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Reorganisation of government agencies on health
Creating health promoting schools will improve population health and help reduce inequalities
BMJ 2021; 373 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1290 (Published 24 May 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;373:n1290
- Michael Craig Watson, trustee,
- John Lloyd, honorary vice president
- Institute of Health Promotion and Education, Lichfield, UK
- mcwatson100{at}gmail.com
We agree with Oliver that simply renaming government agencies will not improve population health and tackle health inequalities.1 We need an industrial shift in the scale of our activity in this area. Moreover, instead of putting the responsibility for health solely on individuals, we need to create environments that help to maintain and improve health.
The idea of health promoting …
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