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UK City Of Culture 2O13: Driving a Legacy for Healthier Lives T hrough Arts and Culture. Brendan Bonner Head of Health & Social Wellbeing Public Health Agency. Content. Context of the Presentation City of Culture Model Public Health Agency Role Early Outcomes Indicators
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UK City Of Culture 2O13: Driving a Legacy for Healthier LivesThrough Arts and Culture Brendan Bonner Head of Health & Social Wellbeing Public Health Agency
Content • Context of the Presentation • City of Culture Model • Public Health Agency Role • Early Outcomes Indicators • The Legacy Framework
City of Culture – A Public Health Issue • Social Impact • Personal & Community Development • Social Justice • Health • Education • Participation/Engagement • Economic Impact • Culture & the Arts • Sport
Seeing the Impact in Terms of Legacy • The arts & culture increase social capital and community cohesion. • The arts & culture have a beneficial impact on the economy. • The arts & culture are good for the individual.
Applying a Cultural Framework • Core to Urban and Rural Regeneration • Core to sustaining our natural and built heritage • Core to public safety • Core to economic perspective • Core to social planning • At the heart of our values
Collaborative Approach “ We need to develop partnerships with other organisations ... who understand the need to make culture the policy task and objective, not the tool. (Deborah Mills, 2003)
Extraordinary People • Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods • Older People • Homeless • Chronic Drinkers • Long term Conditions • Unemployed/Under-employed
Change A Little – Change A Lot • Assess accessibility requirements of the 2013 programme of events • Co-ordinate suitable training opportunities for organisations to raise awareness on disability awareness/equality: • Engage a range of venues and businesses in the area in Awards Scheme • Have 30 businesses engaged in Awards process by March 2014 • Hold a celebratory event for businesses who are successful in achieving an award. • Establishment and facilitate an Access & Inclusion Working group • Build capacity within the access and inclusion group to carry the project forward beyond 2014
What Will the Legacy Look Like • Mechanism of ArtsImpact (McCarthy 2002)
Thank you brendan.bonner@hscni.net http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications