Josie Dickerson
Biographic Data
| ID | 363908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Josie Dickerson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Josie |
| FAMILY NAME | Dickerson |
| SIGNATURE | DICKERSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0121-3406 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A City “Collabatory”
Improving children's health and development in their early years is important, urgent and, cost‐effective. But it's difficult to do. Using an example from Bradford in the UK we argue that integration, innovation and community engagement are key. Long‐term funding also helps. Problems with multiple causes need “whole system” responses. This includes integration of research, commissioning and service delivery. We test innovations, learn about how t…
Using I-Maihda to extend understanding of engagement in early years interventions
Intervention in the early years is essential for reducing health and social inequalities across the lifespan. The success of pregnancy and early years programmes depends on engagement from target parents and families, yet there is no consensus on which factors predict engagement. This could be due to differences between interventions at the local level, or due to unexplored interactions between factors in their relationships with engagement. This…
Exploring attitudes and variation by sociodemographic factors in consent provided for financial data linkage in an experimental birth cohort study
This research sets out an approach to obtaining validated income and benefits data, as a proxy measure for financial security, within an experimental birth cohort study in a deprived and ethnically diverse setting. It achieves good consent rates and demonstrates greater input from those who report greater potential need for financial support. Further research should be conducted to further understand the interplay of language spoken in this conte…
Exploring the feasibility of evaluating a community alliance welfare advice programme co-located in primary care in Bradford
This research demonstrates the feasibility of evaluating a welfare advice service co-located in primary care in a deprived and ethnically diverse setting utilising the ascribed mental health, wellbeing and quality of life and financial outcome tools. It provides evidence of promise to support the hypothesis that the implementation of a welfare advice service co-located in a health setting can improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequal…
Perinatal depression
Growing up during a public health crisis
For children at the start of their adolescence undergoing change and formation, the experiences and feelings Covid-19 has set in motion will likely have an impact on their mental and cognitive functioning as they develop further. It is important to acknowledge these early adolescent experiences and continue to monitor and provide targeted support to this group of young people
The Impact of the Pandemic on Mental Health in Ethnically Diverse Mothers
Restrictions implemented by the UK Government during the COVID-19 pandemic have served to worsen mental health outcomes, particularly amongst younger adults, women, those living with chronic health conditions, and parents of young children. Studies looking at the impact for ethnic minorities have reported inconsistent findings. This paper describes the mental health experiences of mothers from a large and highly ethnically diverse population duri…
A review of the effectiveness and experiences of welfare advice services co-located in health settings
Understanding Covid‐19 misinformation and vaccine hesitancy in context
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 vaccines can offer a route out of the pandemic, yet initial research suggests that many are unwilling to be vaccinated. A rise in the spread of misinformation is thought to have played a significant role in vaccine hesitancy. To maximize uptake, it is important to understand why misinformation has been able to take hold at this time and why it may pose a more significant problem within certain contexts. OBJECTIVE: To understa…
Comparison of Experiences in Two Birth Cohorts Comprising Young Families with Children under Four Years during the Initial Covid-19 Lockdown in Australia and the UK
This study aims to understand the experience and impact of the initial COVID-19 lockdown in young families with children aged below 4 years. Free text questions were administered to participants in the ORIGINS (Australia) and Born in Bradford (UK) cohort studies to collect qualitative information on worries, concerns and enjoyable experiences during the pandemic. A total of 903 (400 for ORIGINS and 503 for BiB) participants completed the two surv…
Assessing community readiness for early intervention programmes to promote social and emotional health in children
OBJECTIVE: Evidence for early intervention and prevention-based approaches for improving social and emotional health in young children is robust. However, rates of participation in programmes are low. We explored the dynamics which affect levels of community readiness to address the issues of social and emotional health for pregnant women, young children (0-4 years) and their mothers. SETTING: A deprived inner-city housing estate in the north of …
Integrating research and system-wide practice in public health
Many interventions that are delivered within public health services have little evidence of effect. Evaluating interventions that are being delivered as a part of usual practice offers opportunities to improve the evidence base of public health. However, such evaluation is challenging and requires the integration of research into system-wide practice. The Born in Bradford's Better Start experimental birth cohort offers an opportunity to efficient…
Use of progression criteria to support monitoring and commissioning decision making of public health services
Our methodology for monitoring the progression of interventions has resulted in a clear pathway which will support commissioners and intervention teams in local decision making within the Better Start Bradford programme and beyond. This work can support others wishing to implement a formal system for monitoring the progression of public health interventions
Addressing obesity in Roma communities
Purpose Participation in community programmes by the Roma community is low, whilst this community presents with high risk of poor health and low levels of wellbeing. To improve rates of participation in programmes, compatibility must be achieved between implementation efforts and levels of readiness in the community. The Community Readiness Model (CRM) is a widely used toolkit which provides an indication of how prepared and willing a community i…
Disciplinary power and the process of training informal carers on stroke units
This article examines the process of training informal carers on stroke units using the lens of power. Care is usually assumed as a kinship obligation but the state has long had an interest in framing the carer and caring work. Training carers in healthcare settings raises questions about the power of the state and healthcare professionals as its agents to shape expectations and practices related to the caring role. Drawing on Foucault's notion o…
Born in Bradford’s Better Start
The focus of the BiBBS cohort is on intervention impact rather than observation. As far as we are aware BiBBS is the world's first such experimental birth cohort study. While some risk factors for adverse health and social outcomes are increasingly well described, the solutions to tackling them remain elusive. The novel design of BiBBS can contribute much needed evidence to inform policy makers and practitioners about effective approaches to impr…
Disciplinary power and the process of training informal carers on stroke units
