About the project
Community-led research: BBBC operates in a culturally diverse area of London, with some of the highest levels of deprivation in the UK. Since the early 1980s it has devised long term programmes (from health services and social prescribing to debt advice and supoort for social enterprise) in response to identified local need. To this end, BBBC conducts community-based research, collaborating with local people to understand their needs and co-design improvements.
Local capacity created
Opportunities for local data collection and feedback in real time
Thorough knowledge of local health needs
Citizens scientists able to collect data within their own communities
Accurate local health and social data, assessed by trained citizen scientists
Impact achieved
Services that learn by doing and adapt according to impact
Services tailored to local needs from cradle to grave, therefore value for money
Data that can help make informed local and regional policy decisions
A clear understanding of local needs and commitment to address them
Well-attended services and wide use of social prescribing