Holiday Hunger: A Research and Evaluation Framework

Professor Greta Defeyter and Mrs Pamela L. Grahamwww.healthylivinguk.org

In 2013-14 foodbanks fed 913,138 people…

…330,205 were children

Jyoti, Frongillo & Jones (2005)

Malnutrition costs the UK £7.4 billion/year

Different Initiatives: Some Evaluation…

• Oldham• Trafford• Liverpool• Coventry• Strabane (Northern

Ireland)

• Community based• Food bank• Faith

Capturing

benefits,

impacts

(Health

Econom

ist)

Program

me

level

Stakeholder

interviews

(scoping)Case

StudiesLinear M

odels

Project level

Individual level

Assessin

g success

at organisa

tional level

Site visits

Measu

remen

t individual’s attitudes,

cognitions etc.

Assessm

ent toolsCollectio

n and analysis of data

Research Framework

Differences in social inequalities result in long term inequalities in health and educational attainment

Deprived communities/regions Traditional learning and health campaigns aren’t sufficient to tackle widening gap between rich and poor

New approach required: Universal Integrated Programme

Targeted at Families in Need Accessible, Context Specific Institutional support

X participants across y initiatives

Health improves Reduction in poverty gap

Increased knowledge about healthy/unhealthy foods

Access to benefits/financial advice

Success of programme drives roll out and sustainability

Health/educational inequalities reducedEducational attainment improved/Employability

increased

Impact is multi-factorial

Research Framework

Research Framework

Research Framework

Adult Participants ChildrenStaff

Interviews aimed to determine uses, advantages and disadvantages of Interventions

Challenges• No pre- and post-intervention measures

• No way to know who would attend

• Short window of opportunity to conduct research

• Media

• What about those who didn’t attend?

BUT…

• We interviewed over 40 users and stakeholders with no issues

• We had around a 40% return rate for parental questionnaires

Non-attendees

• Older people• Traveller Communities• Minority Groups

• Pregnant teenagers• Families

“People are persuaded by reason, but moved by emotion; [the leader] must both persuade them and move them.” — Richard M. Nixon