Health inequalities are the result of a complex and wide-ranging network of factors. People who experience material disadvantage, poor housing, lower educational attainment, insecure employment or homelessness are among those more likely to suffer poorer health outcomes and an earlier death compared with the rest of the population.
The new Strategy promotes the message that all residents should:
• Experience long and healthy lives
• Choose to live healthy lives
• Have an equal chance of being healthy and fair access to services and support
The final draft of the Strategy will be produced in February for endorsement by the Health Partnership and TSP Board in March 2010.
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