💭 Just imagine if Greater Manchester had the best health in the world... 'Just Imagine If', in partnership with Manchester Museum and Healthier Futures, are inviting you join a conversation on Monday 9 February to discuss how to make this a reality.

Excited to be returning

Great energy in the room at the @healthierfutures.bsky.social Innovation Lab yesterday! Wonderful to see such brilliant folks across practice and academia coming together to tackle health inequalities in the UK! @uomseed.bsky.social @cperguom.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social

A pleasure to speak about recent work on Global Urban Perspectives on Social Work for Innovative Access to Homeless Care at a great event on the Impact of the Specialist Homelessness Social Work Role & Next Steps for Policy & Practice organised by Manchester Council and KCL

Join us on 15 Dec in Manchester, for our annual lecture, this year to be delivered by @profbambra.bsky.social , Professor of Public Health at @newcastleuni.bsky.social , and a Co-Director of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social.

How can faith spaces better support women experiencing domestic abuse? Join Brave Spaces an interactive exhibition and craft event led by Dr Omolade Allen @fbmh-uom.bsky.social 📍SeeSaw Exhibition Space 🖼️Exhibition: 1–5 Nov, 10–4 🎨Craft Workshops: 3 Nov & 4 Nov www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brave-spac...

Out Now! Our @ukri.org event launched a series of exhibits. Explore how play, activity & green spaces boost wellbeing and mental health doi.org/10.48420/c.8... @uomhums.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk #ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest

NEW EVENT: Creative Health: Supporting older adults to live well in Greater Manchester Join us for an afternoon exploring creative health + Brain Health to supporting older adults to live well in Greater Manchester. 📍Martin Harris Centre 📅 19 Nov 🕜 2-5pm 🎟️ https://ow.ly/x0Xl50XgVqL

Such an honour to be nominated and recognised for our work in Ardwick to try and help residents to avoid pollution by creating a green walking route that avoids some of the polluted hot spots there

We are at @thekingsfund.bsky.social #KFPrevention meeting today. Next up: Can Devolution be good for your health? The evidence suggests yes... @warrenheppolette.bsky.social will convince you :) You can also see a @manchester.ac.uk evaluation on this here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/d...

A new blood test can detect ovarian cancer in symptomatic women with high accuracy. Study from Manchester and Colorado, with UoM findings led by Professor Emma Crosbie @fbmh-uom.bsky.social. Paper: @aacrjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1158/2767...

As part of the Greater Manchester Research Engagement Network, the team partnered with @AwakeningMinds_, a specialist Punjabi mental health service, and @MadeByMortals, who bring lived experience to life through immersive audio, film, & theatre 🔗More: www.bit.ly/4m1tlau

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Explore our latest report 'Education Equity for the North of England', which calls for school readiness to become a national priority. #ChildrenFirst #NatOppSummit 👇 www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_E...

Last year, we started a campaign to explore how we can build a country that works for all children and young people. Today, we launch a new campaign to bring the spotlight back on the 12 most pressing issues. #ChildrenFirst #NatOppSummit www.n8research.org.uk/child-of-the...

How can we make cities healthier & fairer places to live, work and play? @ctemenos.bsky.social investigates the intersecting challenges that exacerbate #healthinequalities. research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/c... #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall @uomseed.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social

Improving access to healthcare for people in marginalised positions - be that those accessing food aid, people in prisons - drives @laurasheard.bsky.social 's research focus on #healthinequalities. Discover more here: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/l... #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall

One in two of us will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point during our lives, but your outcomes will be significantly impacted by the inequalities that you may experience. @sammerriel.bsky.social is working on doing something about that. #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall #oneintwo

Last month @healthequitynorth.bsky.social launched #ageinginthenorth, highlighting the inequalities faced by older people in the North of England lnkd.in/etS5Smf8 Meet one of the authors, @muarg.bsky.social's, @tinebuffel.bsky.social #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall #healthinequalities

Centring joy, connection and dignity in anti-poverty activism. 🪧 📢 😁 @smhall.bsky.social is a champion for tackling the causes and consequences of poverty with and for communities and grassroots organisations. #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall #healthinequalities

As we are talking about women's health in GM today, let's hear from @manchester.ac.uk's @lukemunford.bsky.social, who was one of the lead authors of the @healthequitynorth.bsky.social #womanofthenorth report... www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/... #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall

Today we're at the Women's Health in Greater Manchester Showcase, organised by various parts of GM @nihr.bsky.social infrastructure. We're listening to Faye Ruddock speaking on insights into black women's health in GM. #Healthequity #Healthierfuture

Today’s were hosting an important conversation led by Dr Omolade Allen. Panelists are from GMP, faith leaders, health researchers + family law discussing how to turn research into action for domestic abuse alongside a new exhibition in the glass corridor. @healthierfutures.bsky.social

Faith based organisations - alongside voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations - are a vital part of the social infrastructure tackling health challenges and inequalities on the ground. Meet Omolade: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/o... #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall

Thanks to the 27 scholars & practitioners who came together from across the globe for a workshop examining how cities are responding to the complex crises of our time. The Spatialising Urban Crisis Workshop was convened by @ctemenos.bsky.social as part of a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent action to tackle what it calls a global crisis of loneliness and social disconnection, in a new report informed by the research of Professor Pamela Qualter, the UK's leading scientific expert on child and adolescent loneliness. @who.int

