Health and Wellbeing in Coastal Communities

Monday 13th March 12.30 - 3.45pm.  

An Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) with the European Centre for Environment & Human Health (ECEHH) event.

Coastal communities in Cornwall and around the world are places where there are significant threats and opportunities for the human population and the environments in which we live. On one hand, our coastal environments can provide excellent opportunities for recreation, healthy and sustainable food and good quality of life. On the other, these places are under threat from rapid environmental and social change, and present specific challenges for public health and wellbeing. In this event we will explore these issues in the context of research and collaborations in Cornwall and globally.

Agenda

12.30pm	Lunch
01.00pm	Welcome Professor Jane Wills (Director, Environment and Sustainability Institute) Dr Cornelia Guell (Co-Director, European Centre for Environment and Human Health)
01.05pm	Health and wellbeing in coastal communities in the UK and beyond* Dr Ben Wheeler (Co-Director, European Centre for Environment and Human Health)
01.30pm	The Resilience of Coastal Communities* Dr Rachel Turner (Senior Lecturer in Environmental Social Science)
02.00pm	Researching Blue Communities* Dr Tomas Chaigneau (Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences for our Environment)
02.30pm	Break
02.40pm	Panel discussion including speakers and invited practitioners Paula Chappell (Advanced Public Health Practitioner, Cornwall Council) Rob Poole (Fishing Animateur, Cornwall Rural Community Charity)

*There will be a Q&A session after every talk.

This will be held at the Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter on Penryn Campus.  It will be a hybrid event and interested participants outside the ESI can join us on MS Teams, if they prefer. Please email esidirector@exeter.ac.uk for the link.

Video recording of the Health and Wellbeing in Coastal Communities event