The crucial role of councils in delivering the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England must be recognised, the LGA has said.
The plan aims to bring the NHS closer to people by rolling out neighbourhood health services across the country.
The centres will bring diagnostics, mental health, post-op, rehab and nursing together under one roof in local areas.
Cllr Louise Gittins, LGA Chair, said: “Health does not begin in hospitals; it begins in homes, streets, parks and schools.
“The NHS cannot deliver a healthier society on its own. This is why we are urging ministers to set up a new national-local coalition to help deliver these neighbourhood health models that put prevention and place at the heart of public services.”
She added: “It is positive that the NHS 10-year plan sets out a clear and bold long-term vision for the future, and we fully support the focus on the three shifts: analogue to digital, treatment to prevention, and hospitals to community.
“But these are not new ambitions. To realise this vision and meet these challenges, we all need to work differently, together and with our communities. The crucial role of councils must be recognised.
“For the 10-year plan to succeed, it is absolutely paramount that all of the NHS, and its partners, engage fully and openly with councils across the country, and work collaboratively with us to deliver for our communities.”