A healthier life for all: The case for cross-government action

"Health experts and politicians have come together in A healthier life for all: the case for cross-government action to call on the government to tackle the drivers of poor health by making health improvement an objective in all policy areas – in recognition that it is fundamental to a prosperous and sustainable society."

A healthier life for all: The case for cross-government action
The Health Foundation and the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group
July 2016

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Case Finding & Risk Stratification Handbook

"This handbook describes current thinking and provides practitioner insights into case finding and risk stratification to support personalised care and support planning – both of which are key elements of the vision and outcomes in the NHS Five Year Forward View"

Case Finding & Risk Stratification Handbook
NHS England
January 2015

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Access the additional resources here.

Knowledge strategy: harnessing the power of information to improve the public’s health

"This document describes the strategic approach to information and knowledge that the public health system needs to take in order to improve and protect public health and reduce inequalities. It is a response on behalf of the whole public health system, under the leadership of PHE, to the Department of Health information strategy, The Power of Information: Putting all of us in control of the health and care information we need."

Knowledge strategy: harnessing the power of information to improve the public’s health
Public Health England
June 2014

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Royal Society for Public Health guide to commissioning for health improvement

"This commissioning guide has taken the opportunity to champion ways of commissioning work for local communities that regularise changes in approach and thinking, reflecting different ways of working and a new language of: mutuality, joint decision making, sustainability, creation of social capital and assets, and legacy value."

The RSPH guide to commissioning for health improvement
Royal Society for Public Health

May 2014

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Supporting people to manage their health

"In the United Kingdom, patient activation has largely been considered in relation to supporting patient involvement in health care. Given the links between low levels of activation and poor outcomes, the role of the Patient Activation Model in addressing health inequalities should be considered further."

Supporting people to manage their health: an introduction to patient activation
J Hibbard, H Gilburt
The King's Fund
May 2014

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Community engagement to improve health

"If local authorities and their partners get local communities involved in decisions about how to design or improve services this will make services more effective, cost-effective and sustainable – and there will be greater uptake."

Community engagement to improve health

NICE local government briefings

March 2014

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The future of public health: A horizon scan

"Public Health England is responsible for a broad range of health improvement, protection and surveillance activities. Research and science are core to the organisation’s function and success. As the organisation evolves, the capabilities it needs to address future public health science will also evolve. This report contributes to that endeavour and sheds some light on the extent to which an integrated science hub and network of facilities could serve PHE in the future."

The future of public health: A horizon scan
MM Jones, A Hall, D Brooker, S Castle-Clarke, E Winpenny, D Jahagirdar, J Exley, J Chataway
RAND Europe
2013

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Primary care: our first line of defence

"The evidence shows that good access to primary care can help us live longer, feel better, and avoid disability and long absences from work."

Primary care: our first line of defence
Health Reform and You Brief
The Commonwealth Fund
June 2013

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An integrated framework for assessing the value of community-based prevention

"In its new study, An Integrated Framework for Assessing the Value of Community-Based Prevention, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee proposes a framework to assess the value of community-based, non-clinical prevention policies and wellness strategies."

An integrated framework for assessing the value of community-based prevention
Institute of Medicine
November 2012

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Delivering health improvement through the workplace

"The toolkit aims to support public health practitioners and other partners focus on health and work, from employer partnerships to the voluntary sector."

Delivering health improvement through the workplace: supporting local action in London
L Croft, P Murage
August 2012

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