IHPE Board of Trustees

Angela has enjoyed a varied career focussing on healthier, sustainable and accessible food systems, from policy development, operational delivery and academic perspectives in both the public and private sector.

She worked for the Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency contributing to the development and delivery of a number of healthier eating, nutrition and food safety policies and campaigns, most recently heading up the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme. Stakeholder engagement and cross sector collaboration are central to Angela’s approach. She has held lecturing roles at Liverpool John Moores University, in their department of Public Health, and at the University of Central Lancashire.

Interview with Angela Towers Food and Health Advisor roles from Farm to FSA.

Sylvia Cheater has worked in the NHS, for the Department of Health and in the third sector.   Nationally she has contributed to policy development with a focus on children and families, school food and food and nutrition in early years.

Since leaving the Department of Health Sylvia has worked as an independent consultant.  She is a member of the Governing Body of Wirral NHS Clinical Commissioning Group and was a trustee of HENRY ‘better start brighter future’ from 2010 until October 2019.  She was awarded an MBE in 2016 for her voluntary work with women and communities in Cheshire.

Interview with Past President IHPE Sylvia Cheater MBE

Dr Michelle Baybutt is Professor of Health and Justice and Director of the Healthy and Sustainable Settings Unit at the University of Central Lancashire in North West England.

Michelle has an extensive health promotion background working with people in prison and disadvantaged, underserved vulnerable groups in the wider community. She has qualitative expertise in carrying out methodologically complex and innovative research and consultancy in settings-based health promotion. Michelle has a specific interest in the connections between nature, health and wellbeing and nature-based solutions for people in prison with complex health needs.

Michael is an independent public health consultant. In the NHS he worked mainly as a Director of Health Promotion for different health authorities. Director posts involved: managing a department, initiating and leading multi-agency groups, and initiating and advising on research and evaluation. Michael is also a trustee at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

At the University of Nottingham he was involved in injury research for 19 years. He was a temporary adviser for the WHO and has also provided advice at national and local levels. He has been involved in research in different countries including: England; Iran; Malawi; Palestine; and Uganda. He is a regular contributor to debates in the BMJ.

Katharine is an Associate Professor at University of Nottingham and is experienced in leading curriculum development, reflecting her clinical and public health expertise. Katharine worked for 10 years as a Health Promotion Specialist influencing public health policy development, implementing and evaluating projects including the Smoking Cessation service.

Katharine is a member of Public Health England Cardiovascular Prevention (CVD) Board working to ensure the contribution health promotion is recognised and embedded in policy and service development. She has advanced knowledge of research methods in as demonstrated through doctoral studies exploring carers’ experiences of supporting a person with advanced heart failure.

Stephen is Professor of Practice at the Wales Academy for Professional Practice and Applied Research, UWTSD, and Adjunct Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark. He is Founder Director of the Centre for Stress Management.

Stephen is a former President of the Institute for Health Promotion and Education (IHPE) and currently an Honorary Vice President. In 2001 he was awarded Fellowship of the IHPE for his ‘Outstanding contribution to the theory and practice of health promotion and education.’

Stephen has been Editor and now Consulting Editor of the International Journal of Health Promotion and Education.

Paul is a leading public health director with a distinguished 25 year career focused on improving children’s health and well-being. As a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and RSPH, Paul has made significant contributions to policy development through public health coalition projects and advocacy at government levels.

His current role as Public Health Director at WRS Group – HEALTH EDCO & Childbirth Graphics and the Charity – the Children’s Alliance involves developing educational resources, leading national campaigns, and influencing public health policies. With a background in education, healthcare/NHS, business and community engagement, Paul is a dedicated advocate for children’s health and a respected leader in the field.

Claire started her UK public health career in 1990, and has worked in PH teams in the NHS, local government organisations, and the civil service, commissioning and delivering on national public health strategies, developing and leading services and interventions, and managing teams, in England and Wales.  At PHE she focused on workforce development, leading on the redesign of the UK Public Health Skills Knowledge Framework (2016) and the development of national apprenticeship standards for public health roles in England.

In 2022, the Board of the Faculty of Public Health elected her a Member of the Faculty through distinction. 

Professor Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang is a specialist in Health Promotion at the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana and an Adjunct Professor at University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has been in the field of Health Promotion for over 23 years, and has examined several Theses and supervised several students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

He is a Consultant with FHI 360 on USAID-accelerating social and behaviour change. He is a Registered Health Promotion Practitioner and an Assessor of course accreditation with the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, and the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission.

Holly is a chartered health psychologist and Professor of Behavioural Medicine at the University of Nottingham. As a leading behavioural scientist she has a national and international profile in her main areas of focus; workforce health and wellbeing, digital innovations, and health behaviour change for self-management of chronic conditions.

With 30 years of experience in public health, health promotion and education, she has led health promotion initiatives in the UK, Europe, Asia, and Middle East, in diverse settings, with healthy and clinical populations. Holly is a Fellow of the RSPH, recipient of two Lord Dearing Awards, and is a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE recognising her strategic leadership in health education, and dedication to embedding health promotion innovation into education, research, policy and practice.