Free online webinar: 'Community Health and Wellbeing: Town and Parish Councils'
What to expect from this session:
What is Community Health and Wellbeing?
An overview of what is meant by health and wellbeing in the community looking at the wider determinants such as social and environmental factors.
How can your council positively impact population health?
By focusing on a variety of themes, including community engagement, social isolation and community activity, healthy lifestyles, healthy places and positive mental health, Town and Parish Councils can play a role in positively influencing the health outcomes of individuals.
Join Lucy Bird, Worcestershire CALC Health and Wellbeing Officer, for this briefing and a further discussion around health prevention and positive wellbeing.
An open discussion with attendees on the types of initiatives to consider when thinking about health prevention that can positively impact wellbeing, highlighting useful case studies of pre-existing work.
Some guidance on next steps if your Council wishes to progress with this theme.
Who is this session for
Worcestershire Town and Parish Councils wishing to explore their role in health prevention. Clerks, staff, and councillors are welcome.
Those wishing to share pre-existing health & wellbeing related initiatives within their own locality that are working well.
Please read Full terms and conditions of registration
Event Information
| Event Date | Tue 4 Mar 2025 10:00 |
| Event End Date | Tue 4 Mar 2025 11:00 |
| Cut off date | Tue 4 Mar 2025 8:00 |
| Capacity | 40 |
| Registered | 22 |
| Available Place | 18 |
| Individual Price | Free to Members |
| Speaker | Lucy Bird |
| Location | Zoom |
| Categories | Clerks and Councillors |
Further Details
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Record of attendance at training events is required when applying for the Local Council Awards Scheme |
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| Fees |
FREE to Members of Worcestershire CALC |
| Cancellations |
Any delegate cancellationsmust be received in writing 5 days before the event for a full refund of the fee. Substitute delegate(s) may be named at any time up to the event. |
| Terms and Conditions of Registration |
This event is being run by Worcs CALCPlease read: Full terms and conditions of registration |
Speakers
Lucy Bird
Health and Well-Being Officer
Following a career as an Analytical Chemist, Lucy decided to pursue her passion to work in the community in 2010 having volunteered in various roles since the age of 12. Lucy worked for a Parish Council in Cambridgeshire running a new initiative, a ‘Time Bank’, where residents support one another by giving their time, from gardening to teaching others to use a computer to holding a Film Club in their home. The Time Bank grew to have over 160 individual members and organisational members building immeasurable community resilience. She developed a further project, which is still being run by the Parish Council, to support those living with neurological conditions such as Dementia and Parkinsons Disease, and for older people to maintain their physical and mental health through adapted activities.
Lucy worked as a Social Prescriber throughout the Covid pandemic in Evesham and surrounding GP practices, ensuring people were listened to and signposted on to appropriate support. This gave her an insight into the challenges people face and their lack of knowledge of where to go when help is needed.
Lucy has continued to work with communities developing support networks and activities to improve health and wellbeing, building connections and reducing isolation. As the Health and Wellbeing Officer for Worcestershire CALC, Lucy hopes to bring her experience and knowledge to help Parish and Town Councils, who are at the heart of communities across the County, to identify needs and to create vibrant, connected, and supportive environments that enhance the quality of life for everyone.
