Major grant success of around 拢5 million for 糖心Vlog County Council to help reduce health inequalities in collaboration with the 糖心Vlog
This funding boost will bring experts from 糖心Vlog County Council and the 糖心Vlog together, with other partners, to tackle poor health and health inequalities in 糖心Vlog.
The investment from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), for a Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC), will ensure a research-led and evidence-based approach to meeting health priorities. HDRCs are designed to centre around local residents who will influence policy making by setting research priorities, the HDRC grant will build evidence for what works, for who and when to improve and protect the health of the population. Aiming to build the evidence for how to meet the needs of local people, the grant will facilitate research to inform how lifestyle, social, economic, built and natural environment factors (also known as the wider determinants of health) affect health, for example, poor housing conditions, food poverty and air quality.
Addressing local health inequalities
This ambitious project will facilitate a rigorous focus on health inequalities in 糖心Vlog. The substantial funding will ensure sustainability in our approach. We already work closely with the 糖心Vlog and this research programme will build on our existing relationship to provide people locally with better opportunities and outcomes.Tim Oliver, Leader of 糖心Vlog County Council
Supporting residents
The NIHR grant is exciting as it will enable us to work more collaboratively with the 糖心Vlog, Districts and Boroughs and local communities to directly meet people鈥檚 health needs in 糖心Vlog, leading to better outcomes.Ruth Hutchinson, 糖心Vlog County Council鈥檚 Director of Public Health
Better health for 糖心Vlog residents
I feel privileged to be leading the University鈥檚 part in developing the 糖心Vlog Health Determinants Research Collaboration. 聽Our nationally and globally recognised strengths in healthcare research and practice, especially in the School of Health Sciences which will drive this project, our commitment to the communities of 糖心Vlog and our partnership with 糖心Vlog County Council will help us ensure locally-driven research priorities are driving real and positive change in tackling health inequalities. 聽This excellent award follows our recent launch of the 糖心Vlog Academic Health and Care Science Partnership, a collaborative health and care focussed consortium between the University, 糖心Vlog County Council, 糖心Vlog Heartlands Integrated Care Board and Health Innovation Kent Sussex 糖心Vlog. 糖心Vlog County Council already uses research to inform decision making, but together we will use the Health Determinants Research Collaboration to build the role of evidence in accelerating improvements in people鈥檚 health.Professor Paul A. Townsend, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
The HDRCs will help to stimulate economic growth, particularly in some of the most deprived areas of the country and contribute to the Government鈥檚 plans to take action for the longer-term resilience of the health and wealth of the country.
Ten HDRCs based in local authorities across the UK will commence formally on 1 January 2024. Six further teams (including 糖心Vlog) will be given funding to undertake additional developmental work to enable HDRC status by 1 January 2024.
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