Differences in wealth, lifestyle, habits and physical environment mean that there are vast differences in health between different people within London. These health inequalities can determine both the quality and length of someone’s life.
In Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Health Inequalities strategy, he states that he wants “a healthier, fairer city, where nobody’s health suffers because of who they are or where they live.”
How will the Mayor tackle these inequalities? Has he the correct approach on issues like obesity, mental health, smoking and drug abuse? Does he even have the powers to change anything?
The London Assembly Health Committee will examine the Mayor’s Health Inequalities Strategy which is designed to explore ways to ensure everyone has the opportunity to lead a healthy life regardless of background or affluence.
The guests are:
- Professor Yvonne Doyle CB, Statutory Health Advisor to the Mayor and London and Regional Director, Public Health England
- Dr Tom Coffey OBE, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Health Policy
The meeting will take place on Thursday 28 June at 11am in Committee Room 5, City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE via webcast or YouTube
Follow us @LondonAssembly and take part in the meeting discussion using #AssemblyHealth and #HealthInequalities
Notes to editors
- The Mayor of London has a statutory duty to produce a strategy to promote the reduction of health inequalities among Londoners.
- Full agenda papers
- Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Chair of the Health Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- London Assembly Health Committee
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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