Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- Trajectories of Child Cognitive and Socioemotional Development and Associations with Adolescent Health in the UK Millennium Cohort Study (Journal article - 2023)
- National or population level interventions addressing the social determinants of mental health - an umbrella review. (Journal article - 2021)
- Relationships between Child Development at School Entry and Adolescent Health-A Participatory Systematic Review. (Journal article - 2021)
- A scoping review of the experience of implementing population testing for SARS-CoV-2. (Journal article - 2021)
- Learning across the UK: a review of public health systems and policy approaches to early child development since political devolution. (Journal article - 2020)
- Going upstream - an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities (Journal article - 2019)
- The health risks of informal waste workers in the Kathmandu Valley: a cross-sectional survey. (Journal article - 2019)
- WHO strategies to improve child and adolescents health in Europe (Journal article - 2024)
- Impact of child socioemotional and cognitive development on exam results in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. (Journal article - 2025)
- Impact of family childhood adversity on risk of violence and involvement with police in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. (Journal article - 2025)
2025
Child and adolescent mortality in the WHO European Region: Concerning trends requiring urgent action.
Hucko, A., Weigel, R., Nizamov, F., & Black, M. (2025). Child and adolescent mortality in the WHO European Region: Concerning trends requiring urgent action.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 10, 100668. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100668
Digital screen exposure in infants, children and adolescents: a systematic review of existing recommendations.
Nuvoli, V., Camanni, M., Mariani, I., Ponte, S., Black, M., & Lazzerini, M. (2025). Digital screen exposure in infants, children and adolescents: a systematic review of existing recommendations.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 10, 100653. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100653
School is more than a place to learn: An intersectoral assessment of adolescent well-being prior to and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region.
Limburg, M., Cronin, M., Black, M., Inchley, J. C., Jourdan, D., Jung-Sievers, C., . . . Gray, N. J. (2025). School is more than a place to learn: An intersectoral assessment of adolescent well-being prior to and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 10, 100654. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100654
The changing epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health requires an immediate policy response.
Cosma, A., Black, M., Vuckovic, S., Pavic, I., Fonseca, H., & Lazzerini, M. (2025). The changing epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health requires an immediate policy response.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 10, 100655. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100655
Upholding the right to health of forcibly displaced children in Europe.
Stevens, A., Öcek, Z., Sargsyan, S., & Black, M. (2025). Upholding the right to health of forcibly displaced children in Europe.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 10, 100641. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100641
Childhood socioemotional and cognitive development and Adolescents NEET (not in education, employment or training): findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Poverty and family adversity trajectories and Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) status in early adulthood: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
OP25 Impact of multiple trajectories of family adversities and poverty on self-harm and suicide attempts in adolescents: findings from the UK millennium cohort study
Chen, Y., Black, M., Bennett, D., McGovern, R., Sharp, H., Rehkopf, D., . . . Adjei, N. (2025). OP25 Impact of multiple trajectories of family adversities and poverty on self-harm and suicide attempts in adolescents: findings from the UK millennium cohort study. In SSM Annual Scientific Meeting Oral (pp. A12.2-A13). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. doi:10.1136/jech-2025-ssmabstracts.25
P54 School funding and GCSE performance in England: a longitudinal ecological study at the local authority level from 2015 – 2023
Akanni, L., Black, M., Bennett, D., Chua, Y. W., Creese, H., Ukoumunne, O. C., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2025). P54 School funding and GCSE performance in England: a longitudinal ecological study at the local authority level from 2015 – 2023. In SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp. A64.1-A64). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. doi:10.1136/jech-2025-ssmabstracts.131
Impact of child socioemotional and cognitive development on exam results in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.
Black, M., Akanni, L., Adjei, N. K., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Hargreaves, D., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2025). Impact of child socioemotional and cognitive development on exam results in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.. Archives of disease in childhood, 110(8), 645-650. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2024-327963
Leveraging evidence to tackle high-priority concerns in child and adolescent health across Europe and Central Asia.
Black, M., Stevens, A., Jullien, S., Carai, S., Fontana, G., Wolfe, I., & Weber, M. W. (2025). Leveraging evidence to tackle high-priority concerns in child and adolescent health across Europe and Central Asia.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 9, 100589. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100589
Work and health: We need to focus on people not institutions.
Black, M., Crawshaw, P., & Barnes, A. (2025). Work and health: We need to focus on people not institutions.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 9, 100561. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100561
Impact of family childhood adversity on risk of violence and involvement with police in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.
