The Luton 2040 vision is focussed on a central mission, to tackle poverty and inequality so that everyone can enjoy a good quality of life. This responds directly to the evidence gathered by the Inclusive Growth Commission in 2019, which recognised the scale of poverty in our town and the clear link between this and many other challenges, including education and health inequalities.
Across the 2040 vision, there are five key strategic areas. This strategy sets out the ambition and actions that underpin primarily the “improving population wellbeing” priority, but also incorporates the priority of “Becoming a Child Friendly Town” and is strongly linked to the priority “Supporting a strong and empowered community” – particularly with regards to the impact that having a fair and equitable community has on health inequalities.
This is a partnership strategy, encompassing the vision and actions for health and wellbeing in Luton across the whole system.