The role of local government in promoting wellbeing: healthy communities programme
This report has been written for local authority chief executives, leaders and elected members, and also for officers working throughout service deparetments. It is also likely to be of interest and relevance to central government departments and to health promotion and improvement specialists working in local government, the NHS and voluntary and community sector organisations. Drawing on the latest evidence from the field of wellbeing research and the practical experience of local authorities in England, the report provides a guide to further action across the levels and functions of local government. It is accompanied by a series of expert opinion pieces, and through a series of case studies it shares learning from some of the innovative and exemplary work being undertaken by local authorites and their partners across England and Wales.
