West Lothian Health & Homelessness Action Plan 2011-2014
In keeping with the recommendations of the Health and Homelessness Standards (2005), West Lothian’s Health & Homelessness Action Plan 2011-2014 acknowledges the activities included ensure that there is a commitment to helping prevent homelessness and contributing to sustainable solutions.
Recommendations by the Homelessness Task Force have shaped the way West Lothian endeavours to meet our outcomes. The Action Plan is underpinned by local frameworks and strategies, including the West Lothian Life Stages Outcome Model and West Lothian Homelessness Strategy. The Health and Homelessness Interest Group has been the forum for identifying health and homeless objectives for targeting, prioritising and measuring impact. There was a health impact screening in initial stages of producing a 3rd West Lothian Health & Homeless Action Plan, held in September 2010, this included an equality impact assessment; recommendations are included within.
Moving into Health is not solely the Homeless Health Team, it is an approach to tackling health inequalities, promotion and prevention through joint working. The Health and Homeless Interest group (HHIG), which has grown in strength from its' initial forum in 2005 is a group of people from voluntary and statutory organisations who are interested in homelessness.
The actions are reviewed and progressed through sub-groups
and multi-agency approaches to tackling the raised issues. The progress of actions are monitored via the HHIG. To view the document in full, please click here
Tue Aug 23 11:46:14 BST 2011
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