Please note that the timing for this session has been changed from 12:30pm-1:30pm to 12:00pm-1:00pm.
This session will present key learning from the Better Start Bradford Innovation Hub, summarising a decade of research and evaluation of early years interventions. It will also introduce the BiBBS ACHIEVE programme which follows our Born in Bradford’s Better Start (BiBBS) birth cohort into middle childhood and offers exciting opportunities to generate vital insights into how we can create a healthier, happier, and fairer future for socially disadvantaged children.
Speakers and Bio:
Dr Sara Ahern
Sara is the Programme Manager of the Better Start Bradford Innovation Hub and BiBBS ACHIEVE and works closely with the research team to deliver evaluations of community based projects delivered as part of the Better Start Bradford programme and develop research plans for the BiBBS ACHIEVE programme. Sara has also led the Community Engagement workstream of the Innovation Hub.Her current work focuses on building capacity around evaluation and understanding engagement with and access to community based projects and services. Sara has a background in Psychology, gaining her PhD at the University of Leeds. She joined the Born in Bradford team in 2014 and since then her research has focused on exploring the determinants of health related behaviours and promoting healthier lifestyles for families and children using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Dr Rachael Baum
Rachael is Project Manager for BiBBS ACHIEVE here at Born in Bradford. BiBBS ACHIEVE is examining how recent systemic shocks (the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis) have impacted children’s long-term health and development. BiBBS ACHIEVE is building on the work of the BiBBS birth cohort and we will be collecting data from children and their families in the Better Start Bradford area.Rachael is particularly interested in health, wellbeing and nutrition and contemporary issues in healthcare. Rachael completed her PhD in Health Psychology at the University of Leeds where she examined the impact of stress on the eating behaviours of primary school children and young adults.