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*SENT ON BEHALF OF GREIG STANNERS*
Dear colleagues
A Fairer Healthier Scotland has a
focus on reducing health
inequalities through supporting action at policy,
planning and practice levels
across the public, private and third sector. Central to
this work is effective
engagement with our key partners. As such we believe it
is essential to
continue to provide timely, appropriate and quality
materials for
members. We have been working with key partners to
replace the short
guide we published for elected members in 2007.
In
collaboration with COSLA and other partners, NHS Health
Scotland has developed
a publication for elected members. It highlights their
crucial role in relation
to the following three themes:
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.
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6241.aspx
I hope that you
will also find this a valuable resource in your work.
Elected members
will receive a hard copy of this resource early next
week. They will also
receive an email providing them with a link to the PDF
version shortly after.
I would be most
grateful if you would share this information with
relevant colleagues.
If you have any
questions on the resource please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Kind regards
Greig
Stanners | Health
Improvement Programme Officer (Local Government) |
NHS Health Scotland |
Telephone 0141 354 2932 | Mobile 07769931458
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