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Healthier communities

We examine what councils, with their partners, have done to achieve their ambitions for the promotion of healthier communities and the narrowing of health inequalities. Assessments seek evidence across seven areas - health improvement, partnership working, vulnerable people, families, excluded communities, inequalities, and decent homes (including fuel poverty).
 
 
Torbay Borough Council - Integrated health and leisure facilities
15 June 2006
Torbay Borough Council, local doctors and the primary care trust are developing a project that links sport, physical activity and healthcare.
London Borough of Lambeth - Cross-sector planning in action
15 June 2006
The London Borough of Lambeth has a strong and developing approach to cross-sector planning. It is working in partnership to address a history of underinvestment in leisure.
Liverpool - Planning sustainable leisure facilities on school sites
15 June 2006
Capital investment of around £18 million is currently taking place in Liverpool to provide new or improved sports and outdoor education facilities linked to school and wider community use.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council - Reducing smoking
23 February 2006
In Stockport, the Council and its partners have been successful in tackling health issues that cross age ranges, such as stopping smoking.
Slough Borough Council - Initiatives to address health inequalities
12 December 2005
Healthier communities is a priority for Slough Borough Council. Improving health and reducing health inequalities is a theme which underpins many Council services such as children and young people, ...
Leisure delivery framework diagram
Leisure delivery framework diagram