Pages tagged with 'health and well being'

Great Outdoors: How our natural health service uses green space to improve wellbeing

 

Safe, green spaces may be as effective as prescription drugs for treating mild to moderate forms of depression and anxiety. 'The Great Outdoors: How our natural health service uses green space to improve wellbeing' report from the Faculty of Public Health calls for GPs to use more alternatives to medication for mental illness, including advice to spend time and exercise in green spaces. Visit the Faculty of Public Health website for the full report.

A Glass Half-full – How an asset approach can improve community health and wellbeing

Fri, 06/08/2010

(From SW Public Health e-bulletin). This IDeA publication offers a fresh perspective on how to reduce inequalities in community health and wellbeing. It proposes assessing and building on the strengths and resources in a community to increase resilience and social capital, and develop better ways of delivering health outcomes. It offers local authorities, health practitioners and politicians an introduction to the asset model approach and principles and gives examples of how it is being used in England. It also outlines a set of coherent and structured tools that put asset model principles into practice. View the full publication for more information.

Cycling Investment Pays Off

Mon, 09/08/2010

(From South West Public Health and Well Being e-bulletin). New analysis of research conducted in partnership with the National Obesity Observatory and Sustrans, shows the impact an increase in cycling has had on public health - with a 10% reduction in the number of people classified as physically inactive.

Team Green Britain Bike Week

Date: 
19/06/2010

Team Green Britain Bike Week is the biggest cycling event in the UK with thousands of free activities in villages, towns and cities everywhere. It will take place from the 19-27 June 2010, encouraging everyone to rethink their everyday life styles and switch to cycling to improve their fitness, confidence and self esteem. On the Team Green Britain Bike Week website there are lots of suggestions to help you set up an event ranging from led rides, cycle training, bike breakfasts, Dr Bike and fundraising to name a few. There is also free event registration, free event Liability Insurance, free promotional materials and merchandise, free website tools and more!

IDeA - Developing a business case for health improvement

Wed, 06/01/2010

There is a strong moral argument why local authorities and their partners work to improve the heath of their communities and to reduce the inequalities gap. But investing in preventative public health also makes sound business sense. The IDeA through the Healthy Communities programme plans to support the sector to understand where efficiency savings can be achieved and how to realise them. It is currently asking local authorities and partnerships to work with them to trial this theory in practice.

Better buildings and spaces improve quality of life, says the public

Wed, 16/09/2009

Nearly nine out of ten people say that better quality buildings and public spaces improve their quality of life, according to new MORI research published by CABE on its tenth anniversary.

The current risk is that public spending cuts to non-statutory council services, like parks management and maintenance, lead to places becoming dirtier and shabbier, with key targets like community safety and obesity being missed as a result.

Building Health Conference - Planning and designing for health and happiness

Date: 
22/01/2010
Location: 
University of the West of England, Bristol

This one-day conference will explore How can we create environments that encourage health & well-being? With the growing recognition of the impact of that built environment has on public health, this timely conference brings together built environment and health professionals, academics and policy-makers to share inspirational stories of success and identify how we can all work together more effectively.

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