Housing and Health Developers East Sussex 8th October 2019 Darrell - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Housing and Health Developers East Sussex 8th October 2019 Darrell Gale FFPH Director of Public Health East Sussex County Council

Putting Health into Place • Advice published August 2019, based on NHS Healthy New Towns programme • Divided into Ten Principles • Based on work in 10 demonstrator sites, ranging from Ebbsfleet Garden City (Kent 15,000 units) to Halton Lea (Runcorn, 800 units) • Input from range of stakeholders and planners and public health experts from many other places

10 Principles

Principle 1 Plan ahead Collectively • Establish shared leadership early on • Agree a joint health vision statement, supported by joint goals • Get health into local policy frameworks • Influence development decisions • Embed long-term income streams

The Local Plan

Principle 2 Assess Local Health and Care Needs and Assets • Understand local needs and assets • Lay the foundations for evaluation

Principle 3 Connect, Involve and Empower People and Communities • Engage early and regularly with new and existing communities to involve residents • Establish community resources and information • Enable community governance and stewardship

Principle 4 Create Compact Neighbourhoods • Create compact and connected places • Design places and services to maximise use and impact • Practise inclusive design • Design multi-functional green spaces

Principle 5 Maximise Active Travel • Embed active travel from the earliest stages of planning • Design active travel to meet local needs

Principle 6 Inspire and Enable Healthy Eating • Develop a joint commitment to plan for and enable healthier eating • Provide access to affordable healthy food and food growing • Provide opportunities to learn about healthier eating and cooking

Principle 7 Foster Health in Homes and Buildings • Create buildings of all types that support and facilitate good health • Provide suitable homes that are healthy and efficient • Create workplaces that stimulate productivity, efficiency and resilience • Provide educational settings that support growth and development • Set up community hubs that support health and social connections

Principle 8 Enable Healthy Play and Leisure • Enable community activities and events • Create play and leisure spaces for everyone

Principle 9 Develop Health Services that Help People Stay Well • Strengthen and integrate “out -of- hospital” care • Develop the future workforce • Link health services to wider community assets • Support self-management • Use digital technology to support care

Principle 10 Create Integrated Health and Wellbeing Centres • Maximise the benefits of integrated health and wellbeing centres • Strategic estates planning • Develop a schedule of accommodation • Options for project funding

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