What I’m Doing in 2020
Looking at the medical literature to see whether having agency (A) and a sense of belonging (B) can change (C) the odds on health
Pay Attention to the Surprises
How unearthing and unleashing the surprises in ‘community health’ work is crucial to the field – but rarely done well or systematically (and goodbye for now)
Solving Through Relationships, Not Transaction
A conversation with Chris Dabbs on how Unlimited Potential has walked the line between serving community residents and serving commissioners
Not Sentimentalizing Community
How understanding the flow of care made possible by social cohesion is fundamental – and may need more ruthless employers
Exploring the Nuance Under the Buzz
How looking underneath buzz terms like ‘deaths of despair’ and ‘asset-based community development’ is key to finding solutions
When Trust Is Not Enough
A conversation with Graham Duncan about building confidence and hope amongst marginalised populations – and the psychological processes underpinning it
On Power, Co-Production and Feeling Overwhelmed
How co-production, self-management and health promotion all have the potential to increase social inequity, and what you can do about it
Why Provision is not Enough
How atomising problems and providing programmes ignores what really matters in enabling people to turn their lives around
Halfway Between a Stranger and a Friend
A conversation with Maff Potts on how 20 years working at the sharp end of society has taught it him that only two things matter, and what he’s doing about it
Sectors, Partnering and Place
How cross-sector partnering demands thinking about place, and why thinking about place means thinking about people’s choices and freedom
Lessons from the Frontline of Cross-Sector Partnering
A conversation with David Relph, formerly of Bristol Health Partners, on why collaboration has to be the core purpose of institutions concerned with health
On Absurdity, Collusion and Silence
How our failure to effectively respond to non-communicable diseases may be because our science needs updating – if only our politics would get out of the way
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