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The podcast series is co-produced by 乱伦秀 academics, and the Oh Pod! podcast team. The aim of the project is to host honest discussions between researchers and communities in east London, that lead to developed trust.

Funded by 乱伦秀 East Engagement's Development Fund, the podcast grew out of the(funded a year previously by a 乱伦秀 East Community Engagement Seed Fund) and was led by Dr. Rupy Matharu (乱伦秀听Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering) & Dr. Shoba Poduval (乱伦秀 Institute of Health Informatics).

The 鈥極h Pod! x 乱伦秀鈥� podcast project provides a platform to open the dialogue between academics and people from marginalised communities in east London on issues pressing to the public. The podcast focused on mental health, neurodiversity and illnesses that are often taboo in diverse communities. Guests include Dr Kate Adlington discussing perinatal mental health, Professor Kurinchi Gurusamy discussing Autism and Professor Oliver Robinson discussing anxiety and psychological distress.

The 乱伦秀 team worked with Kaveh Rahnama from (a Borough of Waltham Forest initiative) that offers residents exposure to creative industries. The podcast is produced and presented by Shakira Crawford and Iman Issa-Ismail, who interviewed health experts, asking them questions about commonly held concerns, worries or misconceptions about mental health. The format of the podcast helped ground conversations in reality and allowed members of the public to lead the conversation. The skills and experience gained by the community members led to improved confidence and will allow them to continue their work in podcasting and the creative field. Shakira and Kaveh are with now working with 乱伦秀鈥檚 IHE on the second series of their podcast, Health in a Handbasket.

The 乱伦秀 East Community Engagement Development Fund is a small grants funding scheme for 乱伦秀 staff and post graduate research students who have previously received funding for an engagement project in east London. It is designed to build capacity for previously funded projects to deepen the impact of ongoing engagement practice. The team worked with multiple public and professional partners to achieve the 乱伦秀 East principles of collaboration, co-production and mutual benefit through creative means.

The podcast was celebrated at the inaugural 乱伦秀 IHE Engagement Awards. The awards recognise excellence in public engagement within the healthcare engineering and digital health community. 鈥極h Pod! x 乱伦秀鈥� was the winner in the co-production category.

Dr. Rupy Matharu said,

鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to be helping to correct some negative stigma and healthcare taboos by working with Waltham Forest residents. The podcast is a tangible demonstration of successful co-production in action, and we hope the impact will be felt across communities who wouldn鈥檛 usually engage with health research.鈥�

Links

• IHE celebrates its first Engagement Awards at ceremony
• 乱伦秀 East Engagement Overview:听听
• Episode 1 Perinatal Mental Health with Dr Kate Adlington:听,听,听,听
• Episode 2 Autism and Common Misconceptions with Prof Kurinchi Gurusamy:听,听,听,听
• Episode 3 Anxiety and Psychological Distress with Prof Oliver Robinson:听,听,听,听