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TY - JOUR
T1 - A ‘strategy of resistance’? How can a place-based empowerment programme influence local media portrayals of neighbourhoods and what are the implications for tackling health inequalities?
AU - Halliday, Emma
AU - Collins, Michelle
AU - Egan , Matthew
AU - Ponsford, Ruth
AU - Scott, Courtney
AU - Popay, Jennie
N1 - This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Health & Place. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Health & Place, 63, 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102353
PY - 2020/5/31
Y1 - 2020/5/31
N2 - Place-based stigma is linked with health and social harms, but few studies have assessed what actions may reduce these. Area-based programmes are one potential strategy but may exacerbate stigma by targeting disadvantaged neighbourhoods. We reviewed newspaper coverage in two stigmatised neighbourhoods to identify whether a programme funded in these localities influenced reporting. While both areas were dominated by negative coverage, the progamme provided an impetus for some positive stories over time and enabled community activists to articulate alternative narratives about where they lived, countering negative external portrayals. The involvement of residents should be central to strategies to tackle place-based stigma.
AB - Place-based stigma is linked with health and social harms, but few studies have assessed what actions may reduce these. Area-based programmes are one potential strategy but may exacerbate stigma by targeting disadvantaged neighbourhoods. We reviewed newspaper coverage in two stigmatised neighbourhoods to identify whether a programme funded in these localities influenced reporting. While both areas were dominated by negative coverage, the progamme provided an impetus for some positive stories over time and enabled community activists to articulate alternative narratives about where they lived, countering negative external portrayals. The involvement of residents should be central to strategies to tackle place-based stigma.
KW - Social stigma
KW - Health inequalities
KW - Neighbourhoods
KW - Media coverage
KW - Community empowerment
U2 - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102353
DO - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102353
M3 - Journal article
VL - 63
JO - Health and Place
JF - Health and Place
SN - 1353-8292
M1 - 102353
ER -