Adjei, N. K., Jonsson, K. R., Opoku-Ware, J., Yaya, S., Chen, Y., Bennett, D., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2025). Impact of family childhood adversity on risk of violence and involvement with police in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 79(6), 459-465. doi:10.1136/jech-2024-223168
2024
To improve the health of the nation we need a wealth of people doing public health
Starkey, I., Satherley, P., Ford, J., & Black, M. (2024). To improve the health of the nation we need a wealth of people doing public health. Public Health in Practice, 8, 100547. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100547
Elucidating managerial, staff and client perspectives on the Speech and Language Therapy service in Malta.
Sant, A. -M., & Black, M. (2024). Elucidating managerial, staff and client perspectives on the Speech and Language Therapy service in Malta.. International journal of language & communication disorders. doi:10.1111/1460-6984.13093
WHO strategies to improve child and adolescents health in Europe
Weber, M. W., Black, M., Carai, S., & Jullien, S. (2024). WHO strategies to improve child and adolescents health in Europe. Global Pediatrics, 9, 100215. doi:10.1016/j.gpeds.2024.100215
Infant mortality in England: August 2024
Taylor-Robinson, D., Akanni, L., Udu, P., & Black, M. (2024). Infant mortality in England: August 2024: Infant mortality in England: August 2024. NHSA (2024). www.healthequitynorth.co.uk. Retrieved from https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/
Investing in research infrastructure to address health inequalities: Learning by doing.
Hampshaw, S., Morling, J., & Black, M. (2024). Investing in research infrastructure to address health inequalities: Learning by doing.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 7, 100460. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100460
Should governments feed all school children?
Black, M., Williams, J., & Wharton, A. (2024). Should governments feed all school children?. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 7, 100465. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100465
What's love got to do with it? Exploring social love and public health.
Forbes, R. A., Crossley, R., Stevens, A., James, R., Black, M., Foster, C. R., & Such, E. (2024). What's love got to do with it? Exploring social love and public health.. Perspectives in public health, 144(3), 182-186. doi:10.1177/17579139231220557
A country that works for all children and young people. An evidence-based plan for addressing poverty with and through education settings
Taylor-Robinson, D., Wood, M., & Mon-Williams, M. (2024). A country that works for all children and young people. An evidence-based plan for addressing poverty with and through education settings: A country that works for all children and young people. An evidence-based plan for addressing poverty with and through education settings.
Health of the Next Generation: Good Food for Children
Bash, K., Black, M., McNee, R., Oliver-William, C., Oyebode, O., Smith, D., . . . Williams, J. (2024). Health of the Next Generation: Good Food for Children: Health of the Next Generation: Good Food for Children (https://www.fph.org.uk/good-food-for-children).
Correction: Going upstream - an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities.
Naik, Y., Baker, P., Ismail, S. A., Tillmann, T., Bash, K., Quantz, D., . . . Bambra, C. (2024). Correction: Going upstream - an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities.. BMC public health, 24(1), 38. doi:10.1186/s12889-023-17273-4
2023
Reaching across the political divide to address health inequalities.
Ford, J., Black, M., & Morling, J. (2023). Reaching across the political divide to address health inequalities.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 6, 100402. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100402
Trajectories of Child Cognitive and Socioemotional Development and Associations with Adolescent Health in the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Black, M., Adjei, N. K., Strong, M., Barnes, A., Jordan, H., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2023). Trajectories of Child Cognitive and Socioemotional Development and Associations with Adolescent Health in the UK Millennium Cohort Study. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 263. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113611
607 Impact of childhood social and emotional development on adolescent health: longitudinal analysis from the UK millennium cohort study
Black, M., Adjei, N., Barnes, A., Strong, M., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2023). 607 Impact of childhood social and emotional development on adolescent health: longitudinal analysis from the UK millennium cohort study. In British Association of Child and Adolescent Public Health (pp. A93.1-A93). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2023-rcpch.157
Health inequality: Time to get smart about our language.
Ford, J., Black, M., & Morling, J. (2023). Health inequality: Time to get smart about our language.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 5, 100369. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100369
What we don't talk about in health inequalities: Value judgements.
Ford, J., Black, M., & Morling, J. (2023). What we don't talk about in health inequalities: Value judgements.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 5, 100387. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100387
2022
Longitudinal analysis of cognitive development across childhood and adolescence: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Black, M., & Adjei, N. K. (2022). Longitudinal analysis of cognitive development across childhood and adolescence: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. In LANCET Vol. 400 (pp. 23). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
'Levelling up' in the UK must involve a reduction in inequalities in children's life chances.
