A5056524799- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Community Health and Development
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
University of Salford
2018-2024
During the current coronavirus pandemic, undergraduate nurse teaching is facing many challenges. Universities have had to close their campuses, which means that academics are working from home and may be coping with unfamiliar technology deliver theoretical part of nursing curriculum. Emergency standards Nursing Midwifery Council allowed instruction replaced distance learning, requiring adapt providing a completely virtual approach teaching. This article provides examples tools can used...
Communities In Charge of Alcohol (CICA) takes an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach to reducing alcohol harm. Through a cascade training model, supported by designated local co-ordinator, volunteers are trained become accredited 'Alcohol Health Champions' provide brief opportunistic advice at individual level and mobilise action on availability community level. The CICA programme is the first time that devolved UK region has attempted coordinate building health champion...
Globally there is a need to engage communities in actions reduce alcohol harm. This paper reports on the initial implementation phase of an asset-based community development (ABCD) approach reducing harm ten pre-identified areas across Greater Manchester (UK). qualitative study highlights experiences stakeholders responsible for, or engaged in, implementation. Findings show that it challenging recruit sufficient volunteers specific, small area/community, which may limit ability build health...
Abstract Background and Aim Drinking alcohol may cause harm to an individual's health social relationships, while a drinking culture societies as it increase crime rates make area feel less safe. Local councils in Greater Manchester, UK, developed the Communities Charge of Alcohol (CICA) intervention, which volunteers were trained give alcohol‐related advice public taught how influence policies restrict when, where is sold. As part larger study, aim current project measure impact CICA on...
Globally, alcohol harm is recognised as one of the greatest population risks and reducing a key priority for UK Government. The Communities in Charge Alcohol (CICA) programme took an asset-based approach training community members across nine areas to become health champions (AHCs); trained how have informal conversations about get involved with licensing. This paper reports on experiences AHCs taking part through analysis of: questionnaires completed pre- post-training (n = 93)...
Despite the World Health Organization's assertion that communities need to become involved in reducing alcohol harm, evidence of community engagement licensing decision-making England remains limited. The evaluation Communities Charge Alcohol (CICA) programme offers policymakers, Licensing authorities and public health practitioners, regarding a specific volunteer-led, place-based approach, designed enable with aim localised harm. This study explored factors affecting sustainable involvement...
Background Globally alcohol consumption is a leading risk factor for premature death and disability associated with crime, social economic consequences. Local communities may be able to play role in addressing alcohol-related issues their area. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness cost–benefit of an asset-based community development approach reducing harm understand context factors that enable or hinder its implementation. Design A mixed-methods evaluation. Area-level quasi-experimental...
It is widely recognised that complex public health interventions roll out in distinct phases, within which external contextual factors influence implementation. Less known about relationships with identified a priori the pre-implementation phase. We investigated factors, prior to implementation of community-centred approach reducing alcohol harm called 'Communities Charge Alcohol' (CICA), were related one process indicators: numbers Alcohol Health Champions (AHCs) trained.A mixed methods...