This guide sets out some basic facts on the health of England's population, including the main drivers of health, how it varies and is expressed in inequalities, and relevant comparisons with other countries.
This paper aims to challenge those involved in integrated care and public health to ‘join up the dots’, seeing integrated care as part of a broader shift away from fragmentation towards an approach focused on improving population health. Using examples from organisations and systems in other countries that are making ...
The National Gardens Scheme (NGS) commissioned The King's Fund to write an independent report on the benefits of gardens and gardening on health. It reviewed the existing evidence on gardens and wellbeing and includes a menu of recommendations for national strategic action as well as local front-line action.
This report was commissioned by the District Councils’ Network (DCN) in 2015. Its intention is to contribute to the understanding, assessment and development of the role of district councils in improving the health of their citizens and communities. It focuses on district councils’ role in promoting public health through some ...