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Poverty SIG Workplan

Vision and aims 

Vision

To improve public health and health equity by promoting evidence-informed approaches at local, regional and national levels that prevent poverty and reduce its effects on health.

Aims

  1. To support the public health workforce to take action on poverty through providing reliable information on its relationship with health, developing a collaborative network sharing good practice and through promoting wider discussion of public health responses.
  2. To advocate on the issue of poverty and its relationship with health, representing the Faculty of Public Health on this issue and acting as a key voice to promote effective policy to improve the health of people living in poverty in the UK.
  3. To collaborate with other SIGs and external partners, building partnerships that further develop capacity in local, regional and national advocacy on poverty and health, with a focus on prevention of poverty and reduction of its effects on public health.

Workplan

Activity: Regular member-focussed educational events  

Outcome: Collaboration with SIGs to organise, promote and deliver educational events e.g. webinars that discuss key issues in poverty and health and provide space for sharing good practice. 

Target date: Approximately quarterly

Named lead: Paul Roderick, Elliot Clissold

Progress to date:

  • Previous webinars – transport, financial wellbeing  
  • Calendar of events – details in progress. 

Outputs: 

  • MSK webinar – Autumn 2025
  • Stigma webinar – June 2025
  • Food insecurity webinar
  • Primary care webinar – Summer 2025 
  • Healthy places webinar
  • Violence webinar 

Activity: SIG newsletter

Outcome: Quarterly newsletter outlining SIG activities, key updates in field of poverty and health, current and future opportunities for members. 

Target date: Approximately quarterly.

Named lead: Elliot Clissold, Kenzie Nicks, Emma Bates 

Progress to date: Draft newsletter 

Outputs: Newsletter on a quarterly basis from April to SIG members.

Activity: Communication output

Outcome: Develop links with FPH for proactive and reactive communications 

Target date: To develop

Named lead: Paul Roderick, Elliot Clissold

Progress to date: Previous ad-hoc responses, working with FPH media team. Initial reach-out re: strategic approach made.

Outputs: Reactive responses e.g. policy announcements, proactive work on planned publications and events.

Activity: Joint conference

Outcome: Annual joint conference on poverty and health in conjunction with RSM, ADPH, RSPH

Target date: May 2025

Named lead: Paul Roderick, Elliot Clissold

Progress to date: Organisation in progress

Outputs: Member-led conference 

Activity: Poverty SIG resources

Outcome: Maintaining a high quality, sustainable Poverty SIG resource page with key information on poverty and health

Target date: Q4 2025

Named lead: Rachel Westbourne, Elliot Clissold

Progress to date: Poverty SIG webpage developed 2023 with iterative development. 

Outputs: Refresh of page

Activity: Member forum

Outcome: Quarterly drop-in sessions for members to discuss learning, share challenges

Target date: April 2025

Named lead: Elliot Clissold, Paul Roderick

Progress to date: Members updated and dates planned

Outputs: Quarterly drop-in

Activity: Curriculum review 

Outcome: Input into upcoming FPH curriculum update

Target date: 2026

Named lead: Jason Sarfo-Annin, Emilie McSwiggan

Progress to date: Cross-SIG collaboration in progress

Outputs: Briefing on relevant areas and curriculum suggestions regards to poverty and health

Activity: External collaboration

Outcome: Partner with Joseph Rowntree Foundation via Health sub-group

Target date: 2026

Named lead: Paul Roderick, Elliot Clissold

Progress to date: Initial invitation to inaugural meeting

Outputs: Joint outputs in relation to health and poverty 

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