The Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Home Is Where the Health Is, by Professor Chris Gidlow, Professor of Applied Health Research. Join us for a lecture on individual and ecological influences on our physical activity and health. Drawing on his applied health research experience, Professor Christopher Gidlow will consider the role of different approaches to chronic disease…
CHAD 2nd Annual Health and Inequalities Conference, Economic, Environmental and Health Inequalities in a Time of Austerity The Centre for Health and Development (CHAD) at Staffordshire University and the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) held a hugely successful 2nd Annual Health and Inequalities Conference at the University on Wednesday 26th June, 2019. Given the current…
The latest CHAD Research Seminar will take place on Wednesday June 5th. Please note the change of venue, the seminar will now take place in Ashley Building, LT010. The presenters are: Dr Yanping Niu: The meaning and experiences of spirituality and spiritual care among people from Chinese backgrounds in England: A grounded theory investigation. Stephanie…
Exploring the impact of the migration from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) on claimants with mental health problems, Richard Machin, Fiona McCormack and Chris Gidlow. This report summarises the findings of a research project conducted by Staffordshire University and Disability Solutions West Midlands. The research explored the impact of the transition…
On Wednesday May 1st we were delighted to welcome over 50 delegates to the third research seminar in our 2019 series of CHAD seminars, which focused on self-harm in young people. Self-harm is a common issue in young people. Lifetime prevalence rates of self-harm in the UK has been estimated at around 18%, but data…
Simon Bottery from the King’s Fund gave the fourth Annual CHAD Guest Lecture on Wednesday March 27th at Staffordshire University, Leek Road Campus, Stoke-on-Trent. After 10 years as Director of Policy at Independent Age, Simon joined The King’s Fund in September 2017. He was vice-chair of the Care and Support Alliance in 2017 and co-authored…
After a gap while CHAD reorganised, the first CHAD Seminar took place on Wednesday 13th February, with two of our doctoral students showcasing their research. The seminar was well attended by staff, students and members of local authorities. The two of doctoral students presenting were: Trish Darby: Natural Environments and Health Adam Boughey: Attitudes to…
Two years have passed since the official launch of the Centre of Health and Development and CHAD is changing. In August of this year CHAD was adopted and supported as a mainstream Staffordshire University research centre, whilst continuing to maintain and develop links with external partners to operate as a collaborative research centre. In the past…
We are delighted that we have a journal article published in the Journal of Integrated Care, based on the City centre rough sleeping and street activity in Stoke-on-Trent research. The title of the paper is ‘Having a voice: a collaborative research project exploring the challenges and assets of people experiencing homelessness’. Sitting within our ‘health…
The BIG Community Conversation 2018 took place on Wednesday 9th May, 2018 and was once again developed in partnership with Staffordshire University’s Creative Communities Unit and the 1,000 Lives Community Network. It was supported by a steering group of university, local government, community and voluntary sector members who help determine the shape of the event…