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National partnership to tackle health inequalities in coastal communities awarded £2.4 million

Press release issued: 27 February 2024

A national partnership led by researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Liverpool has received £2.4 million to tackle health inequalities in coastal communities. The award is one of a number announced today [15 February] by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under its Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-led Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities programme, which aims to improve health through access to culture, nature and community.

Dr Lucy Selman, Associate Professor from the Centre for Academic Primary Care and Palliative and End of Life Care Research Group at the University of Bristol and a Weston-super-Mare resident, is one of the funding recipients. Together with Dr Barbara Mezes, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Dr Selman is leading a three-year project focused on three coastal areas of England which have significant health inequalities but are rich in community assets: Blackpool, Weston-super-Mare and Hastings.

Read the full article on the Centre for Academic Primary Care webpage

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