Cardiff Health Alliance

Cardiff Health Alliance exists to try to improve the health and well being of Cardiff citizens — and working to reduce health inequalities that exist within the City.
It was established in 2000 in response to the Government’s policy for improving health and reducing inequalities in health status — and it is now co-​ordinating Cardiff’s World Health Organization (WHO) ‘Healthy City’ programme, which is also concerned with health inequalities and urban poverty, the needs of vulnerable groups, and the social, economic and environmental determinants of health.
Cardiff Health Alliance goes about its work by trying to get a wider understanding of how health improvements can be achieved, and by promoting joint working across health, social care and voluntary sector services.
It also works to increase local public health skills, develop local health promotion, facilitate a network for sharing information and support communities in action to improve health, living conditions and life chances.