Regional Health Partnership

The Regional Health Partnership is developing a health improvement agenda for the region. This includes factors which affect people's health such as physical activity, diet and substance abuse, but will also look at broader issues which affect health such as transport, housing and economic regeneration.

The Partnership draws on the skills within the Government Office Public Health Group and the Health Impact Assessment Unit, based at The University of Birmingham. It is a multi-sectoral partnership bringing together a variety of public, private and voluntary sector groups and representatives. It promotes work across organisational boundaries. The Partnership maintains an open and inclusive approach and the Regional Director of Public Health acts as a focal point for advising the Assembly along with the two health representatives on the Assembly.

The core functions of the Partnership include focusing on reducing health inequalities in the broadest sense, identifying, measuring and making recommendations in regional policy development, supporting regional research and best evidence policy making and disseminating good models of practice.

The Regional Health Partnership fulfils its purpose through collective commitment and resources of its members and is committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. It is an opportunity to support and lead at a regional level on health agendas requiring cross boundary co-ordination.

Regional Health Partnership's Terms of Reference