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Health inequalities taskforce meets Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 October 2007

The first meeting of a taskforce set up to tackle health inequalities in Scotland, which aims to agree cross-cutting government activity that will achieve measurable outcomes in reducing health inequalities, has taken place today.

The panel, which is chaired by Minister for Public Health Shona Robison and also includes the Chief Medical Officer Harry Burns, Councillor Ronnie McColl from COSLA, Professor Carol Tannahill from Glasgow Centre for Population Health and Ken Corsar, NHS Health Board Chair, also aims to identify practical measures to reduce the most significant and widening health inequalities.

Robison said: “Reducing inequalities in health is critical to achieving our aim of making Scotland a better, healthier place for everyone, no matter where they live. While the health of the country as a whole is improving, we cannot hide from the fact that some inequalities are widening. That requires concerted action across government now.

“Health inequalities can be a matter of personal lifestyles such as smoking or lack of physical activity. However, as important are community, economic, cultural and environmental factors.”

The taskforce will also aim to ensure key sectors and organisations that are involved in delivering action on health inequalities work alongside the taskforce in order to build commitment and support, and it is due report to Cabinet by Summer of 2008.

Robison added: “I want to ensure that the Scottish Government does everything within its powers to find ways of reducing those inequalities, not only in health, but in all the other factors that lead to some people in Scotland not being able to take advantage of the same opportunities as most of us.”

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