Foreword
We are delighted to present this 10-year review of the Marmot Partnership work in Coventry.
For us in Coventry, the Marmot Partnership and being a Marmot city is at the centre of all we do, across all the city partners and programmes with the sole aim of reducing unjust inequalities that exist within our communities.
Coventry became the first Marmot city to act on the recommendations from Sir Michael Marmot’s report ‘Fair Society, Healthy Lives 2010’. As a city, we are working collaboratively to embed the Marmot Principles and proportionate universalism in our work to take collective action on the factors that shape our resident’s health and well-being.
This reflective summary showcases examples of our Marmot work, including activities taking place that support access to better jobs, education, and training opportunities, increased financial stability, good quality homes, and healthy nature-friendly green and blue spaces.
The summary goes on to give us direction and renewed vigour to ensure that we continue to develop as a Marmot city and contribute to the growing evidence base to lessen the impact of health inequalities, to ensure the city becomes a fairer place to live, work and grow up in.
We are very proud as Chair of the Marmot Partnership and Chief Executive Officer of Coventry City Council, working alongside University College London’s Institute of Health Equity, our Marmot Partners, and stakeholders to be part of this journey and look forward to taking our Marmot city work forwards.
Councillor Kamran Caan
Cabinet Member for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing, Coventry City Council
Julie Nugent
Chief Executive, Coventry City Council
