Christine Hancock

Christine Hancock is the founder and director of C3 Collaborating for Health, a global health charity she established in 2009.13 Her vision for C3 is to create a world where people are not dying from preventable chronic diseases because they find it easier to live healthy lives.1

Professional Background

Before founding C3, Christine had an illustrious career in nursing and healthcare:

• She served as the CEO of the Royal College of Nursing.14
• She was the president of the International Council of Nurses.14
• She worked in Britain's NHS.2

Motivation for Founding C3

Christine's experience in healthcare led her to realize that interventions were often occurring too late in a person's life. This delay resulted in people suffering and dying from preventable illnesses. In response, she made a bold decision to shift the focus to prevention and wellbeing by addressing chronic diseases before people fall sick or need care.1

C3 Collaborating for Health

Under Christine's leadership, C3 focuses on three key areas to promote healthier lives:

1. Stopping tobacco use
2. Improving diet and nutrition
3. Increasing physical activity1

The organization collaborates with different communities and sectors to create changes that make it easier for people to adopt healthier lifestyles.1

Current Role and Influence

As the founder and director of C3, Christine continues to work towards her vision of preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through collaboration and preventive measures. She is passionate about addressing NCDs, which she considers the world's number one killer.5

Christine Hancock's LinkedIn username is christinehancockc3, as mentioned in the query.3