Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a collaborative, evidence-based approach to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Warwickshire. It incorporates health considerations into all decision-making and policy areas. The approach ideally starts with a policy area (e.g. transport) not a public health issue (e.g. obesity). This encourages thinking about the range of potential direct and indirect benefits/risks to health and wellbeing and inequalities in health that can be created from a policy area.
The HiAP toolkit brings together a range of resources that can guide and support you in applying a Health in All Policies approach to your work project/programme/strategy.
There are three recommended broad approaches to HiAP:
- Focus on specific public health issues (e.g. obesity) and identify policies with major impact
- Focus on a key policy area with significant health impacts (e.g. transport, housing) and work with relevant department/sector
- Focus on windows of opportunity that can potentially provide success for all partners.
There is no one "right" way to implement a HiAP as it can be adapted to meet changing needs and evolving commissioning landscapes of a local authority.
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LGA Manual
This manual brings together the arguments for a HiAP approach with practical suggestions for development at the local level.
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LGA Councillors Workbook (COVID-19)
The workbook is designed to prompt reflection, insight and to identify actions to improve practice and support elected member’s work in adapting their approach to population health and the council’s public health resource in the context of COVID-19.
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Health Equity Assessment Tool (HEAT)
A tool to help you systematically assess health inequalities related to a programme of work and identify what action can be taken to help reduce health inequalities and promote equality and inclusion.
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Background information about Health and Health Equity in All Policies
A background paper for anyone involved in implementing HiAP.
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Power BI Inequalities Dashboard
This online dashboard called ‘Monitoring Health Inequalities’ is published alongside the Director of public Health Annual Report 2020 and considers health data over time at various geographies.
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Warwickshire Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) Form - Sept 2021
An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is an evidence-based approach which analyses your proposed activity against its impact on groups with different characteristics.
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LGA Self assessment tool
The HiAP self-assessment toolkit has been developed with PHE and ADPH taking into account feedback from the pilots and is aligned with the Health in All Policies manual.
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Member Engagement Pack
This pack outlines the role and responsibilities of public health in local authorities.
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JSNA Joint Strategic Needs Assessments
The JSNA provides both a broad evidence base and bank of specific needs assessments based upon priority themes in local geographies.
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Warwickshire Insights Profiling Tool
Warwickshire Insights provides statistical information about local areas in Warwickshire, along with interactive mapping and reporting tools to give deeper insights and inform decision-making.
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Promoting Health and Wellbeing through Spatial Planning
This document provides advice and guidance on how the built environment and health are connected, and what planning and design principles can be put in place to support positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
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Warwickshire Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) Guide - Sept 2021
An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is an evidence-based approach which analyses your proposed activity against its impact on groups with different characteristics.