Community Engagement and Health

Craig Parker is Head of Community Engagement and Health at GLL, where he leads the development of strategic partnerships and programmes that improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and increase participation in physical activity across diverse communities. He possess a Masters in Sport and Business Administration with extensive experience in partnership development, operational management, public health, community engagement, and business development, Craig brings together leisure services, sporting opportunities, physical activity programmes, health partners, and community organisations to improve health, wellbeing, and social outcomes for local communities.

Craig leads a specialist team of community engagement, health improvement and partnership professionals working across the UK to deliver GLL’s health and wellbeing agenda. The team collaborates with local authorities, sporting clubs, NHS partners, voluntary sector organisations and community stakeholders to design and implement programmes that increase physical activity, improve mental and physical wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. Through a combination of strategic partnership development, innovation and evidence-based practice, the team helps ensure that GLL’s leisure facilities and services create meaningful social impact, enabling more people to lead healthier, more active lives in the communities they serve.