"... issues we identified within the HIIC group were those we had personal experience of"

Initially the issues we identified within the HIIC group were those we had personal experience of, but these acted as triggers for wider discussion of the bigger issues at the root of our individual, family and community concerns. What we learned about our community came first from other community members and then we researched various sources to find out if the statistics supported their views. The methods we used included face to face surveys, desk based research and small group discussions as well as questioning various groups invited to the group