Cost of living/cost of smoking : a demonstration study of cooperative action learning to understand and address smoking in deprived communities within the cost-of-living crisis

D'Ambruoso, LuciaStephen, AmandaCowan, EilidhInnocent, WendyMarathia, EftychiaLittlejohn, ChristopherDuffy, SheilaCost of Living/Cost of Smoking Learning Partnership2024-12-202024-12-202025-03D'Ambruoso, L, Stephen, A, Cowan, E, Innocent, W, Marathia, E, Littlejohn, C, Duffy, S & Cost of Living/Cost of Smoking Learning Partnership 2025, 'Cost of living/cost of smoking : a demonstration study of cooperative action learning to understand and address smoking in deprived communities within the cost-of-living crisis', Social Policy & Administration, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 309-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.130820144-5596ORCID: /0000-0002-8505-3368/work/167120755https://hdl.handle.net/2164/24815This study represents a collective commitment to transforming unfair and unnecessary burdens of smoking related-illness, suffering and loss in rural communities living with deprived social circumstances. We dedicate the study to community partners and members disproportionately affected by the cost of smoking and cost of living. Their willingness, vulnerability, and commitment to share personal, lived experience made the work possible. Moreover, the resulting ‘community intelligence’ reinforces the need to expand community consultation into fuller forms of ongoing community dialogue, and demonstrates the potential of community power as a driving force for needed social change152418987engSubstantive connection via an eligible employment contractSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingcommunity powerhealth inequalitiesparticipatory action researchpeer supportsmokingR MedicineCancer Research UKBritish Heart FoundationSupplementary Informationhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Fspol.13082&file=spol13082-sup-0001-AppendixS1.docxhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Fspol.13082&file=spol13082-sup-0002-AppendixS2.docxhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Fspol.13082&file=spol13082-sup-0003-AppendixS3.docxhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Fspol.13082&file=spol13082-sup-0004-AppendixS4.pptxhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Fspol.13082&file=spol13082-sup-0005-AppendixS5.docxhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Fspol.13082&file=spol13082-sup-0006-AppendixS6.docxRCost of living/cost of smoking : a demonstration study of cooperative action learning to understand and address smoking in deprived communities within the cost-of-living crisisJournal article10.1111/spol.13082592