On 12 January 2007, LVAC/CEN hosted a HWIA LAA ‘Impact on Health’ seminar at the Lambeth Accord in Brixton. This was an opportunity for the voluntary and community sector to consider and comment on the initial conclusions of the HWIA, what they mean for voluntary and community organisations in Lambeth and the communities they serve.
Following introduction presentations, focused action sets allowed delegates to comment specifically on health issues relating to younger and older people.
You can download these documents here:
Health and the LAA context – Dr Ruth Wallis’ presentation
Presentation on the HWIA and it’s findings
Notes from the workshop on Children and Young People
Notes from the workshop on Older People
And if you attended the event but didn’t have an opportunity to comment on it, you can still download the Evaluation Forum and send it into us with your feedback.
Evaluation Form
HWIA – Following Up on the seminar
The HWIA is due to be completed at the end of March 2007. A final report will be submitted to the Lambeth Health and Social Care Partnership. A copy of this will also be presented to the Local Strategic Partnership (Lambeth First). The aim of this is to provide information and recommendations to enable the opportunities to promote health and well-being through current Neighbourhood Renewal Funded (NRF) projects and other related services and the evolving LAAs.
In completing the HWIA some active support is now being offered to those projects and services where there are links that will enable a greater number of people to receive health-related information and advice. This work was started by the LVAC/CEN seminar of 12 January, and was followed up by two more workshops with projects and services.
From this there is now targeted work underway to strengthen those links – particularly on men’s health, parents and young children and young people. CEN members who attended the January workshop are being contacted where there are obvious links, however, those who may wish to be involved with any of the emerging themes are welcome to contact the consultants undertaking this work.
Groups interested in doing this should contact:
Anthea Cooke for young people – ac@antheacooke.net
Lynn Snowden for men’s health – Lynnsnowden@btinternet.com
Kate Benson for parents and young children - kate.partnership@virgin.net
Related Information
Download Lambeth’s Third Annual Public Health Report
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