In residence: Health and Social Equity Collective
Who are the Health and Social Equity Collective? The Health and Social Equity Collective (HSEC) is made up of researchers, community leaders, policy makers, and health professionals responding to persistent social and health inequities. They aim to address inequity by identifying and engaging the levers of change within and across institutions.
The core team consists of: Stephani Hatch (PI), Charlotte Woodhead (PI), Ali Hossaini (PI), Lucy Ensum (Coordinator), Farah Ahmed (Research Assistant), Nathan Stanley (Research Assistant and Policy lead), Sophia Bonner(Coordinator), Rebecca Rhead (Research Fellow - project co-ordinator) partner organisations.
“We are striving for equitable organisation that catalyses social progress by example as well as activity” - Health and Social Equity Collective
Learn more here about the team, including a complete list of their members, collaborators and supporters.
How did the collective come together? The Health and Social Equity Collective came together when members of existing organisations, notably HERON and Black Thrive decided that a network of organisations would be more effective in addressing their aims by bringing a diverse range of approaches, personalities and resources to bear on health & social inequity.
What does the Health and Social Equity Collective aim to acheive in this residency?
Using their collaboration and collective activities they aim to:
Generate a more inclusive knowledge base and make it translatable to individuals, communities, and policymakers' awareness
Tackle entrenched inequalities in education, training, and capacity-building
Redistribute power by working in partnership with communities affected by health inequities.
How can you get involved with the collective and their residency at Science Gallery London?
The Health and Social Equity Collective are in residency at the gallery throughout 2023, they are creatively exploring new ways of working together, and hosting a series of public events and installations to share and discuss their ideas.
They took over The Living Room this March and now are located in Gallery 2 on the first floor of the gallery until Saturday 20 May.
🎧Listen up! A range of podcasts and other content is available for you to browse, curated by the Health and Social Equity Collective. You can pick up a pair of headphones, listen in to key ideas and conversations shaping the Collective’s action and ethos.
🗨Share your experiences. Get involved, use the magnetic words to share your current or past experiences and future hopes for how you experience health on the boards.
Learn more about The Living Room here.