Charlene Brooks

CEO at @belfasthealthy - /
Chair @NICVA /
Former Independent Chair @CharityCommNI Stakeholder Forum/
Mum to 3 Amazing Teens

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

A fantastic lineup of speakers at today’s #ukhealthycitiesandtownsnetwork ‘A vision for Health and wellbeing UK’

As we prepare for Phase VIII it’s very timely to hear from @WHOEMRO, @Tfitzgeraldcork and #hannadunning alongside our colleague Anne McCusker from @belfasthealthy

[Peter Martin @petermartindup]

Great to meet up with Charlene & Jacqueline from @belfasthealthy cities as we considered infrastructure, poverty & education all from a health perspective.
Thanks for your time & sharing with me the really positive projects you are working on👍

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

Good to meet @petermartindup MLA , Chair of Infrastructure Committee today with Jaqueline O’Hagan

Timely conversation highlighting how infrastructure and urban design play a critical role in shaping safer, healthier communities.

#ActiveTravel #HealthyCities #transportpoverty

[NI Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom]

Commissioner @chrisniccy had an incredible time at the @belfasthealthy “Delivering Change” event this week!

He was very impressed by the creativity and leadership demonstrated by children through the Healthy Places, Healthy Children programme 💙🩷🧡💚❤️
#BelfastHealthyCities.

[GroundsWell Consortium @GroundswellCon]

🌿Why do a quarter of people rarely visit local green spaces?

Join our WEBINAR to explore the Green Gap Framework: uncovering the reasons behind low & non-use of #urbangreenspace

📅 24 Nov 🕐 1–2pm
🎤 Dr Avril Johnstone & @rob_bushby
🔗 Register: https://t.co/D88SrghmR2

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

@ChildreninNI It would be good to see reference to the history of Parenting Week and the legacy of ParentingNI/ Parenting Focus who led the campaign for over 30 years being positively recognised 😊

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

Energising discussion on how we can all work collectively to address health inequalities #healthequity #participation

[Patient and Client Council (PCC) @PatientClient]

Thank you to everyone who joined our Café Conversation ‘Seeking resolution – One conversation at a time’ at #nicon25

Learn more about our advocacy work via our website: https://t.co/crgmEIfYeN

@CDHN_NI @belfasthealthy @cedarfoundation @NHSC_NI

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

At @NHSC_NI this morning - Mike Farrar, Interim Permanent Secretary @healthdpt suggests we have the opportunity in NI- we already have the systems and the people so the next piece of the reset puzzle is #culture. We need to liberate and empower those on the front line

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

Huge thanks to the Lord Mayor @Tracybelfast1 for launching our new Healthy Transport Resource.

We are delighted to be able to now offer schools this free resource mapped to the primary school curriculum, supporting chn to learn about active and sustainable transport🚶‍♀️ 🚌🚲🌳

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

Great to meet @RobbieButlerMLA to discuss climate & health🌍 We discussed a collaborative approach to tackling inequalities & the importance of helping children understand how the environment impacts their wellbeing. #ClimateHealth #EnvironmentalEducation #BelfastHealthyCities

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

The sign of an excellent training session when we are all laughing.. Great day in Glasgow with ⁦@P_H_S_Official⁩ learning about Place Standard tool 🌆⁦@belfasthealthy⁩ is 1 of 4 cities piloting it through a community safety lens. Excited to get started!

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

Currently hearing from John Howie, Public Health Scotland on the @belfasthealthy webinar about how important PLACE is in ensuring people benefit from a healthy, equal and sustainable lifestyle
#healthyplaces #endingviolenceagainstwomenandgirls #placebasedapproach

[Charlene Brooks @charlene_brooks]

Privileged to be part of such an amazing organisation working with committed colleagues. Days like this are so valuable to help us continue to learn and share together - and this was no exception, a fabulous day 😁