RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Beacon Project--a community-based health improvement project.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP S44
OP S46
VO 52
IS Suppl
A1 Stuteley, Hazel
YR 2002
UL http://bjgp.org/content/52/supplement/S44.abstract
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.