What we do

The Healthy Living Lab at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne focuses on public health interventions; including school and community breakfast clubs; holiday hunger, nutrition within schools and the workplace; and the associations between nutrition, cognition and physical activity.

Healthy Living continues to inform and advise the public and a host of professionals including policy makers, academics, businesses and local councils on health-related issues in an attempt to bridge the gap between scientific research findings, policy and practice.

Our Values

Healthy Living operates the following core values:

• Scientific rigour and quality
• Participation and inclusion of the community
• Working in partnership with other agencies and with the community
• Acting as a catalyst and working with other agencies to enable knowledge exchange and transfer

People we work with

• Schools, Colleges & Universities
• Companies & Businesses
• Charities & other 3rd Sector Organisations
• Breakfast Clubs & Other Health Initiatives
• Local Councils & Authorities
• Government Departments
• Local Partnerships
• The Media
• The Catering & Food Industry

What we offer

Healthy Living offers research, evaluation and training

Research and Evaluation

The Healthy Living Lab has a long track record of conducting research and evaluating interventions around school breakfast clubs and holiday hunger. See our latest research for a flavor of what the lab can offer.

Training

Drawing on extensive expertise in teaching and learning the Healthy Living Lab are able to develop and deliver bespoke accredited and non-accredited school breakfast club training. Each training package is tailored to the needs of the client, varying the emphasis on theory, practice and research and can be delivered as e-learning or face-to-face courses/Master Classes. Learners have full access to a range of Northumbria University’s resources including onlne teaching platforms, a dedicated help-line and 24-hour IT support.