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New SPHR LiLaC Launching Fellow Davara Bennett

New SPHR LiLaC Launching Fellow Davara Bennett

Davara Bennett will be starting as a new SPHR LiLaC Post-doctoral launching fellow in 2024 with SPHR LiLaC, based at the University of Liverpool. Davara is a mixed methods public health researcher and her research addresses inequalities in children entering care, taking in the wider determinants of health and wellbeing. Her ambition is to do research responsive to the needs of children and families.

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Extreme Weather: Can community action help in reducing health impacts?

Extreme Weather: Can community action help in reducing health impacts?

Professor Gordon Walker is Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Science and Technology at Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University.  In this blog post, he discusses his research into extreme weather events and how effective community-led actions can be in preventing and reducing public health burdens in such events.

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A Hard Day’s Night: The Politics of Promoting Equity and Health.

A Hard Day’s Night: The Politics of Promoting Equity and Health.

Margaret Whitehead has spent the last 40 years attempting to tackle inequalities in health, over 20 of those years in the renowned public health city of Liverpool. It’s been a long and winding road. With tales of the unexpected, she reflects on the politics that have helped or hindered progress towards equity and health.

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PHIRST Blog. Tim Wilson, Public Advisor for PHIRST @ LiLaC.

PHIRST Blog. Tim Wilson, Public Advisor for PHIRST @ LiLaC.

In the first of a series of blogs, Tim Wilson a Public Advisor for PHIRST LiLaC talks about his experiences of being involved in the development of the funding application for PHIRST LiLaC and about his involvement in two evaluations currently being carried out by the team.

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