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Report by Strategic Director for People and Director of Public Health (CC11).

The annual report summarises key issues associated with the Public Health of the County. It is an independent report about the health and wellbeing of Oxfordshire residents in the broadest terms.

It uses science and fact to describe the health of Oxfordshire and to make recommendations for the future. 

The report covers the following areas:

Chapter 1: The Demographic Challenge

Chapter 2: Creating Healthy Communities

Chapter 3: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage

Chapter 4: Lifestyles and Preventing Disease Before it Starts

Chapter 5: Promoting Mental Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health

Chapter 6: Fighting Killer Diseases

The report has also been considered at the Oxfordshire Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting on 13 September 2018.

Council is RECOMMENDED to receive the report and note its recommendations.

Council paid tribute to the Strategic Director for People for his work, particularly in relation to public health.

The recommendations were agreed nem con.

The Council had before them the 11^th Annual Report by the Director of Public Health which summarised key issues associated with the Public Health of the County. It included details of progress over the past year as well as information on future work.  It was an independent report about the health and wellbeing of Oxfordshire residents in the broadest terms.

The report had also been considered at the Oxfordshire Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee in September and the Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet in November 2018.

Councillor Stratford moved and Councillor Hudspeth seconded that Council receive the report.  

Council paid tribute to the Strategic Director for People for his work, particularly in relation to public health.

RESOLVED: (on a motion by Councillor Stratford, seconded by Councillor Hudspeth and carried nem con) to receive the report.

Cabinet Member: Adult Social Care & Public Health

Forward Plan Ref: 2018/160

Contact: Alan Rouse, Business & Planning Manager Tel: 07785 744846

Report by Strategic Director for People and Director of Public Health (CA8).

The annual report summarises key issues associated with the Public Health of the County. It is an independent report about the health and wellbeing of Oxfordshire residents in the broadest terms.

It uses science and fact to describe the health of Oxfordshire and to make recommendations for the future. 

The report covers the following areas:

Chapter 1: The Demographic Challenge

Chapter 2: Creating Healthy Communities

Chapter 3: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage

Chapter 4: Lifestyles and Preventing Disease Before it Starts

Chapter 5: Promoting Mental Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health

Chapter 6: Fighting Killer Diseases

The report has also been considered at the Oxfordshire Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting on 13 September 2018.

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to RECOMMEND Council to receive the report and note its recommendations.

In agreeing the recommendations Cabinet noted the recommendations of the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee for inclusion in the recommendations to Council.

Cabinet had before them a report which summarised key issues associated with the Public Health of the County. It was an independent report about the health and wellbeing of Oxfordshire residents in the broadest terms. It used science and fact to describe the health of Oxfordshire and to make recommendations for the future. 

The report covered the following areas:

Chapter 1: The Demographic Challenge

Chapter 2: Creating Healthy Communities

Chapter 3: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage

Chapter 4: Lifestyles and Preventing Disease Before it Starts

Chapter 5: Promoting Mental Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health

Chapter 6: Fighting Killer Diseases.

Councillor Afridi, Shadow Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care & Public Health, thanked Jonathan McWilliam for the balanced report and for all his hard work over the years. Councillor Afridi commented that prevention was better than cure and highlighted Chapter 3, on breaking the cycle of disadvantage. She queried why there was nothing in the report about the rise in drug use. Councillor Stratford, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care & Public Health responding to comments made.

Councillor Stratford, in moving the recommendation referred to the recommendations from the Oxfordshire Joint Health & Overview Scrutiny Committee that should also be recommended to Council. He stated that it was an interesting read and as always a good report. He highlighted a number of issues, including the demographic challenge and the impact of loneliness and noted that a lot of the issues were for others to address.

Jonathan McWilliam, presented the contents of the report. Councillor Hudspeth, Leader of the Council, stressed the importance of building on communication and the importance to keep working with partners. In noting that this was Jonathan’s last annual report Councillor Heathcoat thanked him for all his work over the years.

During discussion Cabinet in commending the report:

1.    Highlighted the issue of loneliness which was affecting more people. Carers looking after dementia sufferers aften felt isolation; it was possible to be lonely in a crowded place and with the growth agenda there would be a lot of people moving into new housing areas.

2.    The chapter on the demographic challenge and people and place was useful providing empirical evidence that could be used by councillors at the local level.

RESOLVED:-

to RECOMMEND Council to receive the report and note its recommendations.

Including the recommendations of the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee.