Case studies

Community engagement and coordination is a major aspect of Plymouth City Council's new Co-Operative Street Service.

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council ran an analysis showing costs of smoking and savings to be made by tackling it.

Blackpool's Getting it Right Framework aims to address domestic violence and abuse against women in the area.

Between 2007-2009 Chelmsford had the second highest level of excess winter deaths in Essex behind Brentwood. 

The Strategic Hate Crime Prevention Partnership (SHCPP), in Essex, is an association including voluntary, statutory and council bodies that work to raise reporting of hate crime and deliver preventative measures.  Membership includes:

The new s106 agreement provides for "recession proofing"

Summary Cycle Blackpool was set up by Blackpool Council to increase the number of people that use and own bikes. This is a way of increasing levels of physical activity and reducing health inequalities. It has started a number of projects that focus specifically on people exposed to health inequalities or already living with chronic conditions.

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Leeds City Council recognised the need to offer more opportunities for people to take part in activities they enjoyed, and in particular, to make access to sport and leisure activities more accessible for people with a learning disability. This in turn would help to improve health and well-being and quality of life for this population.

West Sussex County Council has invested in a ‘communities’ function that cuts across all service areas in order to engage more fully with its communities.