Good news! Colleagues at the Centre for Health Promotion Research at Leeds Metropolitan University have had two papers on lay engagement in public health programmes published in high quality, peer-reviewed academic journals. Think they will be well worth a read if this is your bag...
Both articles focus on the subject of lay or citizen engagement in the delivery of public health programmes and will help disseminate the findings from the People in Public Health Project to those involved in third sector research, policy making or practice.
Details of the two are as follows:
1) ‘Citizens bridging the gap? Interpretations of volunteering roles in two public health projects’
Published in Voluntary Sector Review. It explores the role of volunteers in a neighbourhood health project in a disadvantaged housing estate and a sexual health outreach project. Using interviews conducted with a variety of stakeholders it examines the rationale for citizen engagement in the delivery of public health programmes.
Reference: South, J., Branney, P., Kinsella, K., (2011) ‘Citizens bridging the gap? Interpretations of volunteering roles in two public health projects’ Voluntary Sector Review, Volume 2, Number 3, pp. 297-315(19)
2) ‘Lay perspectives on lay health worker roles, boundaries and participation within three UK community-based health promotion projects’ .
Published in Health Education Research. This examines the perspectives of community members receiving services delivered by lay health workers. It draws from qualitative interviews with programme recipients from a breastfeeding peer support service, a walking for health scheme and a neighbourhood health project.
Reference: South, J., Kinsella, K., Meah, A., (2012) Lay perspectives on lay health worker roles, boundaries and participation within three UK community-based health promotion projects. Health Education Research; doi: 10.1093/her/cys006
