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Health Improvement Fund

 

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The Health Improvement Fund was launched by Worcestershire Partnership in September 2008 to support initiatives that encourage and enable healthier lifestyles against national and local Health Improvement targets listed below:

  • Increasing adult participation in sport
  • Reducing the number of people admitted to hospital because of injuries caused by alcohol
  • Reducing obesity among primary school children (year 6)
  • Increasing opportunities  for young people to take part in positive activities
  • Reducing the number of under 18's falling pregnant
  • Reducing the number of deaths from circulatory diseases amongst under 75's
  • Reducing the number of people who smoke

£1million was made available to Partner organisations to bid for over three annual rounds, with up to £75,000 made available for individual initiatives. Funding could be used to support capital or revenue based activity, including equipment, staff or other running costs.  A total of 136 bids were received, of these 41 were approved. Please note the Fund is now closed.

Close monitoring and evaluation of funded initiatives is well underway.  The findings of which are helping to build a more comprehensive picture of their contribution to meeting local and national health targets and will inform future health improvement planning.

 

The Health Improvement Fund is now closed. Click here to see a full list of the approved bids for rounds one, two and three Click here to see the geographic spread of funds. To see a sample of concluded initiatives from across the county click on the links below:

 

Any queries about the fund should be directed to Traci Lloyd-Moore on 01905 733822 or email: traci.lloyd-moore@worcestershire.nhs.uk.

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Last updated on 30 March 2012