health care

22 Aug

Posted at 19:49h in behaviour change, behavioural insights, child's rights, children, children's rights, ethnographic research, ethnography, families, health care, health policy, healthcare, mental health, parenting, relationship, social policy, young people

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] From our director, Elliot: A feature of our work is to reveal insights into the ways we live. Of the different topics we cover, one of the most meaningful to me is the experiences of young people and families....

19 Jul

Posted at 14:25h in behaviour change, behavioural insights, child's rights, children, children's rights, ethnographic research, ethnographic video, ethnography, families, health care, health policy, healthcare, homes, housing, living conditions, mental health, parenting, podcast, psychology, public policy, social policy, video case study, video ethnography, young people

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] [vc_video link='https://vimeo.com/724303133/c8213eb3bf'] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] Last year, the team at Close-Up Research, together with Renaisi, were privileged to document the experiences of 18 families who have children with 'behavioural difficulties', for Impact on Urban Health. We're really proud...

22 May

Posted at 13:14h in behaviour change, behavioural insights, big data, Business, culture, Design, economy, ethnographic research, ethnography, health care, health policy, healthcare, social policy

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] Written by our director Elliot, with Dr David Spektor - for Mental Health Awareness Week. This article originally appeared on Medium. [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] “Because we’ve been working flat out during the pandemic,” explains a senior nurse from...

27 Mar

Posted at 13:59h in ageing, economy, ethnographic research, ethnography, health care, health policy, healthcare, housing, human rights, mental health, physical health, psychology, public health, public policy, social policy

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] By 2037, 1 in 4 of the UK’s population will be aged over 65. We recently harassed random strangers across town to find out: - When does old age begin? - What are your hopes and fears for older age? - Do you...

04 Jan

Posted at 13:08h in economy, environment, ethnographic research, ethnography, health care, health policy, healthcare, homelessness, housing, human rights, men's health, mental health, physical health, psychology, public health, public policy, social policy, suicide

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] [vc_video link='https://vimeo.com/313728783'] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] This is a one-min snippet from a project for Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, in collaboration with Renaisi, exploring the health priorities for people living in Lambeth and Southwark. You can watch...

11 Jun

Posted at 10:30h in behaviour change, cancer, culture, diabetes, health care, health policy, healthcare, men, men's cancer, men's health, men's health week, mental health, physical health, psychology, Samuel L Jackson, social policy, suicide

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] [vc_video link='https://vimeo.com/172731189'] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] 11th-18th June is Men's Health Week in the UK. We do a lot of ethnographic health research at Close-Up. Over the years we've explored people's experiences of: diabetes, chemotherapy, multiple sclerosis, insomnia,...

09 Oct

Posted at 18:48h in behaviour change, behavioural insights, big data, Business, culture, Design, economy, ethnographic research, ethnography, health care, health policy, healthcare, social policy

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] 1) ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='2' up='' down=''] In 2008, 200,000 residents of the US state of Oregon were invited to enter a lottery with an unusual prize: free medical insurance. The lottery was the result of the state’s...