Agenda item

Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, Barnsley Council

Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, spoke about plans to repeat the ‘A Day in the Life of’ exercise first undertaken in 2017.  A snapshot of resident’s lives was provided on 7^th November, 2017, and the exercise revealed a number of clear themes which informed the Public Health Strategy.

It was noted that much had changed since the onset of the pandemic, and it was felt important to capture how people’s lives had changed as a result. 

The exercise will therefore be repeated as ‘A Day in the Life of; our new normal’ on 3^rd November, 2020, and will inform the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.  There will be prompts for respondents to consider, and people will be asked about acts of kindness they may have seen or experienced.

Members noted the launch day of 19^th October and planned promotion until 3^rd November, and the hope to analyse all responses by the end of the year.

It was noted that a similar exercise ‘What Matters To Me’ would be undertaken to include the views of young people.

RESOLVED:-

(i)           That the exercise be endorsed; and

(ii)          That Board Members promote the exercise through their networks.