Shaping Places for health and wellbeing
The Health Foundation's Shaping Places for Health and Wellbeing programme funded local UK partnerships to address the root causes of health inequalities through cross-sector, systemic interventions.
Funder: Health Foundation
Due Dates: Ended (last round: October 2024)
Funding Amounts: Up to £300,000 per project over three years (England/Scotland); three-year programme duration.
Summary: Funds local UK partnerships to build healthier communities by addressing social, economic, and environmental determinants of health.
Key Information: This programme has concluded; no current or upcoming application rounds.
Description
The Shaping Places for Health and Wellbeing programme, led by the Health Foundation, aimed to support local areas across the UK in building healthier environments by addressing key social, economic, and environmental determinants of health—such as safe surroundings, clean air, decent housing, good jobs, and access to affordable healthy food. The initiative funded tailored programmes in England, Scotland, and Wales, working with local governments and their partners to co-design interventions that foster health, wellbeing, and reduce inequalities. Emphasising a complex systems approach, the programme encouraged cross-sector collaboration, local leadership, and sustainable changes that address the root causes of health disparities.
