FaithAction Symposium on Faith and Public Health
The FaithAction Symposium on Faith and Public Health took place at Heythrop College, University of London on 25 September 2014.
The day brought together Public Health England, the UK Health Forum, Public Health practitioners, faith agencies and academics from both public health and health and theology/social sciences.
The symposium included the presentation of two pieces of research:
- The Impact of Faith-Based Organisations on Public Health and Social Capital, presented by Lucy November for FaithAction.
- A study of public health activity in places of worship in Leeds, and of the attitudes of public health officials and religious leaders, presented by Dr Emma Tomalin and Dr Jo Sadgrove of the Centre for Religion and Public Life, University of Leeds.
Speaking were:
- Prof. Kevin Fenton, Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health England
- Prof. Neil Messer, Professor of Theology, University of Winchester
- Dr. Peter Kevern, Associate Professor in Values in Care, Staffordshire University
- Jim McManus, Director of Public Health, Hertfordshire
Faith-Based Organisations
We have produced a short report on the day aimed at faith-based organisations.
Directors of Public Health
We have produced a short summary of the research and the Symposium tailored for Directors of Public Health.
Further materials from the day are available:
- Download presentation on the The Impact of Faith-Based Organisations on Public Health and Social Capital report, by Lucy November (pptx, 1.8mb)
- View the presentation online
- Download presentation on places of worship and public health in Leeds, by Dr Emma Tomalin and Dr Jo Sadgrove (ppt, 184kb)
- View the presentation online
The Impact of Faith-Based Organisations on Public Health and Social Capital
Our report on faith and public health, the first of its kind in the UK, was launched at the Symposium.
