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Article

Intergenerational Deliberations for Long Term Sustainability

by
Llinos Haf Spencer
1,*,
Mary Lynch
2,
Gwenlli Mair Thomas
1 and
Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
1
1
Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, Bangor University, Gwynedd LL57 2PZ, UK
2
School of Health and Life Sciences, University of West Scotland, Glasgow G72 0LH, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Challenges 2023, 14(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/challe14010011
Submission received: 26 August 2022 / Revised: 3 February 2023 / Accepted: 8 February 2023 / Published: 11 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Section Social Climate, Challenges, Trends, and Transitions)

Abstract

Grŵp Cynefin, a social housing association in North Wales, United Kingdom (UK) with other partner organisations, had a vision to create a community Hub in the Nantlle Valley to strengthen and support the health and well-being of the local community through the provision of a range of traditional and preventative services. Social prescribing (SP), which is a non-medical support using community assets, would be a part of this new innovative Hub. SP activities would be co-designed and co-produced by current community members. Drawing on the principles of citizens’ assembly deliberations and Future Design, four focus groups (n = 16) were conducted to develop sustainable strategies for SP activities as part of the proposed Hub. Deliberations on the perspectives of future generations were considered along with current community needs. Findings from the focus groups imply that current members of society are open to the concept of taking an inter-generational approach when designing SP activities to address the social and economic needs of the community along with integration of traditional and preventative community health services. Deliberations highlighted that the proposed Hub could strengthen communities and support community health and well-being, by providing a place to socialise and acting as a single point of access for community services, which could promote social cohesion in line with the Well-being for Future Generations (Wales) Act. Applying a long-term thinking approach to citizens’ assembly deliberation design offers a voice to the interests of future generations, providing inter-generational equity.
Keywords: social prescribing; co-production; co-design; well-being; health equity; social determinants of health; healthy people programs social prescribing; co-production; co-design; well-being; health equity; social determinants of health; healthy people programs

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Spencer, L.H.; Lynch, M.; Thomas, G.M.; Edwards, R.T. Intergenerational Deliberations for Long Term Sustainability. Challenges 2023, 14, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe14010011

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Spencer LH, Lynch M, Thomas GM, Edwards RT. Intergenerational Deliberations for Long Term Sustainability. Challenges. 2023; 14(1):11. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe14010011

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Spencer, Llinos Haf, Mary Lynch, Gwenlli Mair Thomas, and Rhiannon Tudor Edwards. 2023. "Intergenerational Deliberations for Long Term Sustainability" Challenges 14, no. 1: 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe14010011

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Spencer, L. H., Lynch, M., Thomas, G. M., & Edwards, R. T. (2023). Intergenerational Deliberations for Long Term Sustainability. Challenges, 14(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe14010011

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