With nominations now open for The MJ Achievement Awards 2023, Jason Strelitz sets out the thinking behind Newham LBC’s 50 Steps strategy – an approach that made the council the winner of the Place Based Approaches to Health Equity in The MJ Awards 2022

How do you translate our goals to tackle health inequalities into an ambitious yet practical plan to make a difference? How do you create a vision and strong sense of purpose that catalyses action across the council? How do you build an approach not just with commitments of what we, the council and NHS can do, but creates space for our partners across the community to be part of?