A blog written by Professor Sian Griffiths the independent Chair of the CHAD Board, highlighting a £1 housing scheme by Stoke City Council, has been published on The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) website. The scheme was set up in 2013 in a run down area of the city around Portland Street with the…
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CHAD is committed to carrying out research that is locally relevant and accessible. The purpose of our seminar series is to share local research with a wide audience in order to stimulate discussion and debate. This includes practitioners, service providers, voluntary and community groups and other academics – everyone is welcome. The seminar on Mental…
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The team at CHAD were delighted to have Prof Sian Griffiths (Chair of the CHAD Board) spend the day with us last week. Sian was keen to spend time with the CHAD team and get to know our local area better. We jumped at the chance to introduce her to some fantastic people and community…
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We are delighted that the CHAD seminar series has now launched! The first seminar of 2016 took place on Wednesday 19th October 2016. The topic was ‘Healthy Ageing’ and we heard about two studies that focused on alcohol use in retirement, and ageing without children respectively. Our two speakers were Fiona McCormack, Research Officer at…
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In an article published on 20th September 2016 the CHAD Launch was featured in an article published on the website of local radio station Signal. A new research centre has been launched at Staffordshire University, focused on improving the health of people in the county. The Centre for Health and Development (CHAD) is the result of…
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The CHAD launch took place on September 19th 2016 listen to the launch interview with the keynote speaker, Professor Sir Michael Marmot who chaired the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2005-8). The British Government appointed him to conduct a review of social determinants and health inequalities, the resulting Marmot Review and its recommendations…
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