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  • Mayor celebrates WHO Healthy City designation for Derry & Strabane

    Mayor celebrates WHO Healthy City designation for Derry & Strabane

    “The experts are telling us we’re on the right track.” Derry City & Strabane is a World Health Organization Healthy City and District for the third time Read more

  • Building healthy neighbourhoods: Shared learning from the Neighbourhood Health Improvement Project

    Building healthy neighbourhoods: Shared learning from the Neighbourhood Health Improvement Project

    Join us on Zoom to hear public health experts and those working on the ground in Derry City, Strabane and Limavady discuss what really works when it comes to neighbourhood health. Read more

  • Strathfoyle Greenway investment bolsters case for Healthy City designation

    Strathfoyle Greenway investment bolsters case for Healthy City designation

    Improving green infrastructure is central to Derry City & Strabane's application for Phase VII WHO Healthy City designation Read more

  • Read our Impact Report for 2020/21

    Read our Impact Report for 2020/21

    In 2020/21 we thrived online as our team worked hard to adapt our community-building and health promotion activity to circumstances that none of us could have predicted – read what we achieved in our 2020/21 Impact Report: Connect. Create. Collaborate. Read more

  • Mayor celebrates WHO Healthy City designation for Derry & Strabane
  • Building healthy neighbourhoods: Shared learning from the Neighbourhood Health Improvement Project
  • Strathfoyle Greenway investment bolsters case for Healthy City designation
  • Read our Impact Report for 2020/21
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Mayor celebrates WHO Healthy City designation for Derry & Strabane

Mayor celebrates WHO Healthy City designation for Derry & Strabane

“The experts are telling us we’re on the right track.” Derry City & Strabane is a World Health Organization Healthy City and District for the third time Read more

Published: 19th May, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Join the Healthy Cities Community in Derry City & Strabane

Join the Healthy Cities Community in Derry City & Strabane

You can expect regular emails full of energy and ideas, as well as opportunities to get involved. Read more

Published: 1st April, 2022

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Watch every presentation from Building Healthy Neighbourhoods

Watch back the best bits from our 'Shared lessons from the Neighbourhood Health Improvement Project' event Read more

Published: 31st March, 2022

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Building healthy neighbourhoods: Shared learning from the Neighbourhood Health Improvement Project

Building healthy neighbourhoods: Shared learning from the Neighbourhood Health Improvement Project

Join us on Zoom to hear public health experts and those working on the ground in Derry City, Strabane and Limavady discuss what really works when it comes to neighbourhood health. Read more

Start: 9th March, 2022 at 12:00pm

End: 9th March, 2022 at 1:00pm

Published: 8th February, 2022

Updated: 1st April, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Location: Online

Strathfoyle Greenway investment bolsters case for Healthy City designation

Strathfoyle Greenway investment bolsters case for Healthy City designation

Improving green infrastructure is central to Derry City & Strabane's application for Phase VII WHO Healthy City designation Read more

Published: 5th January, 2022

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Two local teams thanked for pandemic efforts with wellbeing experiences from Health@Work NI

Two local teams thanked for pandemic efforts with wellbeing experiences from [email protected] NI

Teams from Apex Housing Association and Hunter Apparel were chosen from more than 50 nominations to take part in activities to demonstrate the importance of employee health and wellbeing. Read more

Published: 4th January, 2022

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Read our Impact Report for 2020/21

Read our Impact Report for 2020/21

In 2020/21 we thrived online as our team worked hard to adapt our community-building and health promotion activity to circumstances that none of us could have predicted – read what we achieved in our 2020/21 Impact Report: Connect. Create. Collaborate. Read more

Published: 28th September, 2021

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Eight projects in the north west get £343k in Ideas Fund backing

Eight projects in the north west get £343k in Ideas Fund backing

We helped eight fantastic mental health projects secure funding from the British Science Association's research-promoting grants scheme Read more

Published: 23rd September, 2021

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Hard work and heatwaves

Hard work and heatwaves

While the sun has been shining, our team has been making hay. An update on what we've been up to during Northern Ireland's record-breaking fortnight of sun. From our July newsletter Read more

Published: 28th July, 2021

Author: Joe Newby

'The last chance to show our gratitude'

'The last chance to show our gratitude'

Our view on Health Minister Robin Swann's announcement that mass vaccination centres will start to stand down in August Read more

Published: 21st July, 2021

Updated: 23rd July, 2021

Author: Joe Newby

Download the new Derry City & Strabane access and inclusion resource pack

Download the new Derry City & Strabane access and inclusion resource pack

Developing Healthy Communities partnered with the council and the Public Health Agency to launch the digital resource for businesses and cultural organisations. Read more

Published: 1st July, 2021

Updated: 20th July, 2021

Author: Joe Newby

When restrictions actually mean improved access

When restrictions actually mean improved access

With the 2021/22 round of PHA Short Term Funding now underway, we take a look at the projects that benefited from a grant in 2020/21 Read more

Published: 10th June, 2021

Updated: 20th July, 2021

Author: Joe Newby

Watch every presentation from the Healthy Cities Conference

Watch every presentation from the Healthy Cities Conference

Watch Derry City & Strabane Healthy Cities Conference talks from Sir Tim Smit, Professor Louise Dubras and more Read more

