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Background and AimsThe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have not been equal, with a disproportionate impact among ethnic minority communities. Structural inequalities in social determinants of health such as housing and employment have contributed to COVID-19's impact on deprived communities, including many ethnic minority communities. To compare (1) how the UK government's “social distancing” restrictions and guidance were perceived and implemented by ethnic minority populations compared to white populations, (2) the impact of restrictions and guidance upon these groups.MethodsAn explanatory sequential mixed methods study incorporated a quantitative survey and qualitative semi-structured interviews to explore individual perceptions and experiences of COVID-19 and the national restrictions. Survey participants (n = 1587) were recruited from North West England; 60 (4%) participants were from ethnic minority communities. Forty-nine interviews were conducted; 19 (39%) participants were from ethnic minority communities. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using a thematic approach. Data collection was between April and August 2020.ResultsSignificant differences in demographics and household overcrowding were observed between white vs ethnic minority survey respondents, who were also significantly less confident in their knowledge of COVID-19, less likely to be high-risk drinkers, and marginally more likely to have experienced job loss and/or reduced household income. There were no group differences in wellbeing, perceptions, or nonfinancial impacts. Two inter-related themes included: (1) government guidance, incorporating people's knowledge and understanding of the guidance and their confusion/frustration over messaging; (2) the impacts of restrictions on keyworkers, home-schooling, working from home and changes in lifestyle/wellbeing.ConclusionsFurther research is needed on the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on ethnic minority communities. If policy responses to COVID-19 are to benefit ethnic minority communities, there is a need for future studies to consider fundamental societal issues, such as the role of housing and economic disadvantage.

Supplemental material, sj-pptx-1-evi-10.1177_13563890231183993 for Reflections on good practice in evaluating Violence Reduction Units: Experiences from across England and Wales by Laura Caulfield, Zara Quigg, Nicole Adams-Quackenbush, Hannah Timpson and Sophie Wilson in Evaluation

Background: Call centres workers spend up to 90% of their workday seated, often in prolonged periods (���30 minutes) which can be detrimental to health, wellbeing and productivity. Purpose: To pilot a multicomponent intervention to sit less and move more, with (SLAMM+) and without (SLAMM) height-adjustable workstations, in contact centre call agents. Methods: Agents were individually randomized to SLAMM or SLAMM+ in this 10-month pilot trial. A mixed-methods evaluation assessed response, recruitment, retention, attrition and completion rates, adverse effects, trial feasibility and acceptability, preliminary effectiveness on worktime sitting, and secondary (cardiometabolic, wellbeing and work-related) outcomes. Intervention components were informed by formative research and underpinned by the COM-B model. Results: Intervention phases were mostly acceptable, though fluctuating call volumes impacted fidelity. Fifty-nine agents (68% female, 30.9��11.6 years) completed baseline. High staff turnover negatively impacted retention and completion rates. Agents ranked individual feedback, education sessions, and emails as the most important components for sitting less and moving more. The multicomponent intervention with height-adjustable workstations has potential to reduce total and prolonged sitting time at work over 3 and 10-months. More strategies are warranted to promote physical activity. Conclusions: Both interventions were mostly acceptable and feasible for promoting a reduction in total workday sitting time. The demonstrated findings will help prepare for a future randomized controlled trial designed to assess the effect of the interventions. Funding: Liverpool John Moores University, Research Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences., The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress

Supplemental material, Supplementary-resources-18-0147.R2 for Multiple stakeholder views of pre-school child weight management practices: A mixed-methods study by Daisy Bradbury, Lorna Porcellato, Hannah Timpson, Gillian Turner, Shirley Goodhew, Ruth Young, Nabil Isaac and Paula M Watson in Health Education Journal