Community Development Forum

Providing a pan-London resource for local community development activities

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Taking a 'Think London - act local' approach, its activities include:

  • Promoting and spreading best practice in the use of effective community development as an important tool for reducing health inequalities.
  • Giving a voice to local community development initiatives at London and national level.
  • Exploring opportunities to encourage Local Strategic Partnerships to contribute to community development.
  • Developing and publishing the 'London and Londoners: Making the links for health' poster.

This forum is chaired by Elizabeth Manero, Director, Health Link.

Organisations represented on this forum include Social Action for Health, the Urban Forum, London Metropolitan University, Faith Regen and New Enterprise.

The GLA has pledged support for these activities during 2006-08.

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"All decisions affecting the community should involve the community. This means that there has to be dialogue between local community groups and decision-makers at London level. We are committed to helping make this dialogue happen, as part of our work in helping to make communities healthier."

Elizabeth Manero, Director, Health Link

Supported by Mayor of London