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The Sustainable Health Action Research Programme
(SHARP) is an action research initiative exploring ways of breaking
the cycle of poor health in Wales. Seven projects across Wales
are funded by the Welsh Assembly Government. Each project focuses
on the economic, social, environmental and cultural issues impacting
on health and wellbeing.
SHARP was established to provide evidence about the effectiveness
of different interventions on health and the issues determining
health status. The action research approach involves a cyclical
investigation of issues as articulated by the research participants;
it is a collaboration between communities, organisations (public,
private and voluntary) and academics.
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Above: Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Health and Social Services
meeting community researchers from the Pembrokeshire SHARP Projects.a
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| SHARP will provide information
such as:
- Examples of effective and ineffective practice in addressing
health determinants to inform future policy development
and practice
- Evidence of any impact on health inequalities when community-identified
issues are addressed
- Impact on communities and individuals from involvement
in SHARP and whether this is significant in service planning
and provision
- Evidence about partnership working and the potential
for sustainability of partnerships
- Information about the action research process, to inform
future action research projects
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SHARP funding was
awarded in 2000 after a competitive bidding process. The seven
selected projects received a further three years funding in
2002, in order to build on the first research phase. The projects
will complete their work by the end of March, 2005.
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Action Researchers and Community Researchers from the Pembrokeshire
SHARP Project |
For further information contact:
Research and Evaluation
Branch
Health Promotion Division
Welsh Assembly Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
Tel. 029 2082 6539 |
BeWEHL
An initiative in Newport to examine the contribution of
adult learning to community health development. Jan Pinder,
University of Wales College Newport
Tel: 01633 432866
E-mail: bewehl@newport.ac.uk |
| HYPP Project
An
evaluation of community involvement in Powys to meet
the health needs of young people in rural areas.
Mark Goodwin, University of Wales Aberystwyth
Tel: 01970 622630
E-mail: mag@aber.ac.uk
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| 'Right 2 Respect' Project
A
project to identify and begin to address issues of particular
concern to girls and young women (11 to 25 years) in
Wrexham County Borough.
Sarah O'Connell, Wrexham Youth Service
Tel: 01978 317952
E-mail: sarah.o'connell@wrexham.gov.uk
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| Triangle Project
A programme to support Local Health Alliances in
Cardiff, Merthyr and Powys in tackling health inequalities.
Gareth Williams, Cardiff University
Tel: 029 2087 5500
E-mail: WilliamGH1@cf.ac.uk
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| 'Barefoot' Health
Workers Project
A project to support the health
improvement of Somali, Yemeni and Bangladeshi communities
in Butetown / Grangetown, Cardiff.
Bronwen Bermingham, Cardiff Local Health Group
Tel: 029 2055 6023
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| Holway House Project
Community
development and regeneration in the Holway community
in Flintshire.
Simon Brown, Flintshire County Council
Tel: 01352 701425
E-mail: simon_brown@flintshire.gov.uk
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