Want to know more about sessions are suitable for anyone with an interest in or responsibility for promoting health in Leeds. These short sessions cover a wide variety of Public Health topics and aim to develop professionals’ awareness and practice around the subjects covered.
At a typical 'Want to know more about ...' session you will:
- learn how to identify the public health issue being covered
- discover local services that are working to improve the issue
- understand ways you can help, should you choose to
The sessions are free of charge and are presented by friendly and knowledgeable facilitators who are experts in their fields, including specialists from the Leeds Public Health team.
Upcoming sessions
Want to know more about… West Yorkshire healthier together
Tuesday 17 December 2024, 1pm to 2pm
This session is for anyone who wants to know more about supporting families to manage seasonal illness this winter using the Healthier Together platform.
In the winter months it is more common for babies and children to become unwell. Healthier Together is an online resource which provides families, children, and young people across West Yorkshire with consistent and high-quality advice from local health and care professionals. All the information on the website has been written by doctors and other healthcare staff in West Yorkshire. Resources on this site can support families in decision making and give advice on things such as managing illness at home, when to seek medical attention, and when it is okay to send a child to school.
This webinar is aimed at people in Leeds who work with families. The session is designed for a non-clinical audience, to empower those who work with families in Leeds to understand and promote Healthier Together.
This session will cover:
- common winter illnesses and why using Healthier Together is important, both for families and for the local NHS
- how to use Healthier Together and what it can do
- how to promote Healthier Together in local family settings and within communities.
This session will be delivered online by Dr Guy Baker (GP, The Street Lane practice), Dannie Harding (Healthier Together Project Manager) and Eloise Pearson (Senior Programme Manager, West Yorkshire ICB).
Want to know more about…Healthy ageing in Leeds
Monday 10 February 2025, 2pm to 3pm
Leeds is a wonderful place to age well. Our many strengths include a longstanding commitment to be Age Friendly; an increasingly diverse ageing population; places and spaces that enable people to live healthy, fulfilling and independent lives; a thriving voluntary sector and communities which support social interaction; some fantastic activities and services to help people to stay healthy; support for people to manage long term health conditions and stay connected and independent in later life.
Yet not everyone in later life has the same experiences of ageing well. Some communities spend a greater number of years in later life in poorer health. For example, people aged 50+ experience poorer outcomes across a range of issues. We see inequalities in later life for people living in deprived areas of Leeds, and for some ethnically diverse communities. We also see differences between men and women.
The session will cover:
- an overview of healthy ageing and ageing well in Leeds, including data and the voices of older people
- what we can all do to support people, and ourselves, to stay healthy in later life and to reduce the time spent in poorer health
- opportunities to get involved in work across the city, including being a part of Age Friendly Leeds
The webinar is aimed at anyone working with adults in the city and interested in healthy ageing across the life course, including proactive and preventative work. It will be delivered by Hannah McGurk and Helen Laird from the Leeds Public Health Ageing Well team.
Want to know more about... films
Some of the 'Want to know more about…' sessions are recorded and published to YouTube.
You can watch recorded webinars and other training films on the
Leeds Public Health Training playlist on YouTube
External link, at a time that is suitable to you. If you attended a session that was recorded, this is where it will be published.
Leeds Public Health training playlist
Delivering a want to know more about… session
If you are interested in delivering a 'Want to know more about...' session to raise awareness of a particular public health issue or service, please contact us at
phforall@leeds.gov.uk for a discussion.
