Webinar: Public Engagement and Involvement in Health Research: How well are we doing?
by Mesh Editorial TeamIn these videos, from a webinar delivered in July 2020 as part of the Cochrane Learning Live and International PPI Network webinar series, you will hear from speakers in the UK and South Africa who share their experiences of the positive aspects of engagment as well as putting forward the problems and issues within the field.
The International Network for Public Involvement and Engagement in Health and Social Care Research was launched in London on 27th November 2017. Our vision is for a world where patient and public involvement is an integral part of health research.
Academic Literature: Whose knowledge counts? Exploring cognitive justice in community-university collaborations.
by Siân Aggett, Mesh Editorial TeamLiterature: Between Vision and Reality: A Study of Scientists’ Views on Citizen Science
by Mesh Editorial TeamThis paper describes a case study, which planned to involve citizen science in an air pollution study. Findings are based on interviews and observations, including a six-month field diary, of ten scientists who engaged in a citizen science project not because they are convinced of its value as an approach to strong science but in order to receive funding for their scientific research.
Unpacking ‘Participation’: models, meanings and practices
by Mesh Editorial TeamProject Report: Acting for Health: Using the ‘The Science of Acting’ approach to work with marginalised groups
by mesh editorial teamThis project report wriiten by the Mesh Editorial team outlines some of the premises of an approach called 'The Science of Acting' and its ability to help foster empathy and understanding through immersive drama exercises. This report is from a project, which took place within a prison setting in the United Kingdom although the method may be of interest to people working to build empathy and understanding within other sectors including the health sector.
Guide: Community Toolkit
by Mesh Editorial teamGuide: Coinquiry Toolkit
by Mesh Editorial teamGuide: Dilemmas cafés: A guide for facilitators
by Mesh Editorial teamGuide: Performing Ethics: Using Participatory Theatre to Explore Ethical Issues in Community Based Participatory Research
by Mesh Editorial teamProject Report: co-produced exhibition on migration, health and wellbeing in Southern Africa
by Jo VeareyMigration, health and wellbeing in Southern Africa: Co-produced exhibition captures experiences of LGBTIQ migrants and asylum seekers in Johannesburg and migrant men, women and transgender persons who sell sex in South Africa