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ARTICLE SERIES: Democratising Health Research: Unleashing the Power of Lived Experience and the Community Sector
We explore how centring community voices and creating equitable partnerships between communities and institutions in decision-making can transform how we understand and address health inequalities.
This blog explores how valuing lived experience as expertise transforms healthcare outcomes – creating pathways for more effective, relevant, and equitable health initiatives.
This blog explores how continuous self-reflection, addressing power imbalances, and building equitable partnerships creates a framework for addressing systemic inequities.
We discuss how the Voluntary and Community Sector can help ensure research is conducted “with” and “by” communities.
We explore creating authentic partnerships where communities actively co-create knowledge rather than simply participating in others’ research.
This blog examines the extractive legacy of health research and presents a new model of equitable partnership that transforms communities from research subjects to co-creators of knowledge.
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The gap between healthcare institutions and communities often seems unbridgeable. This blog explores how Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations (VCSOs) play a vital role in connecting these worlds.
This blog examines the roots of mistrust, explores the crucial role of VCSOs as trusted intermediaries, and offers practical approaches for rebuilding trust through transparent communication, relationship-first approaches, power-sharing, and accountability mechanisms.
This blog examines the extractive legacy of health research and presents a new model of equitable partnership that transforms communities from research subjects to co-creators of knowledge.
Despite stated intentions to address inequalities, significant obstacles remain deeply embedded in research. We discuss how the Voluntary and Community Sector can help ensure research conducted “with” and “by” communities.
Despite stated intentions to address inequalities, significant obstacles remain deeply embedded in research. We discuss how the Voluntary and Community Sector can help ensure research conducted “with” and “by” communities.
This blog examines how meaningful community involvement helps move beyond tokenistic consultation. We explore creating authentic partnerships where communities actively co-create knowledge rather than simply participating in others’ research.
This blog examines the extractive legacy of health research and presents a new model of equitable partnership that transforms communities from research subjects to co-creators of knowledge.
Despite stated intentions to address inequalities, significant obstacles remain deeply embedded in research. We discuss how the Voluntary and Community Sector can help ensure research conducted “with” and “by” communities.
Despite stated intentions to address inequalities, significant obstacles remain deeply embedded in research. We discuss how the Voluntary and Community Sector can help ensure research conducted “with” and “by” communities.
This blog examines how meaningful community involvement helps move beyond tokenistic consultation. We explore creating authentic partnerships where communities actively co-create knowledge rather than simply participating in others’ research.
This blog examines the extractive legacy of health research and presents a new model of equitable partnership that transforms communities from research subjects to co-creators of knowledge.
Despite stated intentions to address inequalities, significant obstacles remain deeply embedded in research. We discuss how the Voluntary and Community Sector can help ensure research conducted “with” and “by” communities.
Despite stated intentions to address inequalities, significant obstacles remain deeply embedded in research. We discuss how the Voluntary and Community Sector can help ensure research conducted “with” and “by” communities.
This blog examines how meaningful community involvement helps move beyond tokenistic consultation. We explore creating authentic partnerships where communities actively co-create knowledge rather than simply participating in others’ research.
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