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There are a range of online courses, tools and videos available to empower you and colleagues in improving health equity in your field.

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Food poverty and insecurity training

The Beans on Toast Group, made up of people with lived experience, has developed a training programme about food poverty and insecurity. The aim of the training is to raise awareness and educate staff and volunteers across all sectors about food poverty and insecurity.

Food poverty, Health Inequalities, Healthy Start
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The National Child Poverty Strategy: What It Means For Your Area

Join Resolve Poverty at this informative event to understand what the new government Child Poverty Strategy means for the work of your area. Suitable for people working in local and regional government, as well as public and voluntary sector partners, this event will break down exactly what impact the Strategy will have on your work. We’ll test the Strategy against Resolve Poverty’s submission and evaluate how it will empower the work of subnational government and its partners. 

Thursday 27th Nov 2025 10:30am – 12:00pm
Online event

Who is it aimed at?

People working in local and regional government, as well as public and voluntary sector partners

Child Poverty
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123 Approach Health Inequalities Training

This free, online, CPD accredited health inequalities and patient experience (HIPE) training will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle health inequalities and improve patient experience across the cancer pathway. The 123 Approach empowers you to make a real impact within your own role, and offers continued support beyond the training course. The programme has been designed in collaboration with people who have lived experience of cancer and NHS colleagues working across the cancer pathway.

Who is it aimed at?

Those working in cancer services.

Note: You will need set-up an account to access this training.

Health Inequalities
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Systems Go! Cross-Sector Partnering

Access the free, online course from the Kings Fund. Learn practical leadership skills, discover how to build strong partnerships, use teamwork to drive change and overcome cross-sector challenges. 

Who is it aimed at?

Anyone interested in system change and cross-sector partnering.

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Health: Everyone’s Business

These teaching modules introduce those working in local authority settings to the public health skills that are central to ensuring that local authority core services have positive impacts on health and wellbeing. The modules aim to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and language to promote health within key council roles, whilst at the same time developing public health champions working in senior positions across the council.

Who is it aimed at?

Local authorities and public health teams.

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Systems Leadership Support for Councils and Public Health

Get in touch with the Centre for Population Health to find the right package of support related to systems leadership and using your influence to address the social determinants of health and create equity.

Who is it aimed at?

Local authorities and public health teams.

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Public Health Ethics

Learn more about the public health ethics including basic theoretical underpinnings, frameworks and how ethics impacts decision making.

Who is it aimed at?

People working or training to work in public health and related public sector and health policy roles.

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Helping People Living in Cold Homes

Learn how to spot the signs that someone is living in a cold home that is affecting their health – including less obvious ones.  Find out what services to help people living in cold homes exist in the area where you work.

Who is it aimed at?

Health and social care staff who visit patients, service users or customers in their homes. Already having completed MECC (Making Every Contact Count) training would be an advantage, but not essential.

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Making Every Contact Count (MECC)

Learn the fundamentals of Making Every Contact Count (MECC) so you can deliver consistent and concise health and wellbeing information. 

Who is it aimed at?

The course is aimed at everyone; it is not restricted to a particular role, profession or organisation.

MECC Moments | Making Every Contact Count

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Health Inequalities

Learn about the importance of health inequalities, their impact and the role healthcare professionals have on narrowing the gap on health inequalities in relation to Core20PLUS5 (hypertension, early cancer diagnosis, chronic respiratory disease, maternity and severe mental illness) and sick cell disease.  

Who is it aimed at?

Healthcare professionals.

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Health Equity Assessment Tool (HEAT)

Learn how to use the Health Equity Assessment Tool (HEAT) to systematically identify and address health inequalities in your work programme or services. This e-learning provides a basic introduction to health inequalities and equity and outlines how to use the tool with examples.  at each step.

Who is it aimed at?

Anyone working in the public or voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sectors that plan and deliver programmes or services.

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