undercliffe voices jane south, sue hodgson, pauline bland, margaret blenkinsop, caroline newell
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Undercliffe VoicesUndercliffe Voices
Jane South, Sue Hodgson, Pauline Jane South, Sue Hodgson, Pauline Bland, Margaret Blenkinsop, Bland, Margaret Blenkinsop, Caroline NewellCaroline Newell
Undercliffe VoicesUndercliffe VoicesHealth Needs Health Needs AssessmentAssessment A community surveyA community survey Designed and carried out by 7 Designed and carried out by 7
community researcherscommunity researchers Supported by Supported by
– Bradford District Health PromotionBradford District Health Promotion– Powerhouse projectPowerhouse project– Bradford Community Voluntary Bradford Community Voluntary
ServicesServices– Leeds Metropolitan UniversityLeeds Metropolitan University
PresentationPresentation
BackgroundBackground Training and recruitmentTraining and recruitment Designing questionnaire – why Designing questionnaire – why
and howand how What the researchers thoughtWhat the researchers thought Some reflectionsSome reflections
A view of Undercliffe -A view of Undercliffe -
Another view of Another view of UndercliffeUndercliffe
BackgroundBackground
Undercliffe part of Newlands Undercliffe part of Newlands Regeneration AreaRegeneration Area
Census 2001Census 2001– 67% White British67% White British– 29% Asian29% Asian
77thth most deprived ward in Bradford most deprived ward in Bradford 62% children in low income families62% children in low income families
Aims of projectAims of project
Gathering information on health and Gathering information on health and social needs social needs
Providing training and support to Providing training and support to allow community researchers to allow community researchers to carry out a local survey carry out a local survey
Engaging and empowering Engaging and empowering individuals in the Undercliffe area.individuals in the Undercliffe area.
Training and Training and recruitmentrecruitment Community Health Needs Training Community Health Needs Training
– Accredited through Open CollegeAccredited through Open College 15 weeks training – 1 day a week15 weeks training – 1 day a week Recruitment through events – Recruitment through events –
meeting face-to-facemeeting face-to-face 7 young Asian women recruited7 young Asian women recruited
The groupThe group
Designing a Designing a questionnaire – Why?questionnaire – Why? Past experience Past experience
– many needs assessments professionally many needs assessments professionally ledled
Community researchers keen to get Community researchers keen to get involvedinvolved
Critiqued other questionnaires – “no Critiqued other questionnaires – “no way”way”– Too longToo long– Too difficultToo difficult– Too obtrusive/inappropriateToo obtrusive/inappropriate
Designing a Designing a questionnaire – How?questionnaire – How?
11stst stage stage Gathered some basic information on Gathered some basic information on
needs in areaneeds in area Practised asking questionsPractised asking questions Critiqued other questionnairesCritiqued other questionnaires
22ndnd stage stage Individuals developed questions they Individuals developed questions they
wanted to askwanted to ask Group put together questionnaireGroup put together questionnaire
– Some guidance on how to ask good Some guidance on how to ask good questionsquestions
– Chose open and closed questionsChose open and closed questions Piloted with friends and familyPiloted with friends and family Agreed final questionnaire togetherAgreed final questionnaire together
What happened next?What happened next?
Community survey carried out by Community survey carried out by community researchers – August community researchers – August 20022002
68 local people interviewed68 local people interviewed Researchers planned and ran Researchers planned and ran
dissemination event in May 2003dissemination event in May 2003
Launching the reportLaunching the report
What the researchers What the researchers thoughtthought
““The whole group decided on the The whole group decided on the questions. We picked out the questions. We picked out the important questions. That was really important questions. That was really good. We were happy with the good. We were happy with the questions – they belonged to us”.questions – they belonged to us”.
““When I heard about the community When I heard about the community research, I thought it would be too research, I thought it would be too hard for me and that I wouldn’t be hard for me and that I wouldn’t be able to do it. But is has been really able to do it. But is has been really good”. good”.
““It was quite exciting. It was really It was quite exciting. It was really interesting. We all took part in it. It interesting. We all took part in it. It was our questionnaire. It was our was our questionnaire. It was our questions”.questions”.
ReflectionsReflections A leap of faithA leap of faith Design took time and effortDesign took time and effort
BUT BUT Excellent questionnaireExcellent questionnaire Very relevant with appropriate Very relevant with appropriate
questionsquestions Community researchers developed Community researchers developed
understanding and skillsunderstanding and skills Local ownershipLocal ownership