Issue - meetings

Report by Corporate Director: Public Health and Community Safety

Directors of Public Health have a statutory duty to publish an annual report on a subject of their choice that they feel demonstrates the state of health within their community. The purpose of this item is to share the report for 23/24.

The full Council is RECOMMENDED to note the Director of Public Health Annual Report and to take every opportunity to support actions and initiatives that will progress related work.

Recommendation approved.

Directors of Public Health have a statutory duty to publish an annual report on a subject of their choice that they feel demonstrates the state of health within their community. Council considered this report which shone the spotlight on the impact of climate change on health and the health and wellbeing benefits of positive climate action.

Before the report was proposed, Council heard from two experts on climate change and the health impacts, Professor Hugh Montgomery, Director, UCL Institute for Human Health and Performance and Professor Sir Andrew Haine, Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health.

The report was proposed by Councillor Nathan Ley, Cabinet Member for Public Health, Inequalities & Community Safety and seconded by Councillor Liz Leffman, Leader of the Council.  Following discussion the recommendations were agreed unanimously.

RESOLVED (unanimously): to note the Director of Public Health Annual Report and to take every opportunity to support actions and initiatives that will progress related work.