Jenny Woodward

Biographic Data

ID6804063
NAMEJenny Woodward
GIVEN NAMESJenny
FAMILY NAMEWoodward
SIGNATUREWOODWARD J
AFFILIATIONSLeeds Beckett University
ORCID0000-0002-3389-1757
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Health inequalities tackled through intersectoral collaboration

    Open AccessJ Woodall, Paige Davies et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    This study contributes to ongoing reflections and debate on the legacy of the Ottawa Charter by illustrating how contemporary forms of intersectoral collaboration can be mobilized to address persistent health inequalities. Collaborations involving organizations from diverse sectors are often viewed as well-positioned to tackle complex health challenges, yet they frequently encounter political, organizational and cultural barriers that hinder thei…

  • Asset Based Community Development

    Open AccessJane South, Susan Coan et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2024

    This paper responds to challenges around how to generate robust evidence in keeping with the principles of an asset-based approach based on mobilization of community strengths. The design of a collaborative evaluation of a multi-site Asset Based Community Development program is described and emergent learning discussed. A qualitative mixed method design was used to capture changes at community and program level drawing on diverse sources of evide…

  • The contribution of peer research in evaluating complex public health interventions

    Open AccessKris Southby, Susan Coan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Including peer research as part of complex public health intervention evaluations can help uncover important contextual and ecological details beyond the reach of more traditional evaluation data collection. Peer research can also empower and build research/evaluation capacity within communities, which is particularly pertinent for community empowerment interventions

  • Complexity and Community Context

    Open AccessJane South, Daniel Button et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    Community empowerment interventions, which aim to build greater individual and community control over health, are shaped by the community systems in which they are implemented. Drawing on complex systems thinking in public health research, this paper discusses the evaluation approach used for a UK community empowerment programme focused on disadvantaged neighbourhoods. It explores design choices and the tension between the overall enquiry questio…

  • Factors influencing take-up of free school meals in primary- and secondary-school children in England

    Open AccessPinki Sahota, Jenny Woodward et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2014

    Objective The present study sought to explore the factors that influence registration for free school meals and the subsequent take-up following registration in England. Design The research design consisted of two phases, a qualitative research phase followed by an intervention phase. Findings are presented from the qualitative research phase, which comprised interviews with head teachers, school administrators, parents and focus groups with pupi…

  • Developing the artist-leader

    Open AccessJenny Woodward, Caroline FunkARTICLELeadership2010Cited by: 1References: 5

    Our leaders are challenged to lead in a world of increasing ambiguity and complexity, to make sense and to take effective action. The field of organization studies has developed a growing interest in ‘aesthetics’ in part as a response to such unprecedented conditions. From this perspective leaders require a new capacity comprised of aesthetic judgment, a perceptual stance and an ability to create plausible narratives of the world. The exercise of…