Community health Common Assets Project in the News
Dozens of news outlets have recently reported on the Common Assets project, the UK’s largest study on the health benefits of community groups and organisations.
Media coverage included stories in the Evening Standard, Herald and ITV
This project brings together several universities and a number of community organisations to look at the health benefits provided by projects such as community gardens, language classes and cookery lessons across the UK.
Researchers at Queen’s have teamed up with academics at Glasgow Caledonian University, Bournemouth University and the University of East London. This £1.5 million project will be the largest of its kind and will take three years.
Dr Karen Galway leads the project at Queen’s, which also involves other academics, Dr Aideen Gildea and Dr Liam O’Hare and PhD Student Jill Mulholland.
Most importantly, the project involves many community organisations from across the UK including three NI groups: Oak Healthy Living Centre; Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum; and the Innovation Zones community partner the Colin Neighbourhood Partnership.
Dr Karen Galway said:
“It’s really exciting to be working with community leaders but also with people living locally in this important research."