Health and Wellbeing
There are health problems and health inequalities in every district and borough in the county. A lot of work has been taking place to tackle the main health problems but maintaining and improving people’s health is not just about good and accessible healthcare services. We also need to tackle deprivation and low employment and improve access to education, transport, healthy environments, good quality housing and services that promote healthy living, self-esteem, positive aspirations and independence. One of our biggest challenges will be meeting the changing health, social care and wellbeing needs of a growing aging population.
Our priority is to reduce health and care inequalities within and between communities, and improve overall health and wellbeing.
Our key tasks are to:
- Improve physical health, mental wellbeing and life expectancy, especially among those who are least healthy.
- Reduce the number of people getting long term and serious illnesses.
- Provide easy and appropriate access to information and services to help people of all ages to make healthy lifestyle choices.
- Enable people to live healthy and active lives, and encourage use of open spaces including the countryside, beaches, parks and gardens.
- Reduce teenage pregnancy and reduce self-harming lifestyles, such as obesity, smoking, alcohol and substance misuse.
- Support people to have choice and control over services provided to help them remain independent as they grow older, or if they have physical disabilities, learning disabilities or mental health problems or live with long-term health conditions.
- Improve the user, patient and carer experience and support for carers of all ages.
- Improve support to children and young people on the edge of care, especially vulnerable teenagers.
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