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Blog: Who do you involve when researching public mental health?
Laura E. Fischer is the Public Involvement Coordinator and Researcher for a new programme of work in the NIHR School for Public Health Research that aims to understand and improve public mental health. Here she explains why recruiting a team of co-researchers based upon ‘expertise by experience’ is such a…
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‘Through our Eyes; Housing & Health’ Exhibition
‘Through our Eyes; Housing & Health’ exhibition is the culmination of research undertaken with, and by, residents living in social, private and temporary accommodation in Tower Hamlets. You are invited to the launch event on 18th September which will be a chance for residents to meet stakeholders who plan for, and…
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Engaging the community in alcohol decision making
Communities have great potential to help shape how decisions are made about the the local alcohol environment – where, when and how alcohol is accessible and consumed – which may help to reduce social and health harms that result from alcohol. However, the best way to support community…
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Improving our diets: more freedom or more control?
SPHR researchers from the University of Cambridge will be taking part in a panel discussion at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. Across the world our diets are often poor – damaging our health and putting pressure on collective resources such as healthcare. And the negative effects of the unhealthy food…
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Phase 2 of the Communities in Control Study gets underway
The research, funded under NIHR SPHR’s health inequalities programme, aims to strengthen evidence on effective approaches to support community empowerment in ways that enhance health and reduce inequalities. The focus is a major area based initiative called Big Local, funded by the Big Lottery Fund and rolled out in 150…
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Ageing Well Programme –Public and Practice Engagement Event
As part of SPHR’s Ageing Well programme, researchers at the University of Sheffield hosted an engagement event with independent voluntary group, Sheffield 50+, to share the programme’s research findings and gain input from members of the public, public health practitioners, and commissioners. Sheffield 50+ promotes and supports the capacity and…
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Exhibition explores older people’s perception of living in Liverpool
Photographs and stories which reflect what older residents in Liverpool like and dislike about their local community in relation to respect and social inclusion went on display at the Museum of Liverpool in May. `What is important to me as an older person?’ was an exhibition of photographs and accompanying narratives contributed…
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