Policy and Influencing

Briefing: a whole government approach to improving health

Published On: 1st October 2021

By: The Health Foundation

Katherine Merrifield and Gwen Nightingale’s briefing calls for a coordinated, whole‑of‑government approach to embed health and health equity into all major policy decisions and to invest in the wider determinants of health that drive prosperity.

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