Putting Healthy Settings Into

Practice
This one hour presentation will provide
participants with an opportunity to develop
their understanding of the settings approach
with practical examples of settings-based work
in action - to set the scene for a wider
discussion in relation to faith-based settings
development in Leeds. There will also be a
brief discussion around joint working between
the University of Central Lancashire and Leeds
Public Health.
This information session will be delivered by Dr Michelle
Baybutt,

Healthy

and

Sustainable

University of Central Lancashire

Settings

Unit,

Thursday, 17 December 2015

12.30pm1.30pm, Public Health Resource
Centre, Technorth
Aims
To review healthy settings theory and practice; and to,
Explore how the potential offered by the approach can be harnessed and released within faith
settings.
Objectives
To briefly review the history and evolution of the healthy settings approach and and its place
in public health policy and programme delivery.
To examine healthy settings theory and explore how this informs practice.
To discuss the rationale for the healthy settings approach and evidence of effectiveness
drawing on examples from research and practice.
To identify current and potential synergies with topic- and population group-based
programmes and, more widely, with well-being agendas.
To identify and develop opportunities to integrate the healthy settings approach within the
work of faith-based organisations in Leeds and partner organisations.

To book a place, please contact Public Health Workforce Development team by emailing phworkforcedevelopment@leeds.gov.uk
Public Health Workforce Development Team, Technorth, 9 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton,
Leeds, LS7 3NB
E phworkforcedevelopment@leeds.gov.uk W www.leeds.gov.uk/lpht