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New guidance for councillors on reducing health inequalities
Reducing health inequalities and improving health: What councillors can do to make a difference
NHS Health Scotland in collaboration with COSLA and other partners have developed a publication for elected members. This highlights their crucial role in relation to the following three themes:
- Reducing health inequalities
- Improving health in a fairer way
- Protecting health
It connects what the evidence tells us about the action needed to reduce health inequalities and improve and protect health. It links this to the different roles of a councillor ranging from community leadership; partnership working; their constituency/representational role; policy making and scrutiny roles within councils.
Elected members will receive a hard copy of this resource next week unless areas have specifically requested this be sent to a central hub. They will also receive an email providing them with a link to the PDF version shortly after.