Using public health approaches in Yorkshire and the Humber to build financial resilience in communities

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There is a strong relationship between money and resources and health outcomes. Financial wellbeing is a determinant of health. Financial wellbeing is good for people, for communities and the economy. Financial inclusion and financial wellbeing should be considered as mechanisms for protecting health and wellbeing.

As the cost of living rises, many people in the country will experience less money in their pockets. Recently published evidence shows that cost of living challenges are already affecting people’s health and wellbeing. In a survey commissioned by the Royal College of Physicians (opens in a new tab) one in two people surveyed said that their health had been negatively affected by the rising cost of living. In this session we will explore how the public health system in Yorkshire and Humber is taking a public health approach to building financial resilience in communities, working with local places to take action.

Presenter: Toni Williams

Toni is a Consultant in Public Health working for the Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) in Yorkshire and the Humber (previously Public Health England). Toni has been working in this regional role across the breadth of health and wellbeing since November 2019. Originally trained in microbiology, Toni worked for Health Protection Scotland focusing on the epidemiology of blood borne viruses before moving to London to take on a public health role in Westminster. In 2010 Toni moved to Yorkshire to undertake her training in public health, working with Bradford and Airedale Primary Care Trust, Wakefield Council, West Yorkshire Police and the University of Sheffield. Toni moved to Bradford Council in 2014, taking up her first consultant post, where she worked for five years, leading on the core offer to CCGs and the healthy places agenda. In Toni’s role at OHID, she works with partners across local government, academia and the NHS, providing leadership and supporting action to reduce inequalities. Toni is also the regional CPD advisor for the Faculty of Public Health.