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'Determinants of Health' / Life Circumstances
Work in relation to addressing the determinants of health falls largely to community planning partnerships, and the development of Single Outcome Agreements (SOA).
In particular, there are a couple of specific issues in relation to the determinants of health which warrant further detail:
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Please visit each of the local authorities below, for an indication of the approaches taken within the NHS Forth Valley area:
Clackmannanshire | Falkirk | Stirling
Clackmannanshire
The Clackmannanshire SOA has described three aims:
- Strengthen communities
- Build confidence and raise aspirations
- Improve wellbeing
... and nine priority outcomes:
- The area has a positive image and attracts people and business
- Our communities are more cohesive and inclusive
- Improved uptake of skills development, training and employment
- Our communities are safer
- Vulnerable people and families are supported
- Substance misuse and its effects are reduced
- Health is improving and health inequalities are reducing
- The environment is protected and enhanced
- Improved quality of public services
Falkirk
Falkirk SOA is organised around 15 national outcomes:
- We live in a Scotland that is the most attractive place for doing business in Europe.
- We will realise our full economic potential with more and better employment opportunities for our people. - We are better educated, more skilled and more successful renowned for our research and innovation.
- Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
- Our children will have the best possible start in life and are ready to succeed.
- We will live longer, healthier lives.
- We have tackled the significant inequalities in Scottish Society.
- We have improved the life chances for children, young people and families at risk.
- We will live our lives safe from crime, disorder and danger.
- We live in well designed, sustainable places where we are able to access the amenities and services we need.
- We will have strong, resilient and supportive communities where people take responsibility for their own actions and how they affect others.
- We value and enjoy our built and natural environment and protect it enhance it for future generations.
- We take pride in a strong, fair and inclusive national identity.
- We will reduce the local and global environmental impact of our consumption and production.
- Our public services are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local people's needs.
Stirling
Stirling SOA has five strategic topics:
- We will make Stirling a place with a vibrant economy that is open for business.
- We will make Stirling a place with jobs and opportunities for all.
- We will make Stirling a place where lifelong learning is valued and encouraged.
- We will make Stirling a place where improved wellbeing adds life to years, not just life years to life.
- We will make Stirling a place with a high quality environment.
... and 4 strategic themes:
- We will make Stirling a place with better services.
- We will make Stirling a place where participation and responsibility are encouraged.
- We will make Stirling more sustainable.
Please note that NHS Forth Valley Public Health Directorate takes no responsibility for the accuracy or quality of external websites linked to from this page. If you have a query, please contact the Health Improvement & Health Inequalities Team.
Contact
Public Health Directorate
NHS Forth Valley Carseview House
Castle Business Park Stirling
FK9 4SW
Tel: 01786-463031
Fax: 01786-446327