including the factors that need to be addressed to reduce health inequalities
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Is our health better than yours? Partnering to tackle inequalities Cllr Rachel Heywood Cabinet Member for Communities and Community Safety. Local authorities are the local public service with the widest influence over life circumstances . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Is our health better than yours? Partnering to tackle inequalities
Cllr Rachel HeywoodCabinet Member for Communities and Community Safety
Local authorities are the local public service with the widest influence over life
circumstances
Including the factors that need to be addressed to reduce health inequalities
Give every child the best start in life
Enable people to maximise capabilities
and have control
Fair employment and good work
Health Standard of Living
Healthy & sustainableplaces & communities
Ill healthprevention
• A high quality education for every child & young person in a safe & supportive environment
• More vulnerable & disadvantaged residents are able to live Independently & as they choose
• A strong local economy
• More, better quality homes
• Communities feel secure• Crime reduces • A sustainable environment
NHS Led
Equalities and Engagement
• We aim to reduce inequality through everything we do. All policies and practices that are new or are changing significantly must undergo an EIA to identify needs that are not being met
• Effective action to improve health must also fully engage communities, and local authorities are the public service that does community involvement best
Lambeth – A Cooperative Borough