Communities and Healthcare Health and Behaviour Research Centre

This interdisciplinary research area spans two research centres: the Centre for Health and Life Sciences Research and the Health and Behaviour Research Centre. Our work is focused on improving the health of communities, described as "a group of people who have common characteristics or interests, which can be defined by geographical location, shared experiences, age, ethnicity, health need, or other common bonds" (NICE, 2017).

Aim

To improve the health of communities and reduce health inequalities.

Strands

• Improving community healthcare pathways in the NHS
  • Reducing hospital admissions for adolescents and young people with eating disorders. (Dr Cliona Brennan, Danielle O’Regan, Dr Julian Baudinet, Prof. Dee Bhakta)
  • Access to pulmonary rehabilitation for under served groups. (Prof. Duncan Stewart)
  • Reducing health disparities in Sickle Cell Anaemia. (Prof. Ken White)
  • Self-sampling test preferences for cervical cancer screening. (Prof. Yolanda Eraso)
    
    
• Pharmacy services in primary care
  • Highlighting alcohol use in medication appointments with clinical pharmacists: the CHAMP-1 mixed methods research programme. NIHR RP-PG-0216-20002. (Prof. Duncan Stewart)
  • Medication brand changes in hormone therapy for breast cancer. A community pharmacy intervention development to improve patients' adherence and quality of life. ENABLE. NIHR206589. (Prof. Yolanda Eraso)
    
    
• Nutrition and health interventions in the community
  • Health awareness programme for type 2 diabetes in West African communities in London. (Dr Abdollah Ghavami, Hawa Deen, Prof. Dee Bhakta)
  • Beyond the Numbers: Investigating Men’s Lived Experiences of Excess Weight. (Dales Rees, Prof. Jenny Harding, Prof. Dee Bhakta)
  • Endometriosis and Uterine Fibroids, their Impact on Women’s Nutritional Status and Quality of Life. (Christina Evwierhoma, Dr Kate Maslin, Prof. Dee Bhakta)
  • Maternal health and predictors of low birth weight in Uganda. (Moses Kyamakya Bwambale, Afshan Aghili, Dr Shawn McLaren, Prof. Dee Bhakta)
    
    
• HealthTech innovation
  • Vitamin D prescribing patterns and innovations in testing. (Dr Sandra Fernando, Emeritus Prof. Gary McLean, Associate Prof. Sarah Illingworth, Prof. Duncan Stewart, Prof. Dee Bhakta)
    
    
• Reducing food insecurity
  • BRITE Box project. (Dr Hilda Mulrooney, Prof. Dee Bhakta)
  • Community Food Education Initiatives. (Dr Hilda Mulrooney, Maab Mohamed, Elohor Oisaemi, Prof. Dee Bhakta)