The Four Neighbourhoods
‘This Is Us’ started in 2023 as a key initiative to improve the lives and health of four Sheffield communities to reduce health inequalities. Part of this work involved investing in voluntary community sector organisations, who are helping lead the work. They are Aspiring Communities Together (ACT), Fir Vale Community Hub, Reach Up Youth and SOAR.
'This is Us' partners spoke to over 1,000 people in the four areas over the summer of 2024, to get a deeper understanding of the views and to learn what is important for their health, their families' health and their communities, and to identify community-led solutions.
Here’s what they shared:
Top 3 opportunities for improving health are:
- Friendly supportive community
- Keeping an active lifestyle
- Access to nature/outdoors
Our community fund is wholly targeted towards these three areas of creating opportunities for improving health through nurturing and building friendly supportive communities, helping people to get active and stay active; and supporting access to nature/outdoors.
You can view the results of the engagement and the community priorities here
