Jon Harris
Strategic Director COSLA

Improving health and reducing health inequalities –
A local authority perspective

Councils deliver a range of services that have a fundamental impact on health. Councils already work with health services to improve inequalities and negative effects on health. Some of the issues faced include a constant challenge to maximise impact on the population’s health, and a need to integrate both national and local activities within the community planning process.

One possible solution may lie in taking a more “holistic/systematic approach” to planning and delivering health improvement/inequality.