Delivering Health through Neighbourhoods: The Belfast Agenda Siobhan Toland Head of Environmental Health, Belfast City Council www.belfastcity.gov.uk
The Council • 60 Councillors, 9 parties representing 10 Electoral Areas • Serves a population of 333,900 • Budget £192.2m in 2015/16 • 2,400+ Employees • Over 100 operational locations Fig 1: Committee structure www.belfastcity.gov.uk
The Belfast Agenda www.belfastcity.gov.uk
City performance indicators • Ranked 4 th UK city for FDI 2013-14 • Over 200,000 jobs/100,000 commuters • 6.5million visitors contributing £450million to economy and 10,000 jobs BUT………. • 54% of business had difficulty finding the right recruits • Low numbers of business start-ups • Under performing city centre & shortage of Grade A office space • Political instability www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Life inequalities indicators • 9.3 years difference in life expectancy for men living in the most and least deprived areas (Belfast). • In 2010 Belfast North & West had the highest rates of self-harm in NI; while Belfast East had the highest suicide rate in NI • 27% of women smoke during pregnancy in the most deprived areas, compared to 7% in the least (NI, 2013) • 25% gap in cancer incidence (NI) • Alcohol relate deaths in Belfast North were twice the regional average (2001-10) www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Medium term priorities - 2020 www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Emerging City Outcomes - 2030 • All people in Belfast benefit from a thriving and prosperous economy • Belfast is a welcoming, safe, fair & inclusive city. • All people in Belfast fulfil their potential • All people in Belfast enjoy good health and wellbeing • Belfast is a vibrant, attractive, connected and environmentally friendly city. www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Delivering in partnership Supporting people to reach their potential • Capacity Building • Internet access in council facilities • Employability and skills framework Creating healthy standards of living • Dilapidated buildings • Take 5 scheme • GP referral service Developing healthy and sustainable places • Investing in parks, pitches and playground • Outdoor Gyms • Community Gardens www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Investing in Neighbourhoods www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Investing in our City www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Working in partnership • Belfast Strategic Partnership • Locality working • Active Belfast • Healthy Ageing • Good Relations & Community Safety www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Other opportunities • New City & Neighbourhoods Department • New powers e.g. spatial planning, economic development. • New technology e.g. Smarter Cities Programme, Innovation Centre www.belfastcity.gov.uk
What next? • Announcement expected from Minister in respect of remaining transfer of powers • Launch of locality planning pilots • Agree long-term, shared outcomes for the Belfast Agenda • Consider the role of existing partnerships in the context of new arrangements www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Questions? www.belfastcity.gov.uk
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