With Irene Beautyman & Dr Callum Leese
What is happening in Scotland to see more active choices being made by its population? Our places and spaces are a key component to seeing more of us make movement a priority. Designing for inactive community members can benefit the whole community.
Medically qualified at the University of Edinburgh, a GP in Aberfeldy, whilst working part- time at the University of Dundee undertaking research with the division of population health and genomics.
He is co-founder of the community-based charity Healthiest Town; in Aberfeldy, Scotland where they try to enact and inspire local change and he is involved with the charity RunTalkRun.
Callum is a champion for physical activity and lifestyle at the Royal College of GPs. In 2023 Callum worked as a consultation with WHO Regional Office for Europe addressing physical activity promotion in primary care. He has also recently taken on lead of the BLSM physical activity specialist interest group.
His research interest is physical activity, and specifically physical activity promotion and implementation in primary care. And out of this he founded and co-hosts ‘The Movement Prescription Podcast’.
When not working, Callum will be found running, cycling, skiing or climbing somewhere!
Irene is the Place & Wellbeing Partnership Lead at Public Health Scotland and the Improvement Service.
She is an expert in place and wellbeing, planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods. Irene is passionate about addressing Scotland’s inequalities and creating better places for health and wellbeing. She is bridging public health and local government to support place-based approaches that benefit the wellbeing of both people and planet while addressing inequalities. Leading local and national action through the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme to support policy and action that both reduces Scotland’s health inequalities, meets net-zero emission targets and post Covid recovery plans.
Irene regularly walks as part of her support for sustainable active travel.
She joined the Board of Paths for All in October 2022