Agenda item

Report of the Director of Public Health

The Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board and the Director of Public Health introduced board members to the updated draft Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

The Director of Public Health explained that from the last meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board comments from Members had been appreciated and were now reflected onto the Draft Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Conversation then ensued with regards to smoking and vaping, that the strategy should include how taking up vaping instead of smoking still has consequences and especially the consequences within the younger generation.

Members also discussed how screening for breast and cervical cancer should be explained more to promote females to attend these appointments. Conversation ensued around the “Best Start in Life” area of the strategy the current struggles of mental health with children and foetal alcohol syndrome.  

RESOLVED - That Members of the Health and Wellbeing Group note the contents of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy Report.

REASONS – It is a statutory duty of the Health and Wellbeing Board to develop a Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy.