(Lychee Red Group; picture courtesy of Health for All).
To accompany this report, we produced a short film. The film highlights the work being done across our city to take a community-centred approach to people’s health, as well as the need for this work.
Over 2 days, we visited a selection of community-based projects across Leeds that are working to improve people’s health and wellbeing. We spent time with people who attend the groups run by these projects, those who organise and support them, and organisations delivering this vital work on the ground. We also spoke with one academic whose research focuses on community-centred approaches to health, helping to situate these lived experiences within a wider evidence base.
The film reflects a broad mix of people, places and perspectives, but it does not aim to be exhaustive. Leeds is home to many community-led projects doing impactful work, and while we have spoken with many of these partners during the creation of this report and film, we have only been able to highlight a small number of these as illustrative examples. Together, the report and film offer insight into how community-centred approaches are contributing to healthier lives across the city.
