The social impact of land contamination: reflections on the development of a community advocacy and counselling service following the Weston village incident

Five years ago the village of Weston in Cheshire was affected by one of Britain’s largest community-based land contamination incidents. The need for some form of community-based service incorporating social support and advocacy was identified and North Cheshire Health Authority in collaboration with...

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Published in:	Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 276 - 280
Main Authors:	Barnes, Geoffrey J., Litva, Andrea, Tuson, Shirley
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 01-09-2005 Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects:	community Community based Community Health Services - organization & administration Community support programmes Consumer Advocacy Contaminated land Contamination Counseling England Environment Environmental Exposure - adverse effects Environmental hazards Hazardous Substances Health protection Humans Needs Assessment Program Development Public health Stress Stress, Psychological - etiology England
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Summary:	Five years ago the village of Weston in Cheshire was affected by one of Britain’s largest community-based land contamination incidents. The need for some form of community-based service incorporating social support and advocacy was identified and North Cheshire Health Authority in collaboration with the local community trust developed an advocacy and counselling service within the village. This article presents reflections on this highly complex service by reviewing the Weston incident, its management and possible lessons for public health practitioners dealing with similar incidents.
Bibliography:	local:036 istex:6895B1FDAE0F2CBF86B7AA37114890099B8179A2 ark:/67375/HXZ-63WQFJXC-G Address correspondence to Geoffrey J. Barnes. E-mail: gjbaforeverton@hotmail.com ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1741-3842 1741-3850
DOI:	10.1093/pubmed/fdi036