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Many things affect our health as we age.
Through this strategic theme, we are building a complete picture of what we need to do to stay healthy and enjoy life.
Working with our many partners, we are helping to:
- understand and influence those elements that affect everyone’s health at a whole population level – from air pollution to vitamin intake
- reduce health inequalities which put some at greater risk of illness than others
- improve long-term mental health and wellbeing, including detecting, preventing and treating mental illnesses
- advance and introduce interventions that keep us healthier for longer, encouraging, for example, greater physical activity or social involvement
- make it easier for us all to access and benefit from digital innovations, such as shared electronic health records
- foster better and more joined-up healthcare services
Leading to improved health, ageing and wellbeing for all.
