After almost six months of effort a group of Handsworth residents saw the results of their health research featured at an event in Handsworth Library on 2nd March. As a key part of the Handsworth Health and Heritage project the community volunteers formed part of a coordinated group looking at health issues of relevance to them, their families or the wider community.
The research encompassed such diverse topics as diabetes, maternity care , mental health, disability & access, immigrant health issues and food & nutrition. Expert input was provided by Jonathan Reinarz from the University of Birmingham’s History of Medicine Unit and the researchers attended a number of other site visits to better understand how to carry out effective research.
Featured in front of the exhibition panels illustrating their research findings are community health researchers Ava Johnson (pictured left) and Sherron Chambers.