Our #healthierfuturesuom fortnight continued today with an #interdisciplinary methods event, hosted by Kate Reed (@uomsoss.bsky.social), covering #researchethics, the #wellbeing of researchers working on sensitive topics, and #innovative approaches to #methods #fairerhealthforall #healthinequalities

Yesterday we held a town hall meeting for @manchester.ac.uk's #healthinequalities researchers, with great presentations from @lukemunford.bsky.social, @sorrelburden.bsky.social, @nataliecbennett.bsky.social, @judiallen.bsky.social, @arc-gm.bsky.social & more #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall

Kate Reed's research on death administration tells us that #healthinequalities can follow us into the grave, and impact on the health and wellbeing of those left behind. research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/k... #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall

Looking forward to speaking at workshop 'Navigating hidden methodological challenges in health-related research' as part of Healthier Futures Fortnight @manchester.ac.uk tinyurl.com/4mscpnst @healthierfutures.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @ruthbromley.bsky.social

The places in which we live, work and play have a huge impact on our health. Jack Benton looks at how we change our built environment to enhance health and wellbeing #healthinequalities #fairerhealthforall #uomhealthierfutures @uomseed.bsky.social @sustainableuom.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk

"Rise up" A bit of Pablo Neruda to start your day, with @manchester.ac.uk's Simon Parry talking about Organisations of Hope as he opens the @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social Creative Health Symposium. An exciting day ahead of insights on #creativity, #health & #healthinequalities #uomhealthierfutures

Great day with the Dandelion Community, Inspiring Futures & @hmhcmcr.bsky.social discussing projects focused on #healthinequalities - ideas from communities across Mcr, developed with @manchester.ac.uk colleagues, facilitated by @futureeverything.bsky.social #fairerhealthforall #healthierfuturesuom

Katherine Rogers is part of the Social Research with Deaf People (SORD) group at @manchester.ac.uk, working with the Deaf community and others to promote the wellbeing of d/Deaf individuals, families & communities. #healthinequalities #fairerhealthforall #healthierfuturesuom @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

This time last week we were delighted to support the @austerityalters.bsky.social Anti-Poverty Chats for Change, a brilliant lunch meeting for communities, practitioners & @manchester.ac.uk peeps to explore how to act together on vital anti-poverty ambitions #fairerhealthforall #healthierfuturesuom

This Friday, @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social hosts the Creative Health Symposium 2025, exploring how creativity supports young people’s mental health. With panels, workshops & community voices, the event is part of @healthierfutures.bsky.social Fortnight. 📅 27 Jun 📍 Manchester Museum

We are what we eat. So #foodinsecurity is a major issue impacting directly on our health. @sorrelburden.bsky.social has been talking to families about managing these challenges. research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/s... #healthinequalities #healthequity #fairerhealthforall #healthierfuturesuom

Digital technology is transforming our health. Sabine van der Veer, Digital Health lead for @digitaluom.bsky.social, is focused on innovation delivered with equity and fairness for all. #digitalhealth #digitalhealthequity #healthinequalities #healthequity #healthierfuturesuom

Coming up this Friday, we explore creative health research, practice and policy with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social and @cartwheelarts.bsky.social #creativehealth 👇

Over the next few weeks we are going to be sharing insights from across @manchester.ac.uk on why we are committed to tackling #healthinequalities, and highlight some of the research that is going on to identify how we can #makeadifference and move towards #fairerhealthforall. 1/2

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When our researchers are as brilliant as @smhall.bsky.social it is an absolute no brainer to make sure that their work gets the support and profile that it needs to make the difference that we want to happen! #makingadifference #healthinequalities

Hugely important research on #racialdiscrimination and #mentalhealth from @ethnicityuk.bsky.social #healthinequalities

Dodge the ⛈️ and head over to #ManchesterUniversallyFestival!

RESEARCH CAFE AND EXHIBITION LAUNCH Explore the role of Faith-based organisations on the help-seeking behaviour of ethnic minority women with lived experience of domestic abuse. @healthierfutures.bsky.social 🗓️ 02/07 📍Samuel Alexander Building Book: www.eventbrite.com/e...

Creative Health Research Symposium Join us for a half day symposium to discuss the practice, policy + research around Creative Health. @cartwheelarts.bsky.social will be delivering a creative workshop. 🗓️ 27/06 📍MCR Museum @healthierfutures.bsky.social Book: www.eventbrite.com/e...

Video series for MH awareness week 👇 Subjects include inclusive research underserved communities & cross-sector collaboration @letsgetvocal.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @publichealthuom.bsky.social @healthierfutures.bsky.social @holmepaul.bsky.social @tfarragher.bsky.social @kreissl.bsky.social

Infectious diseases (England)-inequalities. Report focusses on 3 dimensions of inequality: *people living in different areas of deprivation *people from different ethnic groups *geographical inequalities Read more 👇 @publichealthuom.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social @healthierfutures.bsky.social

Get crafting in Bolton - it is good for your health!

🖋Fiction and Research 📆2.30-4pm Weds 14 May (online) Register for free ticket. @uomsociology.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @methodsmcr.bsky.social @morgancentre.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk @uomsoss.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fiction-an...