West Lancashire Borough Council Health and Wellbeing Strategy Explaining the approach to creating the Health and Wellbeing Strategy for West Lancashire. Presentation by: Cllr Kevin Wright – Portfolio holder for Health and Community Safety and Caroline Robinson – Health & Wellbeing Strategy Manager.
Strategy Development • Utilise collective effort 2010 Marmot Council Plan & and resource for Review – Fair Internal greater impact. Priorities Society, Healthy audit of • Address a gap in Lives health- current provision. promoting • Be feasible in terms of Health and Public Health assets delivery. Wellbeing England Five Year • Expand already Strategy Action Plan effective programmes Review of and services. 2018-2021 internal • Look to develop an strategies NHS Five Year untapped opportunity. Forward View Lancashire West Lancashire County Council National Health and Joint Strategic evidence- Wellbeing Needs based data Partnership Assessment (JSNA)
Council Vision Health & Wellbeing Strategy Core Principle Vision “To be a Council “To have in place the best “To clearly which is conditions possible for people define health ambitious for to live fulfilling lives ”. and wellbeing in West Lancashire”. its broadest Cross-Cutting Theme sense”. “To focus on the needs of the local population to reduce health inequalities.” Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Ensure across-the- Take every opportunity to Create and sustain Support residents board action to improve health and an environment that and communities improve health and wellbeing through contacts helps people to to manage their wellbeing with residents and in key make healthy health, prevent ill- throughout the settings such as schools and choices. health and build Borough. workplaces. resilience.
Delivery Plan Outcome Focus • Fuel poverty & energy efficiency • Developing healthy places • Addressing perceptions of crime and by improving the quality of feelings of safety the environment and local • Setting best practice in the neighbourhoods • Increasing community promotion of workforce wellbeing • Social isolation & loneliness action and resilience • Improving access to skills, • Develop the infrastructure to work experience and provide employer led workforce training development • Develop opportunities for • Improving accessibility and employment promoting active travel • Maximising the leisure and • Reducing the harmful effects of culture offer drug and alcohol misuse • Safeguarding vulnerable • Choice and support to manage long- people term conditions and independence • Mental wellbeing • Reducing antisocial behaviour
Some of the Challenges within the Borough • Hip fractures in the 65s and • Over 27% of 4 to 5 year olds over is worse than the are overweight (national national average. average 22%). • An estimated 12% of residents • An estimated 2.10% of are living with a mental health residents have dementia disorder, such as anxiety and (national average 1.89%). depression. • By 2031 the proportion of • Hospital stays for alcohol- related harm is worsening and people over 60 is expected to above the national average. rise by 32%.
If you would like to get in touch about the Health and Wellbeing Strategy then please contact via caroline.robinson@westlancs.gov.uk or alternatively telephone: 01695 585152. Thanks for listening.
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