Mapping ActEarly: Using a child health map to evaluate a City Collaboratory programme on early promotion of good health and wellbeing
The map showed substantial ActEarly activity across all six CHM domains (95/139 factors) with most projects targeting the service and governance domains. There was a focus on service/governance areas of the child health system, rather than individual behaviour change, which aligned with ActEarly's objective of influencing structural barriers to health. Projects also mapped well onto 32 of the 35 outcomes across the COS domains, with the exception of Adult Obesity, Safety at Home, and Domestic Abuse. This suggests that ActEarly aligned well with the priority outcomes from local representatives, partners and community groups.
Authors
- Shahid Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7424-4011)
- Liina Mansukoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9481-4352)
- Louise Padgett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3466-7407)
- Patience Gansallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7398-9807)
- Philip Garnett
- Jessica Sheringham
- Maria Bryant
Institutions
- Bradford Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Doncaster Council (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Hull York Medical School (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326825
- Primary Topic
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- British Heart Foundation
- Public Health Agency
- Medical Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Health and Social Care Research and Development Division