www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk

Community Wellbeing – Arts

Arts and creativity as a tool:

• Address Health Inequalities• Health Promotion• Social Health Marketing

3 Arts and Health Initiatives

• Route To Health• Move Up – Dance• The Good Life

Fun Ways to Family Health

Community Partnership Projects

Tour – supporting events

Book

Website

Database

Cannock Chase Children Centre

Work with families themselves to

develop scheme

Identify barriers to participation

Intervention activities

Partnership Approach

Address the determinants of poor

health.

Reduce the barriers to

experiencing healthy opportunities

/ make healthy choices

• Fun and Friendly• Doorstep Do-able• Cheap and Cheerful• Healthy and Wholesome

Example ProjectsGorsemoor Garden

Green Exercise

Cross cutting agenda

Projects have same barriers as what you’re

trying to address!

Diverse partnershipBusinesses

Parents

PTFA

Relatives

Volunteers

Links Health Centre?

Example ProjectsOn Yah Bike! - Hednesford Valley High

Physical Health

Multiple aims

• Challenge perceptions of disability/

learning difficulties• Promote Cannock Chase as a local health

resource• Promote benefits of, and safe cycling• Improve confidence of participants• Reduce barriers to cycling on Cannock Chase• Make use of schools facilities/ equipment• Inspirational

Link to local programmes / partners

www.thegoodlife.uk.net

Any questions?