Undercliffe VoicesUndercliffe Voices

Jane South, Sue Hodgson, Pauline Jane South, Sue Hodgson, Pauline Bland, Margaret Blenkinsop, Bland, Margaret Blenkinsop, Caroline NewellCaroline Newell

Undercliffe VoicesUndercliffe VoicesHealth Needs Health Needs AssessmentAssessment A community surveyA community survey Designed and carried out by 7 Designed and carried out by 7

community researcherscommunity researchers Supported by Supported by

– Bradford District Health PromotionBradford District Health Promotion– Powerhouse projectPowerhouse project– Bradford Community Voluntary Bradford Community Voluntary

ServicesServices– Leeds Metropolitan UniversityLeeds Metropolitan University

PresentationPresentation

BackgroundBackground Training and recruitmentTraining and recruitment Designing questionnaire – why Designing questionnaire – why

and howand how What the researchers thoughtWhat the researchers thought Some reflectionsSome reflections

A view of Undercliffe -A view of Undercliffe -

Another view of Another view of UndercliffeUndercliffe

BackgroundBackground

Undercliffe part of Newlands Undercliffe part of Newlands Regeneration AreaRegeneration Area

Census 2001Census 2001– 67% White British67% White British– 29% Asian29% Asian

77thth most deprived ward in Bradford most deprived ward in Bradford 62% children in low income families62% children in low income families

Aims of projectAims of project

Gathering information on health and Gathering information on health and social needs social needs

Providing training and support to Providing training and support to allow community researchers to allow community researchers to carry out a local survey carry out a local survey

Engaging and empowering Engaging and empowering individuals in the Undercliffe area.individuals in the Undercliffe area.

Training and Training and recruitmentrecruitment Community Health Needs Training Community Health Needs Training

– Accredited through Open CollegeAccredited through Open College 15 weeks training – 1 day a week15 weeks training – 1 day a week Recruitment through events – Recruitment through events –

meeting face-to-facemeeting face-to-face 7 young Asian women recruited7 young Asian women recruited

The groupThe group

Designing a Designing a questionnaire – Why?questionnaire – Why? Past experience Past experience

– many needs assessments professionally many needs assessments professionally ledled

Community researchers keen to get Community researchers keen to get involvedinvolved

Critiqued other questionnaires – “no Critiqued other questionnaires – “no way”way”– Too longToo long– Too difficultToo difficult– Too obtrusive/inappropriateToo obtrusive/inappropriate

Designing a Designing a questionnaire – How?questionnaire – How?

11stst stage stage Gathered some basic information on Gathered some basic information on

needs in areaneeds in area Practised asking questionsPractised asking questions Critiqued other questionnairesCritiqued other questionnaires

22ndnd stage stage Individuals developed questions they Individuals developed questions they

wanted to askwanted to ask Group put together questionnaireGroup put together questionnaire

– Some guidance on how to ask good Some guidance on how to ask good questionsquestions

– Chose open and closed questionsChose open and closed questions Piloted with friends and familyPiloted with friends and family Agreed final questionnaire togetherAgreed final questionnaire together

What happened next?What happened next?

Community survey carried out by Community survey carried out by community researchers – August community researchers – August 20022002

68 local people interviewed68 local people interviewed Researchers planned and ran Researchers planned and ran

dissemination event in May 2003dissemination event in May 2003

Launching the reportLaunching the report

What the researchers What the researchers thoughtthought

““The whole group decided on the The whole group decided on the questions. We picked out the questions. We picked out the important questions. That was really important questions. That was really good. We were happy with the good. We were happy with the questions – they belonged to us”.questions – they belonged to us”.

““When I heard about the community When I heard about the community research, I thought it would be too research, I thought it would be too hard for me and that I wouldn’t be hard for me and that I wouldn’t be able to do it. But is has been really able to do it. But is has been really good”. good”.

““It was quite exciting. It was really It was quite exciting. It was really interesting. We all took part in it. It interesting. We all took part in it. It was our questionnaire. It was our was our questionnaire. It was our questions”.questions”.

ReflectionsReflections A leap of faithA leap of faith Design took time and effortDesign took time and effort

BUT BUT Excellent questionnaireExcellent questionnaire Very relevant with appropriate Very relevant with appropriate

questionsquestions Community researchers developed Community researchers developed

understanding and skillsunderstanding and skills Local ownershipLocal ownership