The Healthy Cities Movement: an Historic Archive
The UK Healthy Cities Network is part of a global movement for public health and sustainable development with over 25 years’ experience of developing creative solutions to old and new challenges. The movement has been led and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), but the Network also draws on a rich history of trail-blazing values-based work within the UK and seeks to be at the leading edge in anticipating and responding to current and future demands facing our cities and towns.One of around 30 national Healthy Cities networks across Europe, the UK Network was established in 2011 with funding from the Department of Health for England and the Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland – and is co-ordinated by the Healthy Settings Unit at the .
The following archive of historic documents gives an insight into how the Healthy Cities movement has evolved over the last 25 years. The content in these early documents, papers and articles tells a rich tale much of which still resonates well today.
Each archive entry provides a brief introduction to the content with a link to the document, paper or article.
There is also a link to an early video from Liverpool please take time to watch this and reflect on the content.
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Related Documents
Healthy Cities
This is a paper written by Professor John Ashton in March 1990. It outlines the first block of cities that took part in the development of the Healthy Cities movement and contains an interesting table outlining rankings for UK cities in relation to the quality of Life.
Sanitarian become ecologist: the new environmental health
BMJ article from 1991 exploring new approaches to environment Health
Liverpool: Creating a Healthy City 1989 - John Ashton
An insight into the early days of the Healthy Cities Movement written in 1989 by John Aston who was then a Senior Lecturer.
Community Matters - Healthy Cities
An occasional paper written by John Ashton in 1988 - Centre for Urban Studies Liverpool University
Inequalities in Health Barcelona and Valencia
A paper published in 1993 comparing the 2 cities
Spanish paper on Healthy Cities published in 1986
This paper is in Spanish - but has a short summary in English it was written in 1986 - shows the development of the Healthy Cities movement
Healthy Cities - The New Public Health in Action
Paper written by Professor John Ashton in the late 80's
Healthy Cities - The New Public Health
A chapter Written by John Ashton and Howard Seymour - The New Public Health
Healthy Cities - WHO'S New Public Health Initiative
Paper published in Health Promotion Vol 1, No 3 written by John Ashton, Paula Grey and Keith Barnard
Research for Healthy Cities
An outline paper written by John Ashton in 1988 again this forms part of the history of the Healthy Cities Movement.
The Healthy City and the Ecological Idea
A paper presented at the Society for the Social History of Medicine Annual Conference in Liverpool 13th July 1990
The Practice Nurse and the Healthy City
Article in the Practice Nurse January 1990
The World Health Organisation Healthy Cities Initiative; A Commonwealth Response
A paper Written by John Ashton in 1988
Urban Lifestyle and Public Health in the City
John Ashton 1990 - from the Statistician (1990) 39 pp.147-156
Promoting Health in the Urban Context - Hancock&Duhl 1988
This is the first of the series of WHO healthy Cities Working papers, written by two of the co-founders - Trevor Hancock and Len Duhl - and published in 1988.
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Leeds
Lisa Gibson
Health Improvement Specialist Local Government
The Leeds Initiative
Leeds City Council
Nottingham
Sharan Jones
Health and Wellbeing Manager
Nottingham City Council
Bristol
Stephen Hewitt
Healthy Urban Team
Bristol City Council/NHS Bristol
Belfast
Jonna Monaghan
Senior Health Development Officer
Belfast Health Cities
Glasgow
Russell Jones
Public Health Programme Manager
Glasgow Centre for Population Health
Sheffield
Natalie Pugh
Healthy Cities Partnership Team
Sheffield First Health & Wellbeing Partnership
Brighton and Hove
Annie Alexander
Public Health Programme Manager
NHS Brighton and Hove
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East Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Partnership
Hira Miah
Public Health Co-ordinator
Lancashire County Council
Public Health, Adult Services, Health & Wellbeing
Liverpool
Sandra Davies
Associate Director of Public Health
Liverpool City Council
Sunderland
Karen Graham
Assistant Policy Lead for Health
Sunderland City Council
Carlisle
Darren Crossley
Deputy Chief Executive
Carlisle City Council
Newcastle
Helen Wilding
Wellbeing for Life Development Lead
Newcastle City Council
Swansea
Nina Williams
Consultant in Public Health Medicine
Swansea and Bridgend - Public Health Wales
Portsmouth
Rimple Poonia
Senior Manager, Health Improvement
& Development Service
Portsmouth City Council
Warrington
Dr Muna Abdel Aziz
Consultant in Public Health Medicine
Warrington Borough Council
Norwich
Jonathon Fagge
Deputy Chief Officer /
Director of Operations & Clinical Transformation
Norwich City Council
Chorley
Simon Clark
Head of Health Environment and Neighbourhoods
Chorley Borough Council
Cumbria
Colin Cox
Assistant Director, Health and Wellbeing/
Director of Public Health
Cumbria County Council
Chelmsford
Paul Brookes
Public Health & Protection Services Manager
Chelmsford City Council
Wakefield
John Wilcox
Health Improvement Specialist – Engagement and Capacity Building
Wakefield Council
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