Health Improvement Work Plan 2024 – 27

Public Health Priority 1

A Scotland where we live in vibrant, healthy, and safe places and communities.

NHSH Stay Well

  • Promote Social Prescribing as a pathway to overall health and wellbeing (Work plan 1.1)

NHSH Anchor Well / Value Well 

  • Build capacity and community resilience and tackle health inequalities using a place-based approach and provide support for newly emerging District Partnerships as appropriate (Work plan 1.2)

NHSH Nurture Well

  • Support staff physical and mental health and wellbeing (Work plan 1.3)
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Public Health Priority 2

A Scotland where we flourish in our early years:

NHSH Start Well

NHSH Anchor Well 

  • Support the Integrated Children’s Service plan in partnership with Highland Council and other partner organisations. (Work plan 2.4)
A woman is smiling at her baby who is lying on a bed. She has the baby's feet gently in her hands whilst the baby is touching her face.

Public Health Priority 3

A Scotland where we have good mental wellbeing.

NHSH Anchor Well / Live Well

A young man is discussing his mental wellbeing with a female doctor. She is smiling to help him be at ease.

Public Health Priority 4

A Scotland where we reduce the use of and harm from alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

NHSH Stay Well

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Public Health Priority 5

A Scotland where we have a sustainable, inclusive economy with equality of outcomes for all.

NHSH Anchor Well / Nurture Well

  • Work with identified groups at risk including those with protected characteristics and those who live in poverty (Work plan 5.1)
  • Reduction in violence against women and its harmful impact (Work plan 5.2)
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Public Health Priority 6

A Scotland where we eat well, have a healthy weight and are physically active.

NHSH Stay Well

  • Improve access and quality of food available for people in Highland (Work plan 6.1) 
  • More people are active and can access nature and green space (Work plan 6.2) 
  • Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Adult Healthy Weight (Work plan 6.3)
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Highland Priority 7

A Highland where we respond to locally identified health improvement priorities.

NHSH Stay Well / Anchor Well

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Highland Priority 8

Services that support the delivery of identified priorities.

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Work plans

  • Work plan 1.1

    Promote Social Prescribing as a pathway to overall health and wellbeing

  • Work plan 1.2

    Build capacity and community resilience and tackle health inequalities using a place-based approach and provide support for newly emerging District Partnerships as appropriate

  • Work plan 1.3

    Support staff physical and mental health and wellbeing

  • Work plan 2.1

    Increase in numbers of women in Highland choosing to breastfeed

  • Work plan 2.2

    Child healthy weight

  • Work plan 2.3

    Maternal and Infant Feeding

  • Work plan 2.4

    Support the Integrated Children’s Service plan in partnership with Highland Council and other partner organisations

  • Work plan 3.1

    Reduce rates of suicide

  • Work plan 3.2

    Improve Mental health and wellbeing in the population

  • Work plan 4.1

    Reduce harm from substance use

  • Work plan 4.2

    Reduce smoking rates

  • Work plan 5.1

    Work with identified groups at risk including those with protected characteristics and those who live in poverty

  • Work plan 5.2

    Reduction in violence against women and its harmful impact

  • Work plan 6.1

    Improve access and quality of food available for people in Highland

  • Work plan 6.2

    More people are active and can access nature and green space

  • Work plan 6.3

    Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Adult Healthy Weight

  • Work plan 7.1

    Reduction in inequalities in screening participation

  • Work plan 7.2

    Sexual Health

  • Work plan 7.3

    Women’s Health Plan

  • Work plan 8.1

    Health Information and Resources

  • Work plan 8.2

    Graphics support

  • Work plan 8.3

    Training and capacity building

  • Work plan 8.4

    Supporting Health Service Redesign