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 a partnership between Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Staffordshire County Council.
CHAD is focused on identifying the major health problems affecting residents, and working on how they can be addressed.
Professor Sir Michael Marmot, President of the World Medical Association and author of The Health Gap: the challenge of an unequal world, delivered the keynote speech at the launch of the Centre.
Dr Nigel Thomas, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Staffordshire University said: “A key recommendation from Sir Michael Marmot is that creating the conditions for people to lead flourishing lives, and empowering individuals and communities, is key to the reduction of health inequalities.
“His challenge to improve health by tackling the causes and move beyond a focus on health services has been hugely influential and we look forward to hearing from him.”
County Councillor Alan White, Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Wellbeing at Staffordshire County Council said: “We want people in Staffordshire to live long, healthy and happy lives.
“A key part of this ambition is ensuring we have as much data as possible, so we can work out how best to tackle health issues, and perhaps even prevent them from occurring in the first place.
“The research provided through CHAD will make a tremendous difference to how we tackle health inequalities in the county.”
Dr Lesley Mountford, director of public health and adult social care at Stoke-on-Trent City Council, added: “CHAD is embarking on a number of service evaluations and we are committed to involving our communities in all stages of the project from identifying research priorities and carrying out research to benefiting from the findings.”
The original article can be found here along with a soundbite of an interview about the CHAD Launch with Professor Zafar Iqbal Consultant in Public Health, Stoke on Trent City Council who is also a member of the CHAD Executive Management Team.
