Project Title

Common Health Assets: a mixed methods realist evaluation and economic appraisal of how community led organisations impact on the health and wellbeing of people living in deprived areas

Research Focus

Community Health and Wellbeing, Realist Evaluation

Funder & Dates

NIHR 2021-2024

Principal Investigator or Primary Supervisor

Dr Karen Galway PI, Northern Ireland site

Co-Investigators or additional supervisors

Dr Liam O’Hare, Senior Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Research Fellow(s) or PhD Student

Dr Aideen Gildea, Research Fellow

Jill Mulholland RN, PhD Student

Name & Institution of Collaborators

PI: Prof Rachel Baker, Glasgow Caledonian University

CIs:

Prof Cam Donaldson, Glasgow Caledonian University, Dr Michael Roy, Glasgow Caledonian University, Dr Artur Steiner, Glasgow Caledonian University, Dr Helen Mason, Glasgow Caledonian University, Dr Sarkis Manoukian, Glasgow Caledonian University, Dr Andrew Patterson, Glasgow Caledonian University, Prof Mike Kelly, University of Cambridge, Dr Marcello Bertotti, University of East London, Prof Sam Porter, University of Bournemouth, Dr Louise Baxter, University of Bournemouth, Dr Peter Seaman, Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Dr Jennifer McLean, Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Merron Simpson, The Health Creation Alliance (formerly New NHS Alliance), John Cassidy, SPRING Social Prescribing, Julie Fox, Annex Communities Glasgow, Sinead Murphy, Bogside and Brandywell Forum

Name of External Partner Organisations

Bogside and Brandywell Forum, Derry

Colin Area Partnership, Belfast

Oak Healthy Living Centre, Lisnaskea

Description of Project:

Aim; Methods; Expected Outcomes

The research initiative is focused on how community led organisations can build and mobilise their ‘assets’ to impact on health and wellbeing of those living in deprived areas. The Realist Evaluation methodology includes a range of approaches including; realist synthesis, policy analysis, survey methodology, qualitative stakeholder interviews and workshops, lived experience panel, photovoice, Q-Sort methodology and economic evaluation.

Links/URLs to external pages

The study webpage can be accessed here. 

Further information: media coverage and blog.