Black, M., Taylor-Robinson, D., Lee, A. C., & Morling, J. R. (2022). 'Levelling up' in the UK must involve a reduction in inequalities in children's life chances.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 3, 100246. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100246
Mental Health Risks Among Informal Waste Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Karki, A., Karki, J., Joshi, S., Black, M. N., Rijal, B., Basnet, S., . . . Lee, A. (2022). Mental Health Risks Among Informal Waste Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.. Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing, 59, 469580221128419. doi:10.1177/00469580221128419
2021
National or population level interventions addressing the social determinants of mental health - an umbrella review.
Shah, N., Walker, I. F., Naik, Y., Rajan, S., O'Hagan, K., Black, M., . . . Stansfield, J. (2021). National or population level interventions addressing the social determinants of mental health - an umbrella review.. BMC public health, 21(1), 2118. doi:10.1186/s12889-021-12145-1
Relationships between Child Development at School Entry and Adolescent Health-A Participatory Systematic Review.
Black, M., Barnes, A., Strong, M., Brook, A., Ray, A., Holden, B., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). Relationships between Child Development at School Entry and Adolescent Health-A Participatory Systematic Review.. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(21), 11613. doi:10.3390/ijerph182111613
Vaccination against COVID-19 and inequalities - Avoiding making a bad situation worse.
Black, M., Ford, J., & Lee, A. (2021). Vaccination against COVID-19 and inequalities - Avoiding making a bad situation worse.. Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 2, 100101. doi:10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100101
A scoping review of the experience of implementing population testing for SARS-CoV-2.
Foster, C. R., Campbell, F., Blank, L., Cantrell, A. J., Black, M., & Lee, A. C. K. (2021). A scoping review of the experience of implementing population testing for SARS-CoV-2.. Public health, 198, 22-29. doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2021.06.012
Impact of child development at primary school entry on adolescent health—protocol for a participatory systematic review
Black, M., Barnes, A., Strong, M., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). Impact of child development at primary school entry on adolescent health—protocol for a participatory systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 10(1). doi:10.1186/s13643-021-01694-6
A Scoping Review of the Experience of Implementing Population Testing for SARS-CoV-2
2020
Impact of Child Development at Primary School Entry on Adolescent Health – Protocol for a Participatory Systematic Review.
Learning across the UK: a review of public health systems and policy approaches to early child development since political devolution.
Black, M., Barnes, A., Baxter, S., Beynon, C., Clowes, M., Dallat, M., . . . Strong, M. (2020). Learning across the UK: a review of public health systems and policy approaches to early child development since political devolution.. Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 42(2), 224-238. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdz012
2019
Going upstream - an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities
Naik, Y., Baker, P., Ismail, S. A., Tillmann, T., Bash, K., Quantz, D., . . . Bambra, C. (2019). Going upstream - an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 19(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7895-6
Understanding public health systems: a participatory systematic review and systems infographic
Barnes, A., Black, M., Baxter, S., Furber, A., Strong, M., Beynon, C., . . . Clowes, M. (2019). Understanding public health systems: a participatory systematic review and systems infographic. In The Lancet Vol. 394 (pp. S22). Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32819-3
The health risks of informal waste workers in the Kathmandu Valley: a cross-sectional survey.
Black, M., Karki, J., Lee, A. C. K., Makai, P., Baral, Y. R., Kritsotakis, E. I., . . . Fossier Heckmann, A. (2019). The health risks of informal waste workers in the Kathmandu Valley: a cross-sectional survey.. Public health, 166, 10-18. doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2018.09.026
2018
Re: Letter to the Editor of Public Health in response to 'Increasing inequality in childhood obesity in primary schools in a northern English town'.
Black, M., Joseph, V., Mott, L., & Maheswaran, R. (2018). Re: Letter to the Editor of Public Health in response to 'Increasing inequality in childhood obesity in primary schools in a northern English town'.. Public health, 165, 154. doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2018.07.015
Four Nations Study: A comparative systems review and thematic policy analysis of public health across the four constituent countries of the UK
Barnes, A., Baxter, S., Beynon, C., Black, M., Clowes, M., Dallat, M., . . . Strong, M. (2018). Four Nations Study: A comparative systems review and thematic policy analysis of public health across the four constituent countries of the UK.
Increasing inequality in childhood obesity in primary schools in a northern English town.
Black, M., Joseph, V., Mott, L., & Maheswaran, R. (2018). Increasing inequality in childhood obesity in primary schools in a northern English town.. Public health, 158, 9-14. doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2018.01.033
2011
Integrated strategies will work best
Black, M., & Glaves, G. (2011). Integrated strategies will work best. Pharmaceutical Journal, 287(7683-7684), 698.