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…
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The Centre for Health and Development (CHAD) was delighted to be invited to speak at the 13th Health Disparities Symposium at the Minority Health Research Centre (MHRC), University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The focus was on the ‘Social Determinants of Health from a Global Perspective’. Building on Staffordshire University and Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s long…
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Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel the planned guest lecture by Prof George Pollock on Weds 21st March. George has offered to produce a paper on the subject of his lecture, in due course, which will be shared with all those interested. Thank you for your interest and continued support. A Special…
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Staffordshire University is hosting a Social Policy Association funded Welfare Reform Summit on Friday 20 April 2018 in partnership with Child Poverty Action Group and the Centre for Health and Development (CHAD) Welfare Reform Summit: exploring & recording the real impact of welfare reform This free event is aimed at academics, welfare rights practitioners/managers and claimants and will be in two…
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The CHAD Health and Social Inequalities Symposium and Guest Lecture took place at Staffordshire University Leek Road Campus on Thursday 9th November 2017. It was a resounding success, with over 150 delegates attending the Symposium and more than 60 people attending the Duncan Selbie Lecture. The purpose of the symposium was to showcase translational research on…
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CHAD’s October seminar was held at the Kingston Centre in Stafford. At this seminar, Dr Rachel Massie, Research Officer at CHAD, shared the findings from the Thinking Active pilot project completed earlier this year. The presentation gave an insight into the programme and the feedback received from the care-givers and service providers involved. Thinking Active…
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