Rooted in Community. Together for Change.

ReCITE is a public health research project that helps communities in Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton bring about change and fix unfair differences in health. The project is run by local researchers, artists, healthcare workers and community leaders. We work with people who find it hard to engage with and access health services and have poorer health as a result.  We work together to find creative and engaging ways to build trust in health services, clear up any fears people have, and make sure communities get the right information to make informed health choices.

Our work grows from lived experience, not from the top down. We co-create, we listen and talk to each other, we reflect. Together, we use creative storytelling to name unfairness and bias, to nurture connection, and to reimagine what health equity looks like - not in theory, but in real lives.

We are partnering with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Director of Public Health Liverpool to focus on the most challenged areas across Liverpool, Knowsley, and South Sefton. By working closely with community champions, we'll target two key areas:

• Preventive healthcare: This includes encouraging essential services like immunisations and cancer screenings.
• Wellbeing support: We'll promote early intervention to help individuals avoid serious mental health issues.