"The inequities in how society is organised mean that the freedom to lead a flourishing life and to enjoy good health is unequally distributed between and within societies. This inequity is seen in the conditions of early childhood and schooling, the nature of employment and working conditions, the physical form of the built environment, and the quality of the natural environment in which people reside."
‘Closing the Gap in Generation; health equity through action on the social determinants of health’, WHO, 2008
The Health Improvement and Regeneration teams in WLGA have been working together to connect the two agendas and bring them closer together to add value to both regeneration and health and wellbeing. The information report “Better Health through Regeneration: An Outcome by Design”, launched at the Wales Regeneration Summit in October 2009, summarises the connections between the two policy and operational area, gives examples of good practice and suggests practical steps that could be used to achieve optimum outcomes for health and wellbeing at a local level.