The Place of Creativity in Public Health: Perspectives from Researchers & Directors of Public Health

In September 2024, we hosted two roundtable discussions exploring The Place of Creativity in Public Health.

The first roundtable featured Directors of Public Health (DPH). The event came about in response to two of our Creative Health Champions – Justin Varney and Matthew Pierce – calling for our Midlands Creative Health Associate to support more focus on Creative Public Health at NCCH. Since this conversation, five more Directors of Public Health have joined the NCCH Champions Network, and two others have connected to our work. This signals a movement towards Creative Public Health leadership in the Midlands, which we hope will continue to grow over the coming years. 

The second roundtable featured researchers from across the Midlands. The event came about following a number of Directors of Public Health from the Midlands joining our Creative Health Champions Network. They said that one of the enabling factors for their work was the development of Creative Health research networks with local universities, so that evidence for Creative Health could be gathered with local and hyperlocal contexts. This would indicate, more appropriately, how Creative Health could impact the unique demographics of an area and align to the strategic priorities of a local healthcare system, such as Public Health in local authorities. In this roundtable the primary topic of discussion is ‘What would a Midlands Creative Health Network look like?’ ‘Do we have the capacity to develop a network?’ and ‘Who/what is required to make this possible?’ 

To read a full overview of the roundtables visit: 

The Place of Creativity in Public Health: Perspectives from DPH https://ncch.org.uk/blog/the-place-of-creativity-in-public-health-perspectives-from-directors-of-public-health

The Place of Creativity in Public Health: Researchers' Perspectives https://ncch.org.uk/blog/the-place-of-creativity-in-public-health-perspectives-from-researchers