PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Hazel Stuteley TI - The Beacon Project--a community-based health improvement project. DP - 2002 Oct 01 TA - British Journal of General Practice PG - S44--S46 VI - 52 IP - Suppl 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/52/supplement/S44.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/52/supplement/S44.full SO - Br J Gen Pract2002 Oct 01; 52 AB - Inequality and socioeconomic deprivation remain powerful determinants of the nation's health. The Beacon Project, led by two primary health care visitors, was initiated to tackle the rapidly declining health and social needs of a community in Cornwall, southwest England. Significant improvements in conditions and a general sense of wellbeing on the estate, together with the improvements in social outcomes was observed over a period of four years.