Articles in Tackling Health Inequalities and Improving Health
North Lanarkshire Council operate one of the most innovative and extensive networks of breakfast clubs anywhere in the UK. Their leading edge approach has successfully expanded the programme in recent years to encompass a wide range of additional activities.
The Healthy Eating Project is an exciting and innovative initiative involving the development of a training course for adults with learning disabilities, across a range of ability levels, which enables them to learn about the key healthy eating messages from the Scottish Healthy Living Campaign by changing it into a more accessible format.
The PrePare service aims to ensure effective care management and coordination by bringing together a specialist and multi-disciplinary team based in one location.
Peer Education Tackles Health Inequalities and Improves Health in Dundee.
The Dundee Peer Education Project (DPEP) has successfully developed and delivered peer education across Dundee. The project has developed an effective model in Dundee to tackle issues relating to drugs, smoking and alcohol using peer-led methods to inform and educate young people.
Saint Anne’s Primary School is situated in Calton, an area of considerable poverty and multiple deprivation where there are significant health issues in the community. The school took the decision to begin to tackle the health inequalities and improve the health of both the children and the wider community by a targeted intervention of Healthy Eating and Cooking in the Curriculum – ‘Come Cook With Us’.


