Lois Armour
lois-armour.bsky.social
Lois Armour
@lois-armour.bsky.social
Research Assistant (Qualitative) within Department of Health Sciences (University of York). Research interests in: #healthinequalities #disability #EDI #mentalhealth #greenspaces #childdevelopment #parentwellbeing
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For all the recent focus on incentives in the benefits system, it's a lack of suitable & supportive jobs that prevents many disabled people moving into work

This online @neweconomics.bsky.social event (June 19th 10am) will explore the changes needed to fix this www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/its-not-me...
It's not me, it's you: better employment opportunities for disabled people
An online event to hear from expert speakers and open up a debate about how to improve employment opportunities for disabled people
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May 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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'This workshop was bright and beautiful’: experiences of coproducing images to improve accessibility. Led by public contributors Shakirat Kekere-Ekun, Joanne Lloyd, Clara Martins de Barros, Eleanor Philpotts & Shaz Taylor, working with @katemorto.bsky.social journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
‘This workshop was bright and beautiful’: insights into the process of co-production of images for decision aids with marginalised groups
This co-production project worked with groups often marginalised in research, in order to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of two online patient decision aids through the use of images. We sh...
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June 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
What a beautiful setting for yesterday's nature-based event in Sheffield 🌳🌿It was great to present at and hear from other researchers and practitioners on the benefits of nature for parents and families. Thanks @ruthndwrites.bsky.social and @katemorto.bsky.social for arranging the event.
May 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Early years interventions can support parents in the #First1000Days, but there are gaps in the research evidence... We're bridging this gap using #quasi-experimental methods and #qualitative evaluations with several #earlyyears #interventions designed to support parent and child wellbeing 👩‍👧...
April 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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We’ve joined Bluesky! We’re excited to start sharing our research about #earlyyears #interventions and #measures to reduce inequalities in the health, development, and wellbeing of babies, children, and young people, and their #families. Find out more here: www.york.ac.uk/healthscienc...
Family Wellbeing Team - Our research, The University of York
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March 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Take a look at our interactive toolkit to help other housing organisations implement a similar scheme.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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👋 Meet the team... 👋 @lois-armour.bsky.social is a Research Assistant currently evaluating projects on parent-infant wellbeing. Lois has an interest in addressing health inequalities and inclusiveness of marginalised groups within Patient and Public Involvement activities.
May 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM