Healthy Universities: Concept, Model and Framework for Applying the Healthy Settings Approach within Higher Education in England

Abstract

As part of a Department of Health funded project, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) – working with Manchester Metropolitan University – was commissioned by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), to:
- articulate a model for Healthy Universities whereby the healthy settings approach is applied within the higher education sector
- produce recommendations for the development and operationalisation of a National Healthy Universities Framework for England
- to ensure effective co-ordination of initiatives and propose next steps for progressing the Healthy Universities agenda.
In fulfilment of these objectives, this report provides a background to Healthy Universities, outlines the project implementation process, presents a model, discusses the key dimensions for consideration in formulating a framework, and makes recommendations for taking things forward.