The IHE has joined forces with Public Health Scotland (PHS) for a two-year Collaboration for Health Equity (CHES) to strengthen and accelerate action underway to:

• Improve Scotland’s health

• Increase wellbeing

• Reduce health inequalities

The partnership between PHS and IHE is to support public service reform and will cover two key areas:

• Work at a national level, providing new insights into the most effective ways to progress with health equity in Scotland through the Marmot Eight Principles

• Work in partnership with Local Authority and NHS boards across Aberdeen City, North Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire to develop and implement strategies to enhance health equity

These two strands of work aim to enable CHES to answer:

• What are the most impactful areas for intervention to make meaningful progress in closing inequalities in healthy life expectancy in Scotland?

• How can national and local organisations work more effectively to close the gap between policy intent and impact in these areas? 

The collaboration will work with councils and health boards in Aberdeen City, North Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. Over the next two years, this partnership will help local areas and Community Planning Partners to strengthen their local plans to reduce health inequalities and improve wellbeing in their communities.