Outputs (89)
Systematic review of community business related approaches to health and social care (2019)
Report
This report provides insight into the impact of community business-related approaches to health and social care on users’ outcomes, in particular exploring how effective
they are in delivering outcomes for users. Community businesses are rooted with... Read More about Systematic review of community business related approaches to health and social care.
Whither social prescribing? (2018)
Journal Article
My interest in what I call 'holistic' social prescribing has been lifelong. I grew up in a small town in worcestershire where my mother was the practice manager of a local surgery. ln the 1960s, engagement with GPs were more than nine-minute encounte... Read More about Whither social prescribing?.
Making sense of social prescribing (2017)
Other
This booklet provides advice and guidance on all things social prescribing.
Measuring the social value of prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in a community setting (2017)
Journal Article
Background: Type 2 diabetes affects 1 in 20 people over the age of 65. Although there is growing evidence around the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions to prevent or delay the onset of this disease, there is limited evidence of the wider social... Read More about Measuring the social value of prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in a community setting.
Association between food for life, a whole setting healthy and sustainable food programme, and primary school children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables: A Cross-Sectional study in England (2017)
Journal Article
© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The promotion of dietary health is a public health priority in England and in other countries. Research shows that the majority of children do not consume the recommended amount of fruit and v... Read More about Association between food for life, a whole setting healthy and sustainable food programme, and primary school children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables: A Cross-Sectional study in England.
East Devon forget-me-not reminiscence service: A review of data collection and the development of a logic model (2016)
Other
This is not an evaluation report of a service or intervention. It does not seek to make any assessment of the effectiveness or cost effectiveness of the Forget-Me-Not reminiscence service. Instead it is a briefing report that highlights the informati... Read More about East Devon forget-me-not reminiscence service: A review of data collection and the development of a logic model.
Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report (2016)
Report
This is the final report of the phase two evaluation of Food for Life undertaken by the University of the West of England, Bristol 2013-15.
The research encompassed five workstreams:
1. Long term impacts and durability - understanding how and w... Read More about Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report.
Food for life: A social return on investment analysis of the locally commissioned programme. Full Report (2016)
Report
A Social Return on Investment Analysis of two locally commissioned Food for Life programmes