This article examines the process of training informal carers on stroke units using the lens of power. Care is usually assumed as a kinship obligation but the state has long had an interest in framing the carer and caring work. Training carers in healthcare settings raises questions about the power of the state and healthcare professionals as its agents to shape expectations and practices related to the caring role. Drawing on Foucault's notion o…
Born in Bradford’s Better Start
The focus of the BiBBS cohort is on intervention impact rather than observation. As far as we are aware BiBBS is the world's first such experimental birth cohort study. While some risk factors for adverse health and social outcomes are increasingly well described, the solutions to tackling them remain elusive. The novel design of BiBBS can contribute much needed evidence to inform policy makers and practitioners about effective approaches to impr…
Addressing obesity in Roma communities
Purpose Participation in community programmes by the Roma community is low, whilst this community presents with high risk of poor health and low levels of wellbeing. To improve rates of participation in programmes, compatibility must be achieved between implementation efforts and levels of readiness in the community. The Community Readiness Model (CRM) is a widely used toolkit which provides an indication of how prepared and willing a community i…
Disciplinary power and the process of training informal carers on stroke units
This article examines the process of training informal carers on stroke units using the lens of power. Care is usually assumed as a kinship obligation but the state has long had an interest in framing the carer and caring work. Training carers in healthcare settings raises questions about the power of the state and healthcare professionals as its agents to shape expectations and practices related to the caring role. Drawing on Foucault's notion o…
Assessing community readiness for early intervention programmes to promote social and emotional health in children
OBJECTIVE: Evidence for early intervention and prevention-based approaches for improving social and emotional health in young children is robust. However, rates of participation in programmes are low. We explored the dynamics which affect levels of community readiness to address the issues of social and emotional health for pregnant women, young children (0-4 years) and their mothers. SETTING: A deprived inner-city housing estate in the north of …
Integrating research and system-wide practice in public health
Many interventions that are delivered within public health services have little evidence of effect. Evaluating interventions that are being delivered as a part of usual practice offers opportunities to improve the evidence base of public health. However, such evaluation is challenging and requires the integration of research into system-wide practice. The Born in Bradford's Better Start experimental birth cohort offers an opportunity to efficient…
Use of progression criteria to support monitoring and commissioning decision making of public health services
Our methodology for monitoring the progression of interventions has resulted in a clear pathway which will support commissioners and intervention teams in local decision making within the Better Start Bradford programme and beyond. This work can support others wishing to implement a formal system for monitoring the progression of public health interventions
Understanding Covid‐19 misinformation and vaccine hesitancy in context
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 vaccines can offer a route out of the pandemic, yet initial research suggests that many are unwilling to be vaccinated. A rise in the spread of misinformation is thought to have played a significant role in vaccine hesitancy. To maximize uptake, it is important to understand why misinformation has been able to take hold at this time and why it may pose a more significant problem within certain contexts. OBJECTIVE: To understa…
Comparison of Experiences in Two Birth Cohorts Comprising Young Families with Children under Four Years during the Initial Covid-19 Lockdown in Australia and the UK
This study aims to understand the experience and impact of the initial COVID-19 lockdown in young families with children aged below 4 years. Free text questions were administered to participants in the ORIGINS (Australia) and Born in Bradford (UK) cohort studies to collect qualitative information on worries, concerns and enjoyable experiences during the pandemic. A total of 903 (400 for ORIGINS and 503 for BiB) participants completed the two surv…
Perinatal depression
Growing up during a public health crisis
For children at the start of their adolescence undergoing change and formation, the experiences and feelings Covid-19 has set in motion will likely have an impact on their mental and cognitive functioning as they develop further. It is important to acknowledge these early adolescent experiences and continue to monitor and provide targeted support to this group of young people
The Impact of the Pandemic on Mental Health in Ethnically Diverse Mothers
Restrictions implemented by the UK Government during the COVID-19 pandemic have served to worsen mental health outcomes, particularly amongst younger adults, women, those living with chronic health conditions, and parents of young children. Studies looking at the impact for ethnic minorities have reported inconsistent findings. This paper describes the mental health experiences of mothers from a large and highly ethnically diverse population duri…
A review of the effectiveness and experiences of welfare advice services co-located in health settings
Using I-Maihda to extend understanding of engagement in early years interventions
Intervention in the early years is essential for reducing health and social inequalities across the lifespan. The success of pregnancy and early years programmes depends on engagement from target parents and families, yet there is no consensus on which factors predict engagement. This could be due to differences between interventions at the local level, or due to unexplored interactions between factors in their relationships with engagement. This…
Exploring attitudes and variation by sociodemographic factors in consent provided for financial data linkage in an experimental birth cohort study
This research sets out an approach to obtaining validated income and benefits data, as a proxy measure for financial security, within an experimental birth cohort study in a deprived and ethnically diverse setting. It achieves good consent rates and demonstrates greater input from those who report greater potential need for financial support. Further research should be conducted to further understand the interplay of language spoken in this conte…
Exploring the feasibility of evaluating a community alliance welfare advice programme co-located in primary care in Bradford
This research demonstrates the feasibility of evaluating a welfare advice service co-located in primary care in a deprived and ethnically diverse setting utilising the ascribed mental health, wellbeing and quality of life and financial outcome tools. It provides evidence of promise to support the hypothesis that the implementation of a welfare advice service co-located in a health setting can improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequal…
A City “Collabatory”
Improving children's health and development in their early years is important, urgent and, cost‐effective. But it's difficult to do. Using an example from Bradford in the UK we argue that integration, innovation and community engagement are key. Long‐term funding also helps. Problems with multiple causes need “whole system” responses. This includes integration of research, commissioning and service delivery. We test innovations, learn about how t…
Medicine (14 works) · Nursing (12 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Public health (9 works) · Psychological intervention (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Biostatistics (5 works) · Cohort (5 works)