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Community Development National Occupational Standards Factsheet

By: Community Development and Health Network

CDHN’s factsheet is a summary of the National Occupational Standards: what the community development standards are, who they support, the key purpose of community development, its values, key areas of work and standards, and what CDHN thinks about the standards.

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Policy and Influencing

Community Development Health Inequalities

Published on: 1st May 2018

Expansion of Community Development Approaches: report to transformation implementation group

Following the publication of the ten year roadmap of Delivering Together, a community development workstream was set up in 2017 to examine how best community development could contribute to the reform the health and social care system, resulting in this report. This report examines health inequalities and community development and their links; community development in different Government and local policies; current practice; how they created a community development framework; idenitifying enablers of delivery; and how community development can help implement the health service transformation in Northern Ireland.

Community Development Health Inequalities

Published on: 18th March 2026

Elevate Impact – Lisburn Downtown Centre

Andrew Steeson, Health Improvement Manager, Public Health Agency explains the background to the Elevate Programme and its vital role in promoting Community Development approaches to addressing Health Inequalities, during a visit to Elevate Mentee Lisburn Downtown Centre. Lisburn Downtown Centre staff and volunteers share about the work of the Centre to provide a safe space […]

Published on: 7th November 2018

Director of Public Health Annual Report 2017

Spotlights early intervention as a key strategy to improve health and reduce inequalities across the life course. It showcases PHA‑funded programmes in health improvement and protection (including breastfeeding support, injury prevention, youth mental health, smoking prevention, screening and HPV vaccination) and includes baseline NI health statistics.

Policy and Influencing

Community Development Health Inequalities

Published on: 1st May 2018

Expansion of Community Development Approaches: report to transformation implementation group

Following the publication of the ten year roadmap of Delivering Together, a community development workstream was set up in 2017 to examine how best community development could contribute to the reform the health and social care system, resulting in this report. This report examines health inequalities and community development and their links; community development in different Government and local policies; current practice; how they created a community development framework; idenitifying enablers of delivery; and how community development can help implement the health service transformation in Northern Ireland.

Community Development Health Inequalities

Published on: 18th March 2026

Elevate Impact – Lisburn Downtown Centre

Andrew Steeson, Health Improvement Manager, Public Health Agency explains the background to the Elevate Programme and its vital role in promoting Community Development approaches to addressing Health Inequalities, during a visit to Elevate Mentee Lisburn Downtown Centre. Lisburn Downtown Centre staff and volunteers share about the work of the Centre to provide a safe space […]

Published on: 7th November 2018

Director of Public Health Annual Report 2017

Spotlights early intervention as a key strategy to improve health and reduce inequalities across the life course. It showcases PHA‑funded programmes in health improvement and protection (including breastfeeding support, injury prevention, youth mental health, smoking prevention, screening and HPV vaccination) and includes baseline NI health statistics.

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