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Scottish Parliament Policies to Tackle Health Inequalities.

Scottish Parliament Policies to Tackle Health Inequalities. Scottish Health Policies. Designed to Care  (1997) Towards A Healthier Scotland, (1999) Partnership for Care (2003) Improving Health in Scotland - the Challenge (2003) Closing the Opportunity Gap (2004) Kerr Report (2005).

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Scottish Parliament Policies to Tackle Health Inequalities.

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  1. Scottish Parliament Policies to Tackle Health Inequalities.

  2. Scottish Health Policies • Designed to Care  (1997) • Towards A Healthier Scotland, (1999) • Partnership for Care (2003) • Improving Health in Scotland - the Challenge (2003) • Closing the Opportunity Gap (2004) • Kerr Report (2005)

  3. Closing the Opportunity Gap (2004) • To increase the chances of sustained employment for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups • To improve the confidence and skills of the most disadvantaged children and young people • To reduce the vulnerability of low income families to financial exclusion and multiple debts • To regenerate the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods • To increase the rate of improvement of the health status of people living in the most deprived communities • To improve access to high quality services for the most disadvantaged groups and individuals in rural communities

  4. Scottish Health Targets • smoking during pregnancy  - 10.0% reduction in the most deprived areas between 2003 and 2008 • adults smoking (aged 16-64)  - 10.9% reduction between 2003 and 2008 • coronary heart disease mortality (for under 75s) - 27.1% reduction between 2003 and 2008 • teenage pregnancy (aged 13-15) - 33% reduction between 2000/02 and 2007/09 • suicides in young people (aged 10-24) - 15% reduction between 2001-03 and 2007-09 • cancer mortality rates (for under 75s) - 10.1% reduction between 2003 and 2008

  5. Conclusions • Health inequalities are a key public health challenge for the UK and Scotland • Only by tackling the wider determinants of health will a real difference be made to Scotland’s future health

  6. An example of local approaches to tackling health inequalities

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