Inclusive Wellbeing Economies
Ambition:
To promote and enable inclusive wellbeing economies across Yorkshire and the Humber.
Inclusive wellbeing economies are ‘more deliberate and socially purposeful economies – measured not only by how fast or aggressive they grow; but, also, by how well wealth is created and shared across the whole population and place, and by the social and environmental outcomes they realise for people.’
Lead Director of Public Health:
Debs Harkins (Calderdale Council)
Background to this ambition:
Covid-19 exposed the extent and depth of health inequalities in the region and across the country more broadly. As we came out of the pandemic, poorer areas and populations were disproportionately impacted by the emerging economic impacts, compounding these inequalities even further. The following cost of living crisis has only served to further exacerbate these inequalities. The links between health and the economy have never been clearer.
As we continue to recover from the pandemic and address issues around the cost of living, we have the opportunity to develop a more sustainable and inclusive approach to economic development, which is underpinned by improvements in health and wellbeing and supported by the living planet that we all rely on. By building equity, wellbeing and resilience into our economic models, we can support the reduction of health inequalities and build a fairer society for our communities; whilst remaining within the social and ecological confines of our planet.
The Get Britain Working White Paper, published in 2024, puts economic activity and work and health at the forefront of Government action. Our work on inclusive wellbeing economies is closely aligned to this, through the promotion of 'good work', and the national focus, supported by policies and funding, provides a significant opportunity for us to amplify and progress our regional programme of work. However, we must be mindful that a nuanced understanding of exactly what kind of growth we need and where it is needed is vital, to deliver the outcomes that matter to our local residents and communities, improving health and wellbeing and reducing inequalities – ensuring that the most disadvantaged communities benefit and are not left behind.
Ultimately, inclusive and sustainable economies continue to be a vitally important mechanism for reducing health inequalities through improving the health of people and communities, ensuring that economic activity is sustainable and achieving shared prosperity for all, with no-one left behind.
Networking and further information:
There is a Yorkshire and the Humber Inclusive Wellbeing Economies Network, which is open to anyone working on or with an interest in inclusive wellbeing economies.
For more info on this, or any aspect of YHADPH’s inclusive wellbeing economies work, please contact Tom Mapplethorpe, Advanced Practitioner Fellow (Inclusive and Wellbeing Economies).
Email: tom.mapplethorpeAPF@kirklees.gov.uk
Tools and resources
The following tools and resources have been developed by advanced practitioner fellows working on the inclusive wellbeing economies priority ambition. They are intended to support you to embed inclusive wellbeing economy principles in your work and support the transition towards inclusive wellbeing economies in your local area(s).
The resources divided into categories and are also coded depending on which tranche of the fellowship programme they were developed in. This is to give you an idea of how recently the resources have been developed and worked on.
- Tranche 1 – 2022 – 2024 - coded (1)
- Tranche 2 – 2024 - 2026 - coded (2)
We welcome feedback on these resources, which can be submitted to the e-mail above.
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Getting started
Don’t know much about inclusive wellbeing economies but interested in knowing more? Want to explore further but not sure where to start? The resources in this section should give you an introduction to the topic.
Going a bit deeper
So, you understand the basic principle of inclusive wellbeing economies but want to dive a bit deeper? The resources in this section will help you break down the broader principles into actionable components and explore options for delivery.
Putting it into practice
Ready to start putting stuff into practice and explore what inclusive wellbeing economies could look like in your local area? The resources in this section will provide you with the tools to explore this and give you case studies of existing work.
Policy resources
This page hosts a collection of key policy documents from a range of sources on inclusive wellbeing economies.
Data resources
This page hosts a collection of key sources of data and insight on inclusive wellbeing economies.
Other supporting resources
A range of other information and resources that will support your work on inclusive wellbeing economies.
Blogs
This section will link to blogs authored as part of the fellowship programme. For a wider range of media, please access the link to the inclusive wellbeing economies resource hub (see supporting resources section).
Webinars
This section will link to webinars organised as part of the fellowship programme. For a wider range of media, please access the link to the inclusive wellbeing economies resource hub (see supporting resources section).