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Scotland

Health and public health policy are among the legislative powers that have been devolved to the Assemblies and Parliaments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Through its members and observers in the four nations, the National Heart Forum seeks to learn from and support the development of public health strategies and coronary prevention initiatives across the UK.

Scotland Targets

There are three major targets:

Health Scotland

The main public health organisation north of the border is Health Scotland, which was formed from the merger of Public Health Institute of Scotland (PHIS) and the Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS). It provides a national focus and works with the Scottish Executive and other key partners to take action to improve health and reduce inequalities in Scotland.
It plays a key role in improving the understanding of Scotland's health problems, the reasons behind them and the rationale for tackling them. Working with partners throughout the NHS and in other sectors of the Scottish economy, it aims to:

Healthy Scotland Convention

The Healthy Scotland Convention was established to reduce health inequalities.

The aims are to:

The wider framework for improving the health of Scotland is laid out in Improving Health in Scotland - the challenge (2003). It provides a policy framework for action and to improve the health of the most disadvantaged communities at a faster rate.

Seven special programmes are focused on:

Scotland
Coronary heart disease a national priority
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