In November 2021, the Region was selected by the Health Foundation to be part of its Economies for Healthier Lives funding programme aimed at strengthening relationships between economic development and public health.
The project developed by Glasgow City Region, supported by £347,000 of funding, sought to create an innovative new ‘CHIA’ (Capital Investment Health Impact Assessment) toolkit. This includes access to online resources, to enable capital projects to embed health and equity in decision-making by following a tailored Health Impact Assessment process; as well as a project account and collaboration space to guide projects through the CHIA process.
This toolkit will be used in the development and delivery of capital infrastructure projects at various stages to ensure that decisions made at every level, from design, to build and operate, focus on maximising benefits for local communities, including reducing health inequalities.