Maddy Sarah Power
Biographic Data
| ID | 9105481 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maddy Sarah Power |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maddy Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Power |
| SIGNATURE | POWER M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Creating health-promoting spaces for change within the economy
Public health is in crisis, with health inequalities and environmental degradation reflecting failures and uneven power in our economy. There is interest in the potential of co-ops to address these issues. However, limited research explores if or how co-ops could reshape power dynamics towards health promotion within our current economy or wider transformation of it. Drawing on an understanding of health as the ‘capabilities for everyday living’ …
Taking the long view
We draw on in-depth qualitative longitudinal research with 62 people using food aid to explore the impact on their mental health, identifying multiple ways in which food aid organisations both support and damage mental health. Organisations adopting an inclusive and democratic approach, in which barriers to entry are low and opportunities for social contact and support are prioritised, are most beneficial to the mental health of service users. Ne…
Free and equal? The realities of lived experiences of food aid in the UK
Drawing upon a large longitudinal qualitative study on lived experiences of food aid in England, we question contemporary academic and policy categorisations and portrayals of food aid. Contrary to ideas of a diverse food aid sector offering choice and dignity, we identify clear uniformity in the language participants use to describe different forms of food charity; any organisation which offers food for free or at very low cost to take away is p…
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Creating health-promoting spaces for change within the economy
Public health is in crisis, with health inequalities and environmental degradation reflecting failures and uneven power in our economy. There is interest in the potential of co-ops to address these issues. However, limited research explores if or how co-ops could reshape power dynamics towards health promotion within our current economy or wider transformation of it. Drawing on an understanding of health as the ‘capabilities for everyday living’ …
Taking the long view
We draw on in-depth qualitative longitudinal research with 62 people using food aid to explore the impact on their mental health, identifying multiple ways in which food aid organisations both support and damage mental health. Organisations adopting an inclusive and democratic approach, in which barriers to entry are low and opportunities for social contact and support are prioritised, are most beneficial to the mental health of service users. Ne…
Free and equal? The realities of lived experiences of food aid in the UK
Drawing upon a large longitudinal qualitative study on lived experiences of food aid in England, we question contemporary academic and policy categorisations and portrayals of food aid. Contrary to ideas of a diverse food aid sector offering choice and dignity, we identify clear uniformity in the language participants use to describe different forms of food charity; any organisation which offers food for free or at very low cost to take away is p…
Qualitative research (3 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 works) · Corporate governance (1 works) · Food insecurity (1 works) · Food security (1 works) · Food stamps (1 works) · Food systems (1 works)