Linda Cobiac
Senior Researcher
Linda first joined the CPNP in 2014 to work on the EU-funded SUSDIET project on implementing sustainable diets in Europe and the PROMISE study evaluation of the World Health Organization’s 25 x 25 goals in the UK.
Linda now leads a theme of research in CPNP on modelling the impact of population changes in behavioural risk factors on the burden of non-communicable diseases, health care costs, social care costs and other wider societal costs.
Linda has a PhD from the University of Queensland (2010) and she has broad international experience in building models for evaluating population health impacts of preventive policies and in modelling cost-effectiveness of interventions to address smoking, alcohol misuse, physical inactivity, unhealthy diets and obesity.
Recent publications
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Modelling the health co-benefits of sustainable diets in the UK, France, Finland, Italy and Sweden.
Journal article
Cobiac LJ. and Scarborough P., (2019), Eur J Clin Nutr
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Potential impact of a modest reduction in salt intake on blood pressure, cardiovascular disease burden and premature mortality: a modelling study.
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Aminde LN. et al, (2019), Open Heart, 6
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Restricting tobacco sales to only pharmacies combined with cessation advice: a modelling study of the future smoking prevalence, health and cost impacts.
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Petrović-van der Deen FS. et al, (2018), Tob Control
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Cost-effectiveness of raising alcohol excise taxes to reduce the injury burden of road traffic crashes.
Journal article
Cobiac LJ. et al, (2018), Inj Prev
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Accounting for consumers' preferences in the analysis of dietary recommendations.
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Cobiac L. et al, (2018), Eur J Clin Nutr