1. School of something FACULTY OF OTHER Centre for Religion and Public Life Places of Worship as Settings for Black and Minority Public Health Dr Emma Tomalin Dr Joanna Sadgrove

2. Background The Centre for Religion and Public Life was approached by Health Improvement Specialist, Black and Minority Ethnic Groups Office of the Director of Public Health, Leeds (end of 2013) Required ‘academic rigour’ to underpin framework for the coordinated delivery of public health activity through a network of places of worship (PoWs) across the city working closely with religious leaders and congregations.

3. Objectives of the research To discover the attitudes of local religious leaders (RLs), congregations and public health (PH) staff in Leeds with regard to PH practice in places of worship To record PH activity at places of worship in order to document successful and innovative practice To work with PoWs in identifying health and well-being needs of their members and/or the local communities To explore the potential of working with PoWs to inform the development of a framework to address PH needs

4. Research activities and outputs So far we have carried out: 9 interviews with faith leaders 3 interviews with public health actors 1 interview with community organization 2 focus groups online survey Planned outputs: Report for PH Leeds Journal article Funding application(s)

5. What should the eventual framework include? Frequently asked questions Links to national and local policy Checklist for faith leaders and PH professionals Examples of best practice cases studies Links to funding