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Who are Communities & Wellbeing? Part of Adults and Communities Libraries Museums Record Office Arts Adult Learning What is our relevance to the HWB agenda? Issues Ageing population Health inequalities

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Who are Communities & Wellbeing?

Part of Adults and Communities Libraries Museums Record Office Arts Adult Learning

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What is our relevance to the HWB agenda?

Issues

Ageing population Health inequalities Increased social isolation Increased levels of mental ill health including dementia

Context

Local Authority responsibility for improving health

utcomes

Emphasis on early intervention and prevention

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What is our relevance to the HWB agenda?

5 steps to wellbeing Specific projects Building a National Offer

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Findings

Good evidence of links between reading and health and wellbeing outcomes:

Reading can reduce stress levels by up to 67% Reading can reduce the risk of dementia by 35% Bibliotherapy and Books On Prescription increases self

management ability, mental agility and health literacy

Social activities based on reading reduce social isolation

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Findings continued

Libraries can support the health & wellbeing agenda by providing:

Network of local community hubs Non stigmatised, non clinical community space Health related self help reading resources Outreach expertise, local knowledge and access to vulnerable

groups

Supported online access Signposting Social and recreational activities Volunteering and community engagement opportunities

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National Public Library Health Offer

Books on prescription
Endorsed by Department of Health
Seed funded by Arts Council England Library

Development Initiative

Standardised self help library book collections
Mood boosting book collections
Opportunity to join local reading groups
Signposting

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Leicestershire offer

Report taken to Staying Healthy sub group of the

Leicestershire Health & Wellbeing board

Logic model produced aligning the offer to the strategic

utcomes of Leicestershire Together

Proposals:

Localise national offer in Leicestershire Implement Books on Prescription scheme Implement the ‘Get into Reading’ scheme Evaluate outputs and produce a national case study