Three years ago, the Gwynedd Health, Social Care and Well-being Partnership launched its first Strategy, Better Health - Better Gwynedd. The implementation of that strategy has supported improved working across the Partnership organisations, particularly in strengthening the role that all of the public sector services have in the prevention of ill health and improving well-being.

This second strategy, Delivering a Vision Together, aims to build on the achievements of the first strategy. The Partnership's long term vision remains the same, which is "to aim for a level of health and well-being for the people of Gwynedd which is comparable to the best in Europe". Click on the attachments on the bottom of this page to read the strategy.

Achieving this vision requires careful assessment of the current position incomparison with Europe, the development of co-ordinated plans, and theimplementation ofactions to ensure that the right services are available to meet the health and care needs of our population now and in the future. It is recognised that substantial improvement needs to be made to compare with the best in Europe.

The Strategy's key priority areas are:

• tackling the social and economic factors which influence health
• promoting a healthy lifestyle
• redesigning service provision within the resources available, to better meet the needs of the population.

The Local Health Board and the Local Authority are required to work together with other health organisations such as NHS Trusts, Health Commission Wales (Specialised Services) and the Community Health Council when preparing and implementing this Strategy. They will also work with the local Voluntary Council and any other voluntary, business or private bodies with an interest in health, social care and well being, including community groups to ensure success.

In Gwynedd we have developed a way of working together and further information is available on the Local Health Board's website.