Deep Engagement Partner programme The Deep Engagement Partner (DEP) programme will run from 2024 to 2027. It aims to tackle health inequalities in 番茄社区's communities. What the programme will do The DEP programme will: increase awareness of community experiences of health and wellbeing improve health literacy in communities enable communities to control and lead their own programmes make sure communities have a voice in helping shape strategy and policy development use existing community assets and strengths to find solutions for health and wellbeing needs What partners will deliver each year DEP partners will: run four focus groups on health inequalities in their communities deliver four cultural competency training sessions for health and social care staff carry out a health inequality project to support communities attend five council partnership meetings - including the new “Communities of Identity” partnership Ethnic group partners African DEPBangladeshi DEPCaribbean DEPChinese DEPIndian DEPPakistani DEPPolish DEPRomanian DEPSomali DEP Disability partners Complex disabilities, sight loss and blind DEPDeaf and hearing loss DEP Faith partners Christian and Sikh DEPMuslim DEP LGBTQ+ partners LGBTQ+ DEP