@article{c35b6d02933c4654bdd1dd3de8068d6d,
title = "What does it feel like to live here? Exploring sensory ethnography as a collaborative methodology for investigating social determinants of health in place",
abstract = "This paper introduces sensory ethnography as a methodology for studying residents' daily lived experience of social determinants of health (SDOH) in place. Sensory ethnography is an expansive option for SDOH research because it encourages participating researchers and residents to {"}turn up{"} their senses to identify how previously ignored or {"}invisible{"} sensory experiences shape local health and wellbeing. Sensory ethnography creates a richer and deeper understanding of the relationships between place and health than existing research methods that focus on things that are more readily observable or quantifiable. To highlight the methodology in use we outline our research activities and learnings from the Sensory Ethnography of Logan-Beaudesert (SELB) pilot study. We discuss theory, data collection methods, preliminary outcomes, and methodological learnings that will be relevant to researchers who wish to use sensory ethnography or develop deeper understandings of place and health generally.",
keywords = "Health planning, Lived experience, Place based, Sensory ethnography, Social determinants of health",
author = "N. Sunderland and H. Bristed and O. Gudes and J. Boddy and {Da Silva}, M.",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to acknowledge and thank all participants and community partners in the SELB pilot study. In particular we would like to thank and acknowledge Mununjali House, Centacare, the Early Years Initiative of the Logan-Beaudesert Health Coalition, Community Durithunga, and Waterford West State School. We would also like to thank the Logan-Beaudesert Health Coalition Health Promotion Programme , which funded co-author Bristed and Da Silva's work. We acknowledge and thank the Griffith University Health Group for a multimedia equipment grant that enabled this research. We acknowledge the valuable input of Queensland University of Technology researchers Allan Luke, Kathy Mills, and Annette Woods in developing the participatory video documentaries sub-project and Sally Robinson for developing the ethics application for this research. We acknowledge and thank Pam McGrath and Stephanie Prout for valuable feedback on an earlier draft of this article and editorial assistance. ",
year = "2012",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.05.007",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
pages = "1056--1067",
journal = "Health & Place",
issn = "1353-8292",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "5",
}