Breaking Barriers: The Power of Health & Housing Partnerships

In this episode, Jenny explores how WHG and the Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) are transforming health and housing. Here are the highlights:

• Key Initiatives

  • A.C.E in Asthma: Tackling respiratory conditions worsened by damp, mould, and poor ventilation. Over 290 children have benefited.

  • Community Champion Model: Empowering local people with lived experience to deliver solutions.

• Challenges & Lessons Learned

  • Bridging the gap between health and housing requires persistent relationship-building and data-driven decision-making.

  • Recognising the wider determinants of health is critical, with 80% of outcomes influenced outside traditional healthcare settings.

• Opportunities & Next Steps

  • Scaling Asthma-Friendly Homes and the Community Champion Model nationally.

  • Leveraging NHS Core20PLUS5 to target deprived populations and specific health challenges like respiratory diseases.

Resources Mentioned

• Inegrated Care in your area - NHS

• Health and Social Care Act 2022: Introduced Integrated Care Boards.

·         NHS core20plus5 NHS framework targeting health inequalities.

•   Professor Marmot’s Health Inequalities Report

• Darzi's report

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