The Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation Public Seminar series brings together members of the public, researchers and practitioners interested and engaged in urban health issues. The principal aim of the series is to provoke debate and constructive action, linking current best practice in urban development with emerging areas of health research.

Our most recent seminar held on Wed 29th November focused on Health & Wellbeing Centres as integrated healthcare services. These often combine health and social care services, public health practice, and other areas of social policy areas with a place-based focus to promote wellbeing in local communities. We invited four speakers to share their perspectives on “How can community wellbeing be supported in the neighbourhood?”. They spoke from research, policy and practice on how to create healthy communities through integrated healthcare services.

Speakers:

Professor Jane South | Professor of Healthy Communities, Leeds Beckett University

Ansaf Azhar | Director of Public Health and Community Safety at Oxfordshire County Council

Joanne Smithson | Head of Implementation & Learning and Local Government & Health Sector Lead at the What Works Centre for Wellbeing

Simon Sadinsky | Executive Director of The Prince’s Foundation

The event was chaired by Dr Astrid Krisch, Postdoctoral Researcher at the GCHU.