Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Complex systems
- Communicable and non-communicable disease prevention
- Structural drivers of health and illness
- Health inequalities
- Evidence and policy
- Environment and sustainability
- Climate change and health
- Urbanisation
- Obesity
- Physical activity
- Global health
Other responsibilities
- Member, UK Government Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) Environment and Modelling Group 2020-
- Member, NHS Net Zero expert panel 2020-
- Member, Strategic Council for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity 2020-
- Member, World Obesity Federation Policy and Prevention Committee 2020-
- Member, DHSC / PHE / LGA Childhood Obesity Trailblazer Programme Steering Group 2019-
- Member, Science Advisory Council, Department of Culture, Media and Sport 2015-
- Chair - scientific advisory board for the Irish Health Review Board Centre for Health and Diet Research 2010-2020
- WHO Europe Health Economic Assessment Tool for walking and cycling steering group 2000-
- WHO Europe Child Obesity Surveillance Initiative steering group 2008-
- WHO Europe Environmental Health Economics Network steering group 2012-
- Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust Evaluation Advisory Group, 2018-
- Expert Adviser, NHS England Healthy New Towns programme, 2018-2020
- Public Health England Revalidation Steering Group 2017-
- Board member, Faculty of Public Health, April 2016-2019
- Expert advisory committee, The Food Foundation, 2015-
- Editorial board, Journal of Transport and Health 2015-2020
- Department of Health Expert Advisory Group on obesity (to 2011)
- Project management team for Foresight obesity project 2006-7
- Chair - NICE Programme Delivery Group on guidance on walking and cycling
- NICE Programme Delivery Group Obesity: working with local communities
- External examiner, MSc Health Policy, City University, 2012-2017
- Trustee, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare 2012-2020
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Oxford
Award Date: 5 Dec 2008
Public Health, Master of Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Award Date: 17 Feb 2001
Medical Sciences Tripos, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 16 Dec 1991
External positions
Adjunct Professor of Public Health, Agder University
Mar 2018 → …Senior strategic adviser, Public Health England
Feb 2012 → Apr 2020Adunct Professor of Public Health, University College Cork
Feb 2011 → …Keywords
- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
- Complex systems
- Obesity
- Physical activity
- Sustainability
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Projects
SDIL Evaluation: Evaluation of the health impacts of the UK Treasury Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL)
National Institute for Health Research
1/09/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
CO-CREATE: Co-Create: prevention of overweight and obesity in adolescents
1/05/18 → 30/04/23
Project: EU Commission
Voluntary agreements to improve diet and nutrition in the UK: Evidence Synthesis to inform how to improve these policy mechanisms
1/07/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
Research Output
An analysis of the stock market reaction to the announcements of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy
Law, C., Cornelsen, L., Adams, J., Penney, T., Rutter, H., White, M. & Smith, R., 17 Feb 2020, In : Economics & Human Biology. 100834.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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European Association for the Study of Obesity Position Statement on the Global COVID-19 Pandemic
Frühbeck, G., Baker, J. L., Busetto, L., Dicker, D., Goossens, G. H., Halford, J. C. G., Handjieva-Darlenska, T., Hassapidou, M., Holm, J-C., Lehtinen-Jacks, S., Mullerova, D., O’Malley, G., Sagen, J. V., Rutter, H., Salas, X. R., Woodward, E., Yumuk, V. & Farpour-Lambert, N. J., 1 May 2020, In : Obesity Facts. 13, 2, p. 292-296 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Neighbourhood drivability: environmental and individual characteristics associated with car use across Europe
den Braver, N. R., Kok, J. G., Mackenbach, J. D., Rutter, H., Oppert, J-M., Compernolle, S., Twisk, J. W. R., Brug, J., Beulens, J. W. J. & Lakerveld, J., 17 Jan 2020, In : International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 17, 1, 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Public health policies can reduce inequalities as we come out of lockdown
Briggs, A. & Rutter, H., 18 May 2020, In : British Medical Journal. 369, m1977.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Systems approaches to support action on physical activity
Rutter, H., Cavill, N., Bauman, A. & Bull, F. C., 31 Jan 2020, In : Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 98, 3, p. 226-227 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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