Belfast - healthy city
A short introduction to this album.
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In the late nineteen eighties, Belfast became part of the World Health Organisation's Healthy Cities Project. The aim was to get as many institutions as possible to make health central to their planning and to give the diverse communities of Belfast a real say in their future. What were the challenges they faced? What solutions did they evolve? In this album Healthy Cities founder member Ilona Kickbusch and Belfast health promotion professionals Joan Devlin, David Stewart and Mary Black explore the history of this important health project. They reveal the crucial role that partnerships across both public and private bodies played in the success of the project. This material, recorded in 2006, forms part of The Open University course K311 Promoting public health: skills, perspectives and practice.
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Transcript -- Belfast - healthy city
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
Healthy Cities: the idea
Ilona Kickbusch on how the Healthy Cities Movement began in the mid nineteen eighties as a European initiative.
Transcript -- Healthy Cities: the idea
Transcript -- Ilona Kickbusch on how the Healthy Cities Movement began in the mid nineteen eighties as a European initiative.
Healthy Cities: the reality
Ilona Kickbusch on how the initiative spread out from Europe to the rest of the world, and is particularly important in South America.
Belfast - healthy city - Audio
enMarch 25, 2010
Transcript -- Healthy Cities: the reality
Transcript -- Ilona Kickbusch on how the initiative spread out from Europe to the rest of the world, and is particularly important in South America.
Belfast - healthy city - Audio
enMarch 25, 2010
Belfast as a healthy city
Joan Devlin of Belfast Healthy Cities on the historical high levels of deprivation in Belfast.
Transcript -- Belfast as a healthy city
Transcript -- Joan Devlin of Belfast Healthy Cities on the historical high levels of deprivation in Belfast.
Implementing WHO targets
Joan Devlin on how Belfast set out a five year plan dealing with issues such as urban planning and healthy aging.
Transcript -- Implementing WHO targets
Transcript -- Joan Devlin on how Belfast set out a five year plan dealing with issues such as urban planning and healthy aging.
Influences on policy
David Stewart, director of public health, EHSSB, reveals how Belfast is influenced by what is happening in the UK and in Eire.
Transcript -- Influences on policy
Transcript -- David Stewart, director of public health, EHSSB, reveals how Belfast is influenced by what is happening in the UK and in Eire.
Euroepean influences on policy
David Stewart on how public Health policy in Belfast is also significantly influenced by new European initiatives and legislation.
Transcript -- Euroepean influences on policy
Transcript -- David Stewart on how public Health policy in Belfast is also significantly influenced by new European initiatives and legislation.
Health challenges in Belfast
Joan Devlin on how public health in Northern Ireland has improved in recent years but in parts of Belfast there are still significant levels of deprivation.
Transcript -- Health challenges in Belfast
Transcript -- Joan Devlin on how public health in Northern Ireland has improved in recent years but in parts of Belfast there are still significant levels of deprivation.
Re-positioning public heath
Joan Devlin explains that there is now recognition in Northern Ireland than health issues have to be tackled in a broad way taking in areas such as housing and education.
Transcript -- Re-positioning public heath
Transcript -- Joan Devlin explains that there is now recognition in Northern Ireland than health issues have to be tackled in a broad way taking in areas such as housing and education.
Aids to implementing policy
David Stewart on how Northern Ireland's size is advantageous when it comes to cross-sector work and experimental projects.
Transcript -- Aids to implementing policy
Transcript -- David Stewart on how Northern Ireland's size is advantageous when it comes to cross-sector work and experimental projects.