Inventing our future Collective action for a sustainable economy

Figure 5.2: Healthy Futures: the Regional Health Strategy
for the East of England
Vision: To improve the health of the population and reduce
health inequalities in the East of England
Theme A: Health
in Sustainable
Communities
SP1: To ensure that the social,
economic and environmental
foundations of healthy lifestyles
are designed creatively into
new and existing communities
within the East of England.
SP2: To provide infrastructure
and support to build social
capital, particularly among those
communities (both geographical
communities, communities of
interest) which are experiencing
poor health outcomes.
SP3: To make it possible for
communities to ‘Choose Health’
positively and more easily
National Priorities
set out in the
Choosing Health
White Paper
Theme B: Health
at Key Life Stages
SP4: To ensure that children
and young people in the East
of England can get off to a
healthy start in life
SP5: To encourage better health
for people in the East of England
throughout their working lives
SP6: To support people in the
East of England in ‘active ageing’
and adding life to years
Evidence and Analysis
relating to the nature
and extent of health and
health inequalities issues
Theme C: Health in
a Connected Region
SP7: To recognise and respond
to the practical implications
of international gateways for
health and health inequalities
within the East of England.
SP8: To harness the East of
England’s international position
to encourage learning, knowledge
development and R&D for health.
SP9: To understand and plan for
the impacts of climate change
and the more sustainable use
of resources within the Region
in terms of health and health
inequalities issues.
Priorities from Regional
Strategies in the
East of England
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