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A Partnership Approach to Delivering Health and Well Being. Janice Lowndes – Programme Director Health and Well Being Wayne Priestley – Head of Service, Strategy, Policy and Performance. Links to between ‘ dirt, disease and poor health ’ noted by Edwin Chadwick in 1840’s
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A Partnership Approach to Delivering Health and Well Being Janice Lowndes – Programme Director Health and Well Being Wayne Priestley – Head of Service, Strategy, Policy and Performance
Links to between ‘dirt, disease and poor health’ noted by Edwin Chadwick in 1840’s • 1848 Public Health Act – street cleansing, refuse collection, water supply and sewage systems • A cleaner environment has meant a massive decline in rates of infectious disease
Health of the environment and the health of people are inseparable • Problem is we still see them as two separate issues • Opportunity for change in thinking now that public health is responsibility of local authorities • Creation of a national health system that is interested in health and well-being rather than just illness
Whilst old-style infectious diseases may have largely been eradicated, new challenges have appeared: • Heart disease • Obesity • Diabetes • Drug and alcohol abuse • Mental health • Health inequalities
Working in partnership – Future roles • Work as part of multi – disciplinary teams (environmental health / primary care) • Help shape policies, strategies and action plans • Joint health promotion and protection to tackle health inequalities • Addressing physiological, mental, social and environmental problems to address poverty and deprivation and improve community, health and well being and quality of life.
Practical examples of joint working between Cluster 3 and the Health Improvement Service
Allotment Provision / Community Orchards/Outdoor Gyms • Supports social cohesion • Community regeneration • Leisure and recreation • Healthy food • Climate change • Promotes inter-generational and family activity • Biodiversity • Opportunities for disabled people • Supporting private enterprise
Health improvement and protection • Improving nutritional standards in takeaways • Under-age sales prevention/alcohol standards • Sunbeds / tattoo parlours • Smoke free homes • ‘warm homes healthy people’ • Legal ‘highs/counterfeit medicines • Protecting vulnerable people-residential homes • Food and Hygiene standards in emergency accommodation
New areas of work - Violence Prevention • Data / intelligence sharing • Supporting drugs and alcohol initiatives • Joint working on policy strategy action plan development • Financial support of intervention programmes • Influencing role (prevention before prosecution