Health in All Policies (HiAP) in Staffordshire plan on a page
Plan on a Page
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an approach to policies, plans and projects that systematically takes into account the health and health inequalities implications of the decisions we make. It includes the impact on factors such our lifestyle choices but targets the key wider determinants of health such as housing, education, income and employment, with the aim of improving the health of the population and reducing inequity.
Tackling health inequalities and the wider determinants is dependent upon health being considered everybody’s business, embedded in all aspects of what a council and its partners do – therefore a Health in all Policies approach.
Vision
Working collaboratively with our partners to tackle health inequalities and ensure that health is recognised as being everybody’s business, in all that we do.
Priorities
- Providing leadership, raising awareness, and improved engagement with stakeholders.
- Creating available resources, training and support.
- Delivery of a consistent and co-ordinated approach to HiAP.
Key Objectives
- Strengthening the emphasis on prevention and early intervention.
- Promoting healthy behaviours and lifestyles to our residents.
- Workforce development across Staffordshire.
- Maximising and building on community assets and facilitating new opportunities.
- Provide optimal environments for healthier living in Staffordshire.
- Creating resilience and encouraging strength-based approach.
Outcomes
- Improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities for our residents.
- Mitigating health disparities within our residents.
- Reducing demand for primary, secondary and social care.
- Fair, improved economic growth for all communities which encourages social regeneration.
- Increasing healthy life expectancy for our residents.
- Creating public services that are suitable for our residents’ needs.