Disability, physical activity and wellbeing
This week’s guest blog - the third in our Measuring Wellbeing series that focuses on improving the wellbeing of people with disabilities - comes from Leanne Wightman, coordinator of the Get Yourself Active project, run by Disability Rights UK. The project...
read moreHow can intangible assets enhance wellbeing or reduce loneliness? Evidence call
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? We are looking for reports and other unpublished resources that look at how intangible assets – things like culture and traditions – can enhance wellbeing or alleviate loneliness in over-16 year olds taking part in sports, physical activities...
read moreDoes increasing girls’ and women’s participation in physical activity improve their wellbeing?
This week’s blog come from Spirit of 2012, an organisation set up to recreate the spirit of pride and positivity that defined the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Here they outline the evaluation findings from the Sporting Equality Fund, grants...
read moreCo-production: a key component for wellbeing
Lauren Pennycook is a Senior Policy and Development Officer at the Carnegie UK Trust. Lauren manages the Trust’s Embedding Wellbeing in Northern Ireland project, which seeks to support Community Planning Partnerships to implement a wellbeing outcomes approach.  ...
read moreRefugees and asylum seekers in transit: what do we know about their wellbeing?
This week’s guest blog looks at wellbeing among refugees and asylum seekers displaced in temporary transit situations. Dr Miriam Posselt, Research Fellow at The University of South Australia’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group shares...
read moreEvaluating projects for people with learning difficulties: when ‘off-the-shelf’ can miss the mark
This week’s guest blog is from Naomi Brill, Insight Manager at Leonard Cheshire. She has over four years’ experience of designing inclusive impact measurement tools and processes, and is currently responsible for developing and embedding an organisation-wide framework...
read moreHealth and money: is wellbeing the common currency?
The UK health budget is almost 10% of national income, rising 3% a year due to ageing and general increases in costs of living. Is our government spending more on our health than we would spend ourselves – or much less? And how much would we be willing to pay if the...
read moreGovernance for wellbeing: from struggling and surviving to thriving
This week’s blog is from our Director, Nancy Hey, asking what does good governance look like in promoting wellbeing? She unpacks the drivers of wellbeing and offers models we could use to support our own.
read moreHow can spaces and places enhance wellbeing or reduce loneliness? Evidence call
Updated 14/6/19: this call for evidence has been extended to 12 July 2019, and the term 'performing arts' was changed to 'participatory arts'. What are we looking for? We are looking for grey literature - reports and other unpublished resources - that look at how...
read moreFour things we’ve learnt taking a place-based approach to urban health and wellbeing issues
This week’s blog comes from Jon Siddall, Director of Funding at urban health foundation Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity. The charity takes a place-based approach to improving health and wants you to share your views and experiences on Twitter at...
read moreWhy have a Year of Wellbeing in Coventry and Warkwickshire?
This week’s blog comes from John Linnane, Director of Public Health in Warwickshire. He explains why they’ve developed the Year of Wellbeing, and what they hope to achieve in the local area. Throughout my career, I have seen that leaps forward in technology and...
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