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Ms Laurence Blanchard

Research Fellow

United Kingdom

I am a systematic reviewer, Research Fellow and co-lead of the Evidence Synthesis theme at the Centre for Evaluation. My work focuses on nutrition policies, health equity and evidence synthesis methods for evaluating health promotion policies. I have completed a BSc in nutrition/dietetics at the Université Laval (Canada) and a joint master’s degree in public health at the universities of Sheffield & Copenhagen (Europubhealth programme).

Previously, I was part of the Department of Health Reviews Facility of England (collaboration between LSHTM, UCL and University of York) and a Lecturer in public health nutrition at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Before moving to the UK, I promoted healthy eating in school, healthcare and community settings as a public health nutritionist/dietitian in Canada using both education and policy/structural interventions. I have also coordinated cancer services for the region of Montreal, Canada.

Affiliations

Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Teaching

I am deputy module organiser and a seminar leader for the module 'Foundations of Health Promotion'.

I am a lecturer in the module 'Fundamental Public Health Nutrition'.

I also teach in the online short course 'Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Health Research'.

I supervise MSc summer projects, especially those with a focus on nutrition policies and/or evidence synthesis.

Research

- systematic reviews, especially methods for evaluating health promotion policies
- nutrition policies
- health equity
- commercial determinants of health
- children and adolescent health, including nursery and school settings
- interested in working on perinatal care
Research Area
Nutrition
Health education and promotion
Policy analysis
Systematic reviews
Health inequalities
Region
Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)
North America

Selected Publications

Associations between social media, adolescent mental health, and diet: A systematic review.
BLANCHARD, L; CONWAY-MOORE, K; Aguiar, A; Önal, F; Rutter, H; Helleve, A; Nwosu, E; Falcone, J; Savona, N; Boyland, E; KNAI, C;
2023
Obesity reviews
Co-creating obesity prevention policies with youth: Policy ideas generated through the CO-CREATE project.
CONWAY-MOORE, K; KNAI, C; Finegood, D; Johnston, L; Brinsden, H; Aguiar, A; Kopainsky, B; Önal, F; Helleve, A; Klepp, K-I; Lien, N; Luszczynska, A; Rito, AI; Rønnestad, AM; Ulstein, M; BLANCHARD, L; Savona, N; Rutter, H;
2023
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Learning from the CO-CREATE project: A protocol for systems thinking across research (STAR).
KNAI, C; Savona, N; Finegood, D; Aguiar, A; BLANCHARD, L; CONWAY-MOORE, K; Helleve, A; Klepp, K-I; Lien, N; Luszczynska, A; Vlad, I; Rønnestad, AM; Rutter, H;
2023
Obesity reviews
Longitudinal relationship between adolescents' mental health, energy balance-related behavior, and anthropometric changes.
Nwosu, E; Makwambeni, P; Herstad, SH; Etsebeth, H; Hendricks, G; Aguiar, A; Alaba, O; BLANCHARD, L; Fismen, A-S; Lien, N; Harbron, J;
2023
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Youth involvement in policy processes in public health, education, and social work: Protocol for a scoping review.
Helleve, A; Flodgren, GM; BLANCHARD, L; Fismen, A-S; Rutter, H; Mathisen, JR; Klepp, K-I;
2023
Obesity Reviews
Associations between social media, adolescent mental health, and diet: A systematic review
BLANCHARD, L; CONWAY, K; Aguiar, A; Onal, F; Rutter, H; Helleve, A; Nwosu, E; Falcone, J; Savona, N; Boyland, E; KNAI, C;
2023
Obesity Reviews
Oral anticoagulants: a systematic overview of reviews on efficacy and safety, genotyping, self-monitoring, and stakeholder experiences.
Khouja, C; Brunton, G; Richardson, M; Stokes, G; BLANCHARD, L; BURCHETT, H; Khatwa, M; Walker, R; Wright, K; Sowden, A; Thomas, J;
2022
Systematic reviews
Comparison of national surveillance systems for Lyme disease in humans in Europe and North America: a policy review.
BLANCHARD, L; Jones-Diette, J; Lorenc, T; Sutcliffe, K; Sowden, A; Thomas, J;
2022
BMC Public Health
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