Working together to support healthier communities in Telford and Wrekin
What is a Healthy Telford Partner?
A Healthy Telford Partner is an organisation, group or network of people who want to play an active role in improving the health and wellbeing of the people they support, influence or work with in Telford and Wrekin.
Healthy Telford Partners can include:
- Work settings and teams
- Community and voluntary organisations
- Schools and education settings
- Charities and resident groups
- Faith groups
- Care homes and supported living settings
and more!
Whether you support colleagues, residents, pupils, service users, volunteers or community members – you have a role to play in shaping healthier lives and environments!
We want to work alongside partners who are willing to take small, realistic steps that make a big difference over time.
What does it mean to be a Healthy Telford Partner?
Becoming a Healthy Telford partner is simple and flexible. There are no inspections, no pass or fail tests, and no mandatory training. As a Healthy Telford Partner, we ask that you commit to four shared principles.
Our four commitments
As a Healthy Telford Partner, we will:
- Support our community to be the healthiest version of themselves
- Encourage and enable people to be more physically active
- Promote healthier food and drink environments where possible
- Make health and wellbeing a visible priority within our community
(Your “community” will depend on the type of partner you are – this could be colleagues, residents, employees, peers, pupils, service users or neighbours).
What we ask from partners
As part of the partnership, we ask that you:
- Take part in initiatives or actions that support the four commitments (at a level that is realistic and relevant for you)
- Promote Healthy Telford messages and campaigns within your setting
- Share your experiences, successes and learning – helping us and other partners to develop and grow
- Act as a positive role model for health and wellbeing within your community
What will you get as a Healthy Telford Partner?
In return, Healthy Telford Partners will have access to:
Practical tools and support
- Ideas, hints and tips to improve health and wellbeing in your setting
- Access to a self-assessment audit tool and action plan template to help generate ideas and identify opportunities for improvement link?
- Support and guidance from the Healthy Telford team
Resources and communications
- Healthy Telford Partners communications pack, including ready-to-use material for websites, social media and internal platforms link?
- Regular updates through the Healthy Telford monthly newsletter
- Blog articles and resources via www.healthytelford.com
Branding and recognition
- Use of the Healthy Telford Partner logo
- Email signature and partner materials
- A partner sticker to display in your setting to show your commitment – I am a Healthy Telford Partner!
- Sharing of your health and wellbeing experiences on our communication channels
Opportunities for outreach
- Priority access to initiatives when available, such as:
- Health champion training
- Mini health checks and outreach activity
- New Healthy Telford programmes as they launch
Ready to become a Healthy Telford Partner?
Becoming a partner is your opportunity to help create healthier, happier communities – in a way that works for you.
To express interest, or find our more, please contact: healthimprovement@telford.gov.uk
Disclaimer
Participation in the Healthy Telford Partners scheme is voluntary.
Each Healthy Telford Partner remains independently responsible for the design, delivery and outcomes of any activities, services or initiatives they choose to undertake.
Telford & Wrekin Council is not responsible or liable for the actions, decisions or omissions of Healthy Telford Partners, nor for any outcomes arising from activities delivered by partners as part of this scheme.