What is the Health Action Zone (HAZ)

The North and West Belfast Health Action Zone was set up in 1999 to tackle inequalities in health. The HAZ structure permits a unique partnership of statutory, public and voluntary sector agencies (the HAZ Partners) to come together to address the factors which lead to social exclusion and disadvantage in a co-ordinated and integrated way. This work is led by HAZ Council which meets four times a year

HAZ Council

HAZ Council sets the strategic framework for HAZ. The members of Council represent the HAZ partners. The Council directs the HAZ strategy and is responsible for the identification of HAZ priorities and pathways (projects), ensuring implementation and evaluation. Details of Council members and HAZ partners are available here

Pathways (projects)

The current HAZ projects are the priority areas of our work. Most of these are ongoing - others are time limited. Details of our current pathways and the partners involved are available here...