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  • Making life better indicators

    Topics:
    • DoH Statistics and Research, 
    • Health inequalities statistics

    Many studies show that health is affected to a greater extent by economic, social and environmental factors than by health behaviours or health and social care services.

    Making life better

    This is recognised by making life better, a new ten year strategic framework for public health to provide direction for policies and actions to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Northern Ireland and reduce inequalities in health. It identifies a number of long term outcomes which address the wider determinants of health as well as those which focus on specific health outcomes.

    Current publication

    • Making life better - key indicators progress update 2024

    For older publications, use the publications search.

    Additional information

    • Statement of information sources - social determinants of health analysis
    • Quality report for HSCIMS

    For further information contact us

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