Health Inequalities and Physical Activity Group
The health inequalities theme group brings partners together to tackle the root causes of health inequalities. Its purpose is:
- to develop an overview of work and funding to reduce inequalities in health across Highland
- to develop a work programme, or recommend specific actions, on reducing health inequalities to individual agencies or the Community Planning partnership (CPP) Chief Officers Group, as required
- to monitor key information that will indicate whether we are being successful in reducing health inequalities in Highland
- to provide strategic direction and oversight of the elements of the preventative spend funds for deprivation that focus on a place-based approach to reducing health inequalities
- link with the other theme groups to support action to reduce inequalities as a cross-cutting theme within the CPP
The group has a number of subgroups working on specific issues which contribute to the work to reduce health inequalities including:
- health, housing and homelessness group
- welfare reform partnership group
- fuel poverty group
The theme group is also responsible for overseeing the development of a new Active Highland strategy for Highland and currently has a sub group whose remit is to develop the strategy.