Developing a model for health determinants research within local government: lessons from a large, urban local authority.

Socio-economic, cultural and environmental conditions strongly affect health across the life course. Local government plays a key role in influencing these wider determinants of health and levels of inequality within their communities. However, they lack the research infrastructure and culture that would enable them to develop an evidence-based approach to tackling the complex drivers of those conditions.

Prioritising child health and maternity evidence-based interventions or service models: a stakeholder-driven process.

Aim: A UK programme, led by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) ( https://www.nihr.ac.