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Health inequalities project locations announced

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt today announced the first locations for Live Better, a new initiative on addressing health inequalities. The initial phase of the programme will involve neighbourhoods in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry, with the intention of expanding the approach, should it prove effective, across multiple urban and rural communities. Describing this new approach, the Minister stated: “I have been clear from the outset that I want to make a real and lasting difference to the health and wellbeing of the people of Northern Ireland, and in particular to reduce the unfair differences

Equality and disability action plans 2023-2028

The Public Health Agency has developed and published Equality and Disability Action Plans for 2023-28.

The Equality Action Plan looks at actions we want to take to tackle inequalities across all equality categories.

Expansion of community development approaches

In October 2016, a 10-year approach to transforming health and social care was launched by the Department of Health, in a document entitled Health and wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together. This ambitious plan, the Health and Social Care Transformation Programme, was the response to a report produced by an expert panel, led by Professor Rafael Bengoa. The panel had been tasked with considering the best configuration of health and social care services in Northern Ireland.

Director of Public Health Annual Report 2016 and additional tables

The eighth Director of Public Health (DPH) Annual Report focuses on health inequalities in Northern Ireland.

The health of people in Northern Ireland is improving. However, the improvements are not distributed equally across all areas of our population. Individuals living in the most deprived areas of the region are at higher risk of many health conditions and have shorter life expectancies than those in the least deprived areas. These inequalities in health are unfair, and are avoidable.

Equality

The PHA is fully committed to equal opportunities and this section focuses on our responsibilities as a public body in Northern Ireland.

Under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 there is a legal requirement for public authorities to consider the possible impact of all their decisions on nine specified equality categories and also how to promote equality of opportunity and good relations in all areas of our work.

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