This update is one of a series for the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment in 2024. It is published here in draft form ahead of the Health and Wellbeing board’s September meeting. It provides an overview of recent local research and needs assessments carried out by organisations in Oxfordshire on topics relevant to those covered by the JSNA.

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Whilst local research approaches, ethos and methodologies vary, insights can help bring the statistical data included in the JSNA to life. It can bring added qualitative depth and, more importantly, highlight the lived experiences and voices of local communities.

The following groups and institutions are responsible for the research included in this update:

• Healthwatch Oxfordshire
• Community and voluntary sector groups in Oxfordshire
• Local authorities working with communities
• Oxfordshire’s academic institutions in partnership with communities

The research summarised in this update is wide-ranging and covers the following:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Maternal Mental Health
• Healthy and Affordable Food for Children
• Active Neighbourhoods
• Community Insight Profiles
• Active Travel to School
• Better Housing Better Health
• Greenspace-deprived Neighbourhoods
• Safeguarding in Social Care

If you know of other local research that is relevant and would like it added to the JSNA, please get in touch at jsna@oxfordshire.gov.uk.