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East Herts Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019-2023

Meeting: 19/12/2018 - Council (Item 320)

320 East Herts Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019-2023 pdf icon PDF 53 KB

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The Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing submitted a report that presented the proposed Health and Wellbeing Strategy covering the period 2019 to 2023 including the proposed new Physical Activity Strategy. 

 

The Executive Member advised that this report and strategy reflected the excellent work undertaken over the last 4 years and the ongoing ambition of improving the health of residents.  Members were advised that the strategy articulated the Council’s role in the health system and the linkages between the NHS and public health as well as the ambition to tackle inactivity, obesity and loneliness.

 

The strategy also highlighted the important community wellbeing role being carried out by Officers and Members in engaging directly with communities in East Herts.  The Executive Member drew attention to the work of the community wellbeing champions on the community wellbeing forum.  He commended the recommendations to Members and drew attention to a number of important environmental initiatives in respect of health and wellbeing such as walking and cycling.  Council considered the recommendations detailed in the report submitted.

 

Councillor E Buckmaster moved, and Councillor A Alder seconded, a motion that the recommendations now detailed, be approved.  After being put to the meeting, and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

 

Council approved the proposals now detailed.

 

RESOLVED – that Council approves the revised Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019 – 2023, incorporating the new Physical Activity Strategy.

 

(see also Minute 318)


Meeting: 11/12/2018 - Executive (Item 8.)

8. East Herts Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2018-2023 pdf icon PDF 53 KB

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