Sustainable Local Economies for Health Project
Policy increasingly acknowledges that there are links between health and sustainability. In practice, however, these links can be hard to pin down, and practical steps to promote health and sustainability are often difficult to devise - particularly in relation to economic development.
With this in mind, the Sustainable Local Economies for Health Project (SLEHP) has explored what a healthy, sustainable local economy could look like by identifying:
- the aspects of employment that shape health
- the factors that make a place more sustainable
- and the connections between them.
This evidence underpins a matrix-based tool to guide users through the links between health, sustainability and employment, and a strategic framework for joint planning and implementation.
SLEHP will be particularly useful to anyone working in:
- Regeneration
- Economic Development
- Sustainable Development
- Public Health
SLEHP has been tested and applied in partnership with the Barts and the London Trust, the London Development Agency and stakeholders in the London Thames Gateway Social Infrastructure Framework project. SLEHP is also part of the package offered - by the London Health Commission, London Sustainable Development Commission, Government Office for London and Association of London Government - to boroughs looking to embed health and sustainability in their Local Area Agreements.
The SLEHP package is available to download:
- Information on SLEHP and guidance for using the strategic planning tool PDF
Information on SLEHP and guidance for using the strategic planning tool RTF - SLEHP tool PDF Only
- SLEHP in practice: Barts and the London Sustainable Regeneration Strategy PDF
SLEHP in practice: Barts and the London Sustainable Regeneration Strategy RTF
