31 March 2017

Mobilising Communities: Insights on Community Action for Health and Wellbeing

Mobilising Communities: Insights on Community Action for Health and Wellbeing
NESTA 31 March 2017
  • This report gathers a wide range of insights taken from three community sites on how to implement a people powered approach to health and wellbeing.
  • Three main insights were found to be the most important to making a difference on the ground:
    • Helping people help themselves
    • Creating opportunities for people to help one another
    • Creating value between the professional and social spheres - helping health and care
  • The sites involved in the programme were
    • The Bromley by Bow Centre and Health Partnership
    • Spice and Lancashire County Council
    • Horsham and Mid Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group