Aberdeen Health Determinants Research Collab

The AHDRC is funded by the @NIHRresearch, led by @AberdeenCC in partnership with @NHSGrampian , @aberdeenuni and @RobertGordonUni. The AHDRC’s aim is to develop a research active culture in Aberdeen and @CPAberdeen, to understand and address factors affecting health outcomes.

🟣 Children and Young People's Mental Health 🔴 Mapping Low-income Families 🟠 Food Insecurity 🟡 Evaluation 🟢 An Insecure Base: Work, Housing, Wealth, and Health Which ones would you have chosen? 3/3

🔴 Health Needs of Asylum Seekers 🟠 Ethnically Inclusive Research Practices 🟡 Data Linkage for Better Lives 🟢 Preventing Drug-related Harm 🔵 Place & Wellbeing 2/3

A huge thanks to all of the wonderful people who led workshops at our recent conference. We had 10 workshops - each one a different priority area for us as a HDRC. These included: 1/3 #hdrcAberdeen

Dr Lígia Teixeira, founder of the Centre for Homelessness Impact, attended our Conference and had positive things about the day in her recent blog post, Creating Pathways for Health Equity: Strengthening Knowledge Translation Systems #hdrcAberdeen homelessnessimpact.org/news/creating-…

How do you think these insights could impact our approach to family, education, or policy? Let us know your thoughts below! #hdrcAberdeen #KeynoteInsights #EmotionalUnderstanding #PsychologyResearch #EugenioProto #FamilyDynamics 4/4

Prof. Proto emphasised that his findings highlight issues that deserve our attention, while recognising the importance of careful interpretation. His responses during the Q&A demonstrated both caution and humility—a hallmark of rigorous academic inquiry. 3/4

🌟 Keynote Highlight: Prof. Eugenio Proto @eugenioproto 🌟 In a fascinating opening keynote, Prof. Eugenio Proto explored how parents’ descriptions of their children’s emotional states can differ from how children perceive and express their own emotions. 1/4

2/2 The photos from the first half of the day have just come through and we couldn't wait to share them! Stay tuned for more insights from our amazing speakers and workshops in the coming weeks as we share more about our flagship conference. #hdrcAberdeen

1/2 A HUGE thank you goes out to everyone who attended and contributed to our Conference on Monday, Learning Together for Better Lives. It was a jam-packed day with 2 keynote speakers (Eugenio Proto and Katherine Smith), 10 workshops, and a panel discussion. #hdrcAberdeen

We had a request for more information on the way we work and this has been included on page 3. If there is anything you would like to see included or talked more about in our next newsletter, please don’t hesitate to ask. @AberdeenCC @aberdeenuni @RobertGordonUni @NHSGrampian

The 2nd HDRC newsletter is out! In this instalment, we introduce some of our researchers and collaborators, as well as spotlight the work of 2 fantastic PhD students and highlight some exciting upcoming events. 1/2

(3/3) We'll talk about something called the Social Determinants of #Health, which are all the many day-to-day factors that add up over time to have an impact on your health. We look forward to updating you with more information soon.

(2/3) The focus of the day will be on making #connections and building #networks that can be used to improve #healthy living conditions for all.

(1/3) Announcing our first #Conference! Are you a: 📷 #Community member? 📷 Public or 3rd sector professional/practitioner? 📷 Academic? We'd love to welcome you to the Beach Ballroom on Monday 4th November (dancing will be optional). Sign up: shorturl.at/Ml98k

The links between income, race, mobility, climate change and health are well-evidenced and clear, as this interesting study further confirms theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

We're pleased to launch our shiny new newsletter! Read about: 🔴 Who and what the HDRC is 🟠 Announcing our FIRST CONFERENCE! (more details soon!) 🟡 Where we've been 🟢 Who we've been collaborating with Find it here: rb.gy/1dwah0

Unfortunately, we've taken the decision to postpone our launch event until 2024. Emails will be sent out tomorrow to all who signed up. Apologies for any inconvenience this causes

Job vacancy in #HealthEconomics with the Aberdeen Health Determinants Research Collaborative 👉myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/aberd… @aberdeenuni @AberdeenCC @NHSGrampian @RobertGordonUni

It's excellent yet heart-breaking to see all the hard work that's happening locally to fight against poverty. Well done to everyone for an awe-inspiring event #ChallengePovertyWeek #ChallengePoverty