Publications

The National Child Measurement Programme provides a valuable opportunity to engage children, schools, parents and other partners in tackling health inequalities.

This report shows the results from the LGA cyber security stocktake.

The LGA in collaboration with NHS Digital is grant funding digital innovation in social care, with projects ranging from new assistive technology to data analytics to predict demand. Apply now for the third wave of the programme – deadline to apply is 7 March 2019.

Engaging and involving tenants is a core activity for council landlords and the LGA want to understand and highlight good practice, the challenges faced and any additional support required. Engagement, like housing, is under increased scrutiny across the sector presently, which is welcome and long overdue.

An overview of the challenges facing mental health and wellbeing services for children and young people.

A collection of essays on six years of public health in local government

This report makes explicit the links between health and the local economy, their interdependence, and the action that local authorities and their partners can take to ensure that health and wellbeing are key considerations in local and regional economic development strategies.

The changes to public health over the last six years should be seen as an exemplar of public sector reform.

The resources in this report support the basic, statutory aspects of engagement, focusing on consultation. It explores best practice, legal requirements, and the pre-emptive steps you can take to get engagement around decision-making right.

This publication presents case study examples showing how district councils have improved the health of their local areas.