Health in all policies: Turning local decisions into healthier communities

Introducing a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach into local government decision-making would consider the health effects of all areas of a council’s activity as standard practice. Housing, transport, planning and employment are just as critical to improving population health and reducing inequalities as healthcare itself. Local government is in the position to fix the gaps where they exist and build better health for all our communities.

In this webinar, we will share knowledge of decision-making tools that support new approaches in infrastructure and investment, and engage with developers, investors and communities to improve health through more transparent, balanced, and holistic decisions.

We will cover:

• how social, environmental and economic policies can have health benefit;
• in the implementation and delivery of public services, how health impact can be better understood;
• how to balance short-term pressures with long-term goals;
• how to build greater transparency and accountability into decisionmaking.