We have been successful in equipping Local Authorities to harness their potential to improve population health and reduce health inequalities through their core functions. The Health: Everyone‘s Business training programme targets senior managers across directorates so that they become public health ‘champions‘ in their current and future roles. The style of the sessions is inclusive and interactive, and encourages participants to discover the connections between their roles in the Local Authority and people‘s health.
Tutors from a range of national and local organisations will lead highly interactive sessions. Our experiential approach means that participants apply their knowledge and skills to a practical piece of work that builds public health capacity within the organisation. The course culminates in a showcase event to present projects to Councillors, partner organisations and staff.
Two particularly powerful remarks from HEB graduates include:
“I’m a lot more equipped to talk about health...would definitely say it gave me the confidence to promote health across all sorts of issues.”
“The opportunities [to promote health] always present themselves. I exploit these to the full.”
