Health Action Zones

Written by the team undertaking the national evaluation of Health Action Zones, this multidisciplinary book analyses the initiative's development and impact from a variety of perspectives.

Marian Barnes is Professor and Director of Social Research in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at South Birmingham Mental Health Trust. Linda Bauld is Senior Lecturer and Director of the MA in Public Policy in the Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow. Michaela Benzeval is Research Project Director of the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow. Ken Judge is Head of Public Health and Health Policy and Director of Health Promotion Policy Unit, in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow. Mhairi Mackenzie is Lecturer in Public Health and Health Policy, in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow. Helen Sullivan is Research Director, Urban Governance in the Cities Research Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol.

1. Introduction: Promoting and Managing Social Change 2. The Legacy of Health Inequalities 3. Partnerships, Participation and Places 4. Evaluation Challenges 5. The Evolution of Health Action Zones 6. Local Strategies for Whole Systems Change 7. Building Capacity for Collaboration 8. Tackling Health Inequalities 9. Assessing the Impact of Health Action Zones 10. Towards a New Approach