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Be the Change: A Sustainable Future for Public Health

Join the Health and Sustainability Hub in promoting behavior change towards the SDGs and WBGs for a carbon-free future. Explore resources and guides tailored for workplace action and support Wales' well-being goals. Let's make a difference together.

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Be the Change: A Sustainable Future for Public Health

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  1. How we can all ‘Be the Change’ towards the SDGs and WBGs for a carbon-free future publichealth.sustainability@wales.nhs.uk Richard Lewis Angie Kirby Public Health Wales Health and Sustainability Hub

  2. Welsh Government has declared a ‘climate emergency’ • https://seneddresearch.blog/2019/05/09/wales-declares-a-climate-emergency/ Health and Sustainability Hub

  3. Global Climate Strike – Friday 20 September 2019 • Images: Angie Kirby Health and Sustainability Hub

  4. Contributing to Wales’ well-being goals (and SDGs) • No public awareness campaign in Wales on WFG Act • Opportunity to target ‘individual-level’ behaviour change • 44 public bodies in WFG Act – large audience • Aim to encourage behaviour change in our working lives • Utilising the Welsh workforce for sustainable change Health and Sustainability Hub

  5. Resources to support Wales’ well-being goals – ‘Be the Change’ Conceived by the Health and Sustainability Hub A developing ‘movement / campaign’ to encourage and support staff to ‘Be the Change’ to contribute to Wales’ well-being goals ‘Sustainable steps’ designed for ‘action’ in the workplace Health and Sustainability Hub

  6. ‘Be the Change’ resources ‘Cue-Card’ on the ‘five ways of working’ sustainably e-posters on the ‘essentials’ of the Act, and a range of environmental sustainability issues of global concern Health and Sustainability Hub

  7. ‘Be the Change’ e-guides A developing ‘sustainable steps series’ to bring ‘alive’ the well-being goals Present actions which can be completed in the workplace by all staff Are ‘tailored’ to supporting organisational policies and services Health and Sustainability Hub

  8. Topics of the ‘Be the Change’ e-guides *These guides are in development Health and Sustainability Hub Encouraging active and sustainable travel Organising sustainable meetings and events Reducing wasteto improve carbon footprints Creating equal workplaces Supporting eco-systems and their biodiversity* The role of arts, culture and (Welsh) language for mental health and well-being Playing our role in an ‘Organisation of Sanctuary’* Being ‘global citizens’ in our place of work* *

  9. ‘Walking our Talk’ – active and sustainable travel e-guide

  10. ‘Be the Change’ Toolkit To support stakeholders and partners to be part of ‘Be the Change’ Health and Sustainability Hub

  11. Resources for International Health Charter First e-guide on ‘sustainable international travel’ Second e-guide to focus on ‘sustainable international communication’ Health and Sustainability Hub

  12. ‘Home’ – by Angie Kirby Health and Sustainability Hub

  13. Group discussion: How can we do international development in health with a lower carbon footprint? Health and Sustainability Hub

  14. Potential areas for consideration Fair Trade Ethical procurement Communication Travel – people and goods Carbon offsetting Supporting local projects Health and Sustainability Hub

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