Evaluation of "Increasing Male Life Expectancy Programme"
Men living in the most deprived areas of Birmingham have an average life expectancy some four years below the national average. Furthermore, the gap between the city and national average is not closing. GHK and ETHNOS were asked to undertake a formative evaluation of the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund programme established to address this problem. The evaluation used an action research approach and examined effects at strategic, programme and individual levels. A wide range of methods were employed by the evaluation, including: community consultations, logic models, a quantitative baseline, in-depth project evaluations, and workshops to feedback and learn from the results of the research. The results of the evaluation were used to support the mainstreaming of some of the approaches used by the NRF programme.
Evaluation of "Reducing Infant Mortality Programme"
The infant mortality rate in Birmingham has increased in recent years, against a background of falling rates nationally and regionally. GHK and ETHNOS were jointly comissioned to carry out an evaluation of the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Programme established to address the issue of rising infant mortality in Birmingham. The evaluation was based on an action research approach and examined effects at strategic, programme and individual levels. A wide range of methods were employed, including: community consultations, logic models, a quantitative baseline, in-depth project evaluations, and workshops to feedback and learn from the results of the research.
Understanding inter-generational attitudes and beliefs towards consanguineous marriages in Birmingham
As part of a wider programme of work to understand how social and cultural practices contribute to high levels of infant mortality among Birmingham's ethnic minority population, ETHNOS was commissioned by the Birmingham Health and Wellbeing Partnership to research the attitudes, beliefs and practices of the local Pakistani community in relation to consanguineous (cousin) marriages. The study was used to support the planning and delivery of maternity provisions and communications that are sensitive to the cultural beliefs and practices of the Pakistani community in Birmingham.
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