Agenda item

The meeting considered a report providing details of the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report for 2017.  The report had been produced by asking residents to complete a short diary about their physical and mental health on 7^th November, 2017 and what may have made it better or worse.  The report had the sub-title “A Day in the Life of…” and diary entries identified five themes:  importance of being resilient; the importance of our connections with others; importance of five ways to wellbeing; the importance of sleep; and the importance of work.

The meeting noted the importance that the Board’s priorities for actions and activity were linked to the themes identified in the Director’s report if this was to have any resonance with local people.  Whilst this could not drive all activity, it was important to understand the way that people felt in relation to their physical and mental health, particularly where health improvements relied upon behavioural change.

RESOLVED:-

(i)        that the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report for 2017 be received; and

(ii)       that SSDG be requested to give consideration to the issues raised in the report and to identify specific changes to actions, activity and approach that each agency is progressing to take account of the concerns and aspirations of local people.