A5041618711- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Community Health and Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives
- Reflective Practices in Education
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Emotional Labor in Professions
- Child and Animal Learning Development
Manchester Metropolitan University
2008-2022
Tufts University
2002
We are living in challenging and uncertain times. At the time this article was edited, there were already more than 2.4 million confirmed cases of corona virus (COVID-19) (World Health Organiza...
Social networks are increasingly significant to the success of feminist activism, campaigning and consciousness raising.Digital spaces including Twitter, YouTube, blogs Facebook provide a platform for feminists others share address experiences raise awareness misogyny, sexism violence against women.This paper provides commentary on use social media feminists, explores role engagement with wider movement feminism, through consideration process 'shouting back' focus Twitter hashtags.We will...
Abstract The age-friendly cities and communities movement has focused on how to better support older adults age well within urban environments. Central ‘ageing well’ ‘active ageing’ agendas is ensuring that can participate in meaningful forms of social participation. benefits participation old have been documented, research amongst community-dwelling explored some the neighbourhood qualities facilitate or impede such engagement. However, understandings construct negotiate everyday...
The age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) agenda has led to a range of policy initiatives aimed at supporting aging in place for older people. While there is case study evidence how people age across urban contexts, been little research exploring cross-national understandings places among objective this article identify the experiences living India, Brazil, United Kingdom discuss implications AFCC agenda.A total 300 semistructured interviews were undertaken with 9 27 Kingdom. data...
Abstract A global ageing population presents opportunities and challenges to designing urban environments that support in place. The World Health Organization's Global Age-Friendly Cities movement has identified the need develop communities optimise health, participation security order enhance quality of life as people age. Ensuring age-friendly create conditions for active requires cities older adults’ rights access move around city (‘appropriation’) them be actively involved transformation...
Abstract Background and Objectives Social eating is associated with a range of physical mental health benefits for older adults. Previous research has identified some the practical barriers that may limit social eating, such as cost access to public transport. However, little known about psychosocial issues can affect adults’ engagement eating. This study examines facilitators attending community-based opportunities Design Methods Forty-two people aged between 59 89 years living in...
In this article, we considered women's experiences of undertaking Higher Education (HE) study (Foundation Degree in Early Years (EY)) drawing on research based the North England, UK. The study, informed by a social constructionist approach, explored 10 work–life balance (WLB) and well-being alongside HE through semi-structured interviews. A focus group personal perceptions WLB well-being. findings were analysed thematically argue that formation third sphere commitment (HE study) disrupted...
The ageing in place agenda emphasises the importance of supporting older adults to age their communities surrounded by personal resources well. In exploring relationship between people and environment, concept insideness is seen as central constructing feelings identity, belonging attachment old age. Yet there has been little research how experience across different urban, social cultural contexts which an impediment identifying effective interventions for age-friendly cities communities....
There is growing interest in how enterprises based on co-operative values can help to meet needs relating welfare and re-energise public services. The objective of this article examine critically the intersection personalised adult social care services tradition, which emphasises mutual aid value-led enterprise. We do by retelling story personalisation through a lens, ground reading case studies two new that were supported under Department Health programme England (2006–2009) intended...
Cancer in North American Indians: environment versus heredity. M L Sievers, and J R FisherCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.73.5.485 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Home-Start is a family support charity whose delivery model national and global example of how targeted volunteer can benefit parents, carers children experiencing difficult times, in both domestic other spaces. Parenting continues to be key policy area for the current UK government policy-makers across Global North. In this article we draw on qualitative findings from an ethnography organisation city north England. The theoretical framework liminality, space between social structures,...
This paper explores empirical accounts of perceived insecurities and accompanying issues that make urban place problematic can impact older adults’ well-being overall quality life. Findings reported derive from the project ‘Place-Making with Older People: Towards Age-Friendly Communities’ which investigates both barriers facilitators to developing age-friendly cities. Drawing on interviews adults in three cities United Kingdom (UK), analysis demonstrates physical social vulnerabilities,...
The Big Society, including the community organising programme, was central to UK Prime Minister, David Cameron’s vision for a redefined relationship between state and society. Promising devolvement of power neighbourhoods citizens – Community funded by Cabinet Office in 2011. It conceived as means developing active engagement communities individuals resolve issues within deprived neighbourhoods. Manchester Metropolitan University hosted one first cohorts organisers working with national...
In this study critical care nurses and emergency medical workers (including firefighters, technicians (EMTs), paramedics) were surveyed regarding their opinions of device usability. The goal the was to determine how two populations fared in terms general product understanding, proficiency, usability, functionality. Furthermore, identified similarities differences between populations, explored areas technology design upon which manufacturers can improve. Results showed that a major concern...
Urban environments present opportunities and barriers in respect of social in/exclusion old age. In response, policies practices that support active ageing are increasingly being sought, central to which the provision for participation. This paper presents qualitative data (including 180 face-to-face interviews, 120 walking interviews 60 photo diaries), examine experiences participation place amongst older adults living across 6 cities 18 neighbourhoods UK Brazil. Thematic analysis...