Towards a healthier Scotland : a white paper on health / the Scottish Office Department of Health.

  • Great Britain. Scottish Office. Department of Health.
Date:
1999
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Towards a healthier Scotland : a white paper on health / the Scottish Office Department of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Annex A to Chapter 8 sets out Scotland’s health targets, taking 1995 as the baseline and 2010 as the target date. Headline targets are set for coronary heart disease, cancer, smoking, alcohol, unwanted teenage pregnancies and dental health. The inequalities gap which exists for each of these targets will be regularly measured to assess progress in reducing the disparity in health status between different socio-economic groups. Further work is also being taken forward to develop measures which reflect health and well-being within population groups; and the 4 demonstration projects will each have an inequalities component, includng targets and indicators of progress. Many of these measure will start quickly. For the longer term, the new Scottish Parliament and Executive will have the powers to take the decisions and actions which will help lead to a healthier Scotland.