olds in Wales, 1990-1994. Drugs: education prevention and policy, 2, 305-316.

Roberts C, Blakey V, Smith C. (1994). Changes in public knowledge and attitudes to HIV/AIDS in Wales, 1987 to 1992. Aids Care 6: 413-421.

Smith C, Roberts C, Moore L. (1995). Parents and adolescent smoking. Journal of the Institute of Health Education,33, 104-109

Smith C, Roberts C. & Moore, L. (1995). Parents and adolescent smoking. Journal of the Institute of Health Education. No. 33: 104-109.

Smith C, Frankland J, Playle R, Moore L. (1994). A survey of health promotion in Welsh primary schools. Health Education Journal 53: 237 248.

Smith C, Moore L, Roberts C, Catford J. (1994). Health related behaviours in Wales, 1985-1990. Health Trends 26: 18-21.

Smith C, Moore L, Roberts C, Catford J. (1994). Health related behaviours in Wales, 1985-1990. Health Trends 26: 18-21.

Smith A, Smith C. (1994). Dietary intake and lifestyle patterns: correlates with socio economic, demographic and environmental factors. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 7: 283-294.

Smith, C, Nutbeam, D, Roberts, C, Moore, L, and Catford, J. (1994) Current changes in smoking attitudes and behaviours among adolescents in Wales, 1986-1992. Journal of Public Health Medicine, 16, 165-171.

Smith, C, and Nutbeam, D. (1992) Adolescent drug use in Wales. British Journal of Addiction, 87, 227-223.

Whelan A, Smith A, Smith C. (1995). School meals contracts in Welsh schools. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 8: 177 184.

Briefing Reports

HBSC Briefing Series 1: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Obesity. Download (PDF 192KB)

HBSC Briefing Series 2: Tobacco Smoking, Cannabis Use and Alcohol Use. Download (PDF 185KB)

HBSC Briefing Series 3: Sexual Health. Download (PDF 318KB)

HBSC Briefing Series 4: Eating Habits and Oral Health. Download (PDF 504KB)

HBSC Briefing Series 5:Bullying, Fighting and Injury. Download (PDF 442KB)

HBSC Briefing Series 6: Socio-economic Inequalities and Health. Download (PDF 649KB)

Reports

Roberts C, Kingdon A, Parry-Langdon N, Bunce J. (2002) Young People in Wales: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 1986-2000. Technical Report No. 1, Welsh Assembly Government. Download [PDF format - 1.38 MB]

Roberts C, Kingdon A, Parry-Langdon N and Bunce J.(2001) Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 1986-2000. Health Promotion Division, Research and Evaluation Branch, Welsh Assembly Government.

Roberts, C, Kingdon, A, Frith, C, and Tudor-Smith, C. (1997) Young people in Wales: lifestyle changes 1986-1996. Health Promotion Wales Technical Report No. 24.

Roberts, C, Blakey, V, and Tudor-Smith, C. (1997) The impact of alcopops on the drinking patterns of young people in Wales. Findings from the 1996 Welsh Youth Health Survey. Health Promotion Wales Briefing Report No. 12.

Roberts C, Moore L, Blakey V, Playle R, Tudor-Smith C. (1995). Drug use among 15-16 year olds in Wales, 1990-1994. Drugs: education, prevention and policy. No. 2: 305-316.

Roberts C, Moore L, Playle R, and Smith C. (1994) Drug use among 15-16 year olds in Wales, 1990-1994. Health Promotion Wales Briefing Report No. 6.

Roberts C, Smith C, Moore L and Catford, J. (1993) Diet and young people in Wales, 1986-1992. Health Promotion Wales Technical Report No. 3.

Playle, R, Roberts, C, Tudor-Smith, C. (1996) The health of young people in Wales: findings from the Welsh Youth Health Surveys 1986-1994. Health Promotion Wales Technical Report No. 19.

Playle R, Frankland J, Blakey V, Roberts C, Moore L and Tudor-Smith, C. (1995) The sexual health of young people in Wales: findings from the 1995 Welsh Youth Health Survey. Health Promotion Wales Technical Report No. 17.

Smith C, Nutbeam D, Roberts C, Moore L and Catford, J. (1993) Smoking and the young in Wales, 1986-1992. Health Promotion Wales Technical Report No. 1.

Smith C, Nutbeam D, and Moore L. (1991) Drug use among 15 year olds in Wales. Youth Life Wales Briefing Paper No. 1.

Books/ book chapters

Smith, C. (1993) Smoking habits in Wales. In, Smoking in schools edited by J, Harvey and M, Flannagan. Birmingham: Health Education Unit, 46-49.