Definitions for "Health Action Zone"
Keywords:  inequalities, tackle, haz, england, aim
An initiative to bring together public, and private sector organisations to help tackle the cause of ill health in an area.
The Government has established a number of Health Action Zones in England to tackle health inequalities. Their aim is to bring together all the agencies contributing to the health of the local population, and implement a locally agreed strategy for improving the health of local people.
a national initiative to target health improvement with fast-track initiatives which sets health in its widest context – looking at the whole community and its contribution to good health as well as providing better integration of services for the prevention of ill health and the provision of treatment and care.