Published: 26th May, 2021

Updated: 20th July, 2021

Author: Joe Newby

Getting health right for minority communities

Getting health right for minority communities

Insights from our Supporting Health and Wellbeing in Ethnic Minority and Migrant Communities event. Read more

Published: 6th May, 2021

Updated: 20th July, 2021

Author: Joe Newby

Derry City and Strabane Learning City Survey – Setting Priorities

Derry City and Strabane Learning City Survey – Setting Priorities

We're looking for your input on the priorities for skills and knowledge in our area Read more

Published: 26th February, 2021

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

Picturing our post pandemic world

Picturing our post pandemic world

Erin McFeely, urges you to focus on what you miss now, to help Derry build forward better. Read more

Published: 19th February, 2021

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Erin McFeely

Comments: 1

Prosperity post COVID - A healthier place to live and work

Prosperity post COVID - A healthier place to live and work

Developing Healthy Communities' Chief Executive, Erin McFeely, met with Derry City & Strabane District's Health & Communities Committee to discuss ‘Building Forward Better’. Read more

Published: 12th February, 2021

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

The Ideas Fund: new grants programme to improve mental wellbeing

The Ideas Fund: new grants programme to improve mental wellbeing

Derry & Strabane area one of only four areas in the UK to access funding Read more

Published: 27th January, 2021

Updated: 27th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

Derry City & Strabane unites with the WHO European Region to stop COVID-19 and build a better urban life

Derry City & Strabane unites with the WHO European Region to stop COVID-19 and build a better urban life

The Derry City & Strabane District's Deputy Lord Mayor joined local authority colleagues from across Europe to analyse good practices and to find ways to build back better. Read more

Published: 12th January, 2021

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

Lots happening at European Healthy Cities Network Annual Conference

Lots happening at European Healthy Cities Network Annual Conference

Representatives from Derry & Strabane Healthy City & District at the three day online event. Read more

Published: 8th December, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

WHO launches year-long campaign to help 100 million people quit tobacco

WHO launches year-long campaign to help 100 million people quit tobacco

Th "Commit to Quit" campaign supports people to give up tobacco through communities of quitters Read more

Published: 8th December, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

What are countries doing to make their citizens more active?

What are countries doing to make their citizens more active?

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published country factsheets and reports show successful strategies to keep citizens physically active Read more

Published: 8th December, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

What leadership means in these challenging times

What leadership means in these challenging times

A valuable insight from Northern Ireland's Interim Mental Health Champion on the importance of leaders looking after their mental health during a crisis Read more

Published: 2nd November, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

Combatting Covid-19 together on UN International Day of Older Persons

Combatting Covid-19 together on UN International Day of Older Persons

Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has praised the work of her Department and its partners who together continue to support the most vulnerable throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more

Published: 1st October, 2020

Updated: 20th July, 2021

Author: Deleted User

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  • PHA Making Life Better Through Short Term Funding Programme

    PHA Making Life Better Through Short Term Funding Programme

    Applications for one-off PHA funding of up to £5,000 for Community & Voluntary groups are now open through the Clear Project. Find out if you are eligible and how to apply.

  • PHA Quality Standards News

    PHA Quality Standards News

    PHA Quality Standards News - June 2022

  • Public Health Agency standards

    Public Health Agency standards

    At Developing Healthy Communities, we have been working with the Public Health Agency (PHA) since 2010 to develop and tailor a framework of Quality Standards within which any service providing mental and emotional wellbeing support and suicide prevention across Northern Ireland should operate.

  • Sports Group Grants

    Sports Group Grants

    Through the Clear Project, the PHA is offering constituted voluntary sector sports clubs in the Western Trust area an opportunity to avail of training, helping them to support their members and receive up to £300 worth of relevant sports equipment for their club.

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  • PHA Making Life Better Through Short Term Funding Programme

    PHA Making Life Better Through Short Term Funding Programme

    Applications for one-off PHA funding of up to £5,000 for Community & Voluntary groups are now open through the Clear Project. Find out if you are eligible and how to apply.

  • Clear Project

    Clear Project

    Working in the Western Trust Area to prevent suicide, self-harm, drug and alcohol misuse.

  • Grant recipients information

    Grant recipients information

    Key information required on branding and reporting of your project's outcomes and successes.

  • Health@Work NI

    [email protected] NI

    A workplace health initiative that supports employers to create a better working environment.

  • Sports Group Grants

    Sports Group Grants

    Through the Clear Project, the PHA is offering constituted voluntary sector sports clubs in the Western Trust area an opportunity to avail of training, helping them to support their members and receive up to £300 worth of relevant sports equipment for their club.

  • Families' Voices Forum

    Families' Voices Forum

    Providing a strong, collaborative voice for those who live with the reality of suicide every day

  • What we do

    What we do

    About Developing Healthy Communities NI - its vision, purpose and approach

  • Work Well Live Well

    Work Well Live Well

    A regional workplace health support service funded by the Public Health Agency, established in 2016 and delivering positive outcomes for businesses in the Western Trust.

  • Training: ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

    Training: ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

    ASIST training is a two day interactive workshop in suicide first aid and more.

  • Training: Hope Matters

    Training: Hope Matters

    This is a skills programme, developed by RESILIO, to equip individuals with the knowledge & skills to grow & maintain hope within themselves.

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