[cma-l] Health Projects workshop at Community Media Conference

[andrew at gn.apc.org]

Dear all,

*Citizen science & community radio*

I guess many of you are familiar with the notion of 'Citizen Science' where the
public unertake some aspect of science - which usually involves at least
measuring or counting something but possibly more including creating and test
hypothesis. 

I organise citizen science projects or facilitate them so that communities
measure air pollution using standard laboratory equipment, mapping the
pollution and hopefully doing something about it. 

It's not difficult to run these projects and I think they could work well for
community radio. The critical thing is that the projects are grounded in the
community, and indeed like community radio build capacity.

If you'd like to know more about these citizen science projects then see:
http://www.cleanairuk.org or contact me via this list or at
contact at cleanairuk.org

Best wishes,

Andrew

Andrew Wood, Co-ordinator of Network for Clean Air
Network for Clean Air project,  Seeds for Change, Old Music Hall, 106- 108
Cowley Road, Oxford. OX4 1JE.
Tel: 07973 953 446

Email: contact at cleanairuk.org
Twitter: @CleanAirUK
Web: www.cleanairuk.org

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Quoting Phil Korbel <phil at radioregen.org>:

> Excellent thinking as ever Dom.
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Looking forward to some great discussion on Saturday afternoon,
> 
> best wishes
> 
> Phil
> 
> Phil Korbel FRSA - Director, Radio Regen, charity no. 1077763 Company Ltd
> by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales No 3753832.
> www.communityradiotoolkit.net
> www.connecttransmit.org.uk
> 
> Please note that I work at Radio Regen under 2 days a week so responses
> might not be as quick as we'd like.  Many thanks.
> 
> 
> On 8 September 2016 at 09:31, Dom Chambers <domchambers at somervalleyfm.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Phil,
> >
> >
> >
> > This initiative sounds interesting and you can count on Somer Valley FM
> > for support and involvement. Congratulations to Radio Regen for getting
> > this important project funded.
> >
> >
> >
> > The link between care and health provision and community radio is crucial
> > to carrying positive health messages. It is, however, under exploited with
> > the lack of strategic approach between the department of Health, and other
> > leading health authorities, and community media. To my way of thinking a
> > key legacy of your project could be to use the evidence of Health FM to
> > mount a credible proposition to governing authorities that firms up
> > collaboration between our sectors. In 2012/13 the CMA were commissioned by
> > the Department of Health to deliver the Radio Nation project. This
> targeted
> > certain ethnic groups, through community radio, to raise awareness of the
> > Organ Donor Register scheme. I am working on an evidence report of this
> > project which is looking very positive. This makes a good starting point
> to
> > the generation of the report on the social value of community media that I
> > referred to in my last post to The List under the heading of 
> ‘Creativity,
> > Diversity, Wellbeing – what’s behind our conference theme.’
> >
> >
> >
> > Much to think about here and I look forward to attending your workshop on
> > at the conference on Saturday.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> >
> >
> > Dom
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:
> > cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *Phil Korbel
> > *Sent:* 07 September 2016 12:27
> > *To:* CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
> > *Subject:* [cma-l] Health Projects workshop at Community Media Conference
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> >
> >
> > Radio Regen is running a workshop on Saturday afternoon in Brum, so I
> > thought I'd let you know what we've got in mind - and maybe test the water
> > a bit.
> >
> >
> >
> > Together with ALLFM we're about to start our 'Health FM' project - funded
> > by the Community Radio Fund.  In short, the project will enable more
> > stations to deliver health projects.  We're convinced that community radio
> > is a highly effective platform for health projects so we're going to see
> > who's doing what in the field at the moment, why it works (or not) and
> give
> > stations help to create their own projects.  Because we're nice like that,
> > we will also be offering a little bit of funding along with the advice
> that
> > we can offer  to some stations to participate (don't get too excited, it
> is
> > only a little).
> >
> >
> >
> > By 'health' we really do mean the whole range - public health, primary
> > care, acute care, old age and mental health.
> >
> >
> >
> > We want the workshops to be a chance for us to meet stations already doing
> > this sort of work or those that might be interested in so doing. It's very
> > much the start of the project (so we will not be handing out cash!) so
> we'd
> > like to lay the foundations of an informal network of stations interested
> > in the field.  We won't talk at you too much and we very much want to hear
> > about your experiences and needs in taking this sort of work further.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'd welcome your comments now - and if you have specific questions feel
> > free to email me directly.  Also - if you like the sound of the project
> but
> > have the temerity to miss the conference - drop me a line and we can
> > arrange a chat.
> >
> >
> >
> > See you on Saturday,
> >
> >
> >
> > best wishes
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Phil Korbel FRSA - Director, Radio Regen, charity no. 1077763 Company Ltd
> > by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales No 3753832.
> >
> > www.communityradiotoolkit.net
> >
> > www.connecttransmit.org.uk
> >
> >
> >
> > Please note that I work at Radio Regen under 2 days a week so responses
> > might not be as quick as we'd like.  Many thanks.
> >
> >
> >
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