Read the Report
The Final Report for this study is now available. Please download it by clicking on the link below.
About our work
We wanted to find out more about what people who live and work in poor areas think would help prevent cancer. We asked people who live in Shettleston, Govan and the Gorbals in and around Glasgow what they think of cancer and cancer prevention messages. We also asked health professionals and health improvement workers what they think works best in delivering cancer prevention messages.
How we carried out our work?
Rapid appraisals took place in three areas of Greater Glasgow: Shettleston, Govan and the Gorbals. The methods employed included In-depth individual Interviews with key informants (KI), focus groups with residents, and open stalls and exit questionnaires in key community sites. We also incorporated some participatory methods in the data collection better suited to young people.
The data collection focused on the following key issues;
. To gain an understanding of what people living in three areas in and around Glasgow think about cancer and health improvement activities in their local areas
. To contextualise these views with the perceptions of the health care and community professionals providing cancer and health improvement initiatives in these areas
. To evaluate the usefulness of a public involvement strategy to contribute to shaping further health promotion work in these and similar communities
What are we doing now?
The project is now complete and the final report is available to download.
Who did we work with?
This project was a collaboration between the CCRC and Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH). Neneh Rowa-Dewar worked on this project along with Wendy Ager, Professor Nora Kearney from CCRC and Dr Pete Seaman from Glasgow Centre for Population Health. Please contact Neneh Rowa-Dewar for more information on this project.