Issue - meetings

The Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing submitted a report seeking ideas for the development of a work plan for 2016/17. 

The Environmental Health Promotion Officer explained that following the submission of ideas, the draft Health and Wellbeing plan would be presented to the February 2016 meeting for approval.  By way of example, the Environmental Health Promotion Officer explained that last year, Councillor Mrs D Hollebon had asked that a project be supported for those living with lung conditions.  He explained the project process and the Council’s role in managing and furthering the project.  The Environmental Health Promotion Officer referred Members to the report for further examples of projects or areas of health and wellbeing previously focussed upon.  He asked Members to submit any ideas to him or to the Public Health Project Co-ordinator on the pro-forma set out in paragraph 2.2 of the report.

Councillor H Drake referred to the need to ensure healthy eating and recipe ideas were widely promoted and that these could be disseminated via the website.  The Public Health Project Co-ordinator explained that Officers were already working closely on this and were looking at using social media space to publicise healthy eating information.

The Environmental Health Promotion Officer explained that various healthy eating projects and approaches had been consistently carried out by the Council over the years, but that the promotion of recipes on the website, suggested previously had not yet been further developed.

Councillor A Alder suggested that supermarkets be engaged to promote healthy eating.  She referred to stroke victims and the link between eating healthy and exercise to minimise the risk.  Councillor A Alder referred to the positive role of mentoring, possibly with single parent families who might not be able to manage their affairs.  She explained that a lot could be learnt from the elderly to the young and from the young to the elderly and how this could impact positively on their behaviours. 

The Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing agreed that using technology and the use of “Apps” was the way forward and supported the suggestion to use the internet to promote healthy eating. 

The Committee supported the submission of ideas as discussed.

RESOLVED – that project ideas as referred to above, be submitted on the prescribed form as set out in the report and forwarded to the Environmental Health Promotion Officer or the Public Health Project Co-ordinator.