It’s not the what, it’s the how
It's not the what, it's the how.
This is a guiding mantra that sits within all our work, and is the title of our latest essay on our work with Angela Fonso and the CASH community on Community Health Impact Assessments - READ HERE.
In 2024 we were selected alongside 15 other groups by the British Science Association to write an essay reflecting our journey of co-production. The community-led approach of an HIA that we advocate for:
✳️ Allows for people’s lived experiences to shape the systems that change their neighbourhoods and livelihoods;
✳️ Creates dialogue as opposed to relying on a system of scoring, moves towards a less data determinist, more accurate and nuanced identification of health impacts;
✳️ Influences what democracy, equity, ethical use of data, and sustainable development look like.
Co-production with justice-led research and practice can be a site of healing, repairing harms caused and creating new systems of governance and care. This project explores that journey.
Written by Josh Artus, Hannah Yu-Pearson, Charlotte Kemp, and Angela Fonso. With thanks to people at The Young Foundation and UKRI for the funding and support of the project.
Click here to read the essay.
