Dear All
Tackling health inequalities: Status report on the Programme for Action has been published today by the Department of Health in England has been published today.
This Programme for Action sets out plans to tackle health inequalities over the next three years. It establishes the foundations required to achieve the challenging national target for 2010 to reduce the gap in infant mortality across social groups, and raise life expectancy in the most disadvantaged areas faster than elsewhere.
The report is available at http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/76/98/04117698.pdf
See also BBC News Story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4139440.stm. The Government has also announced the first areas to get health trainers to improve health.
Best wishes
David McDaid
LSE Health and Social Care
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