Agenda item

The meeting received the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report for 2015/16, focusing in particular on reducing premature deaths and preventable ill-health. The meeting noted that, whilst life-expectancy was increasing for both men and women, the length of healthy life remained poor by comparison.  The meeting noted the importance of early intervention and the targeting of interventions, specifically towards younger people.  The meeting noted the innovative approach taken in presenting the Annual Report as an interactive PDF that identified key activity across directorates and in communities, which had been commended outside the borough.

The meeting noted the need for the key messages about preventable disease and ill-health being repeated on a regular basis, particularly to young people.  The success achieved in reducing smoking prevalence amongst younger people, for example, was noted, but some consideration of how these messages could be better incorporated into the school curriculum was needed.

RESOLVED that the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report for 2015/16 be received and partners be requested to signpost the report to interested parties, as appropriate.