Healthy Communities Programme
Liam Hughes is the National Adviser for Healthy Communities for the Improvement & Development Agency (IDeA), an agency working with local government. Liam’s work for the IDeA includes advising the Agency on health and health inequalities and supporting the Healthy Communities Programme (and related work streams) around local partnerships. Liam’s presentation provided a brief overview of the Healthy Communities Programme with examples of what works in getting lay people involved in public health.  Liam presented a range of initiatives working successfully around the country. He also addressed the issue of what the public sector, and local government in particular, can do to support this work. Liam indicated that further research and evaluation are necessary in order to put additional initiatives into practice. 

Further information can be found at: http://www.idea.gov.uk/
Click here to view the IDeA presentation

Jane South (PI)

Anne-Marie Bagnall

Tim Bickerstaffe

Peter Branney

Dr Mima Cattan

Mark Gamsu

Marianne Kennedy

Karina Kinsella

Diane Lowcock

Dr Angela Meah

Martin Purcell

Sue Rooke

Dr Pinki Sahota

Jan Smithies

Judy White