Report aims to empower communities and improve lives
Working closely with local communities to tackle health inequalities and help everyone live healthier lives is the central theme of a report published today as part of the work progressing under the Health and Social Care Transformation Programme. Mary Black, Assistant Director of Public Health at the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Chair of the Community Development Work Stream under the Transformation Programme, said: “Whilst there have been significant improvements in health for the whole population over the decades, these benefits are not evenly distributed. The gap between the most and