Public Health: Prevention in Practice

1. What does the
evidence say?
Dr Ivan Gee
Public Health Institute
Liverpool John Moores University

2. • Why do we
need evidence?
• Perhaps 2 main
reasons
“people in this
country have had
enough of experts”
Michael Gove, 2016

3. 1. How do we answer a
question like:
Should we be trying to stop
smoking in public places,
homes and cars?

4. Nigel Farage - UKIP
• UKIP re-opened old
arguments
• Amend legislation to give
“the choice to open smoking rooms
properly ventilated and separated
from non-smoking areas”. UKIP Manifesto 2015

5. Being Well Salford
Coaching for better health
and wellbeing
@bwsalford

6. Who are we?
@bwsalford

7. Being Well Salford
• Managed by The Big Life group
• Designed and delivered in partnership
• Supporting Salford third sector organisations
• Winner of the RSPH 3 year award 2016
• Winner of Public Health Ministers award 2015
• Realising the Value Case Study Site
@bwsalford

8. • Innovative recruitment
• Wide range of past experience and skills
• 85% are Salford residents
Who are the team?
@bwsalford

9. • People with 2 or more lifestyle issues
• Work in the community
• 1:2:1 or peer support group
facilitated by a coach
• A rigorous performance
management framework
• Robust evaluation
How it works
@bwsalford

10. Realising the Value
• Person and community centred approaches
• Spreading change and good practice
• A range of tools and resources for
commissioner, providers and people to use
@bwsalford

11. @bwsalford