Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Public Health, Communities and Prosperity (CX/PH23/02), which reviews progress against the overarching priorities identified in the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Devon 2020-2025.

The Board received the Report from the Director of Public Health, Communities and Prosperity on the performance for the Board, which monitored the priorities identified in the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Devon 2020-25.

The Report monitored the four Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2020-25 priorities, and included breakdowns by local authority, district and trends over time. These priorities areas included:

·          Create opportunities for all

·          Healthy safe, strong and sustainable communities

·          Focus on mental health

·          Maintain good health for all

The latest Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Report was available on the Devon Health and Wellbeing website.

Three indicators had been up been updated with new data, namely:

·         Adult Smoking Prevalence, 2022

·         Estimated Dementia Diagnosis Rate (65+), 2023

·         Fuel Poverty (low income, low energy efficiency methodology), 2021

The Board discussed the district variations in Dementia Diagnosis rates (65+) and Dr Wollaston agreed to take back to NHS colleagues to explore further.

The Board were happy to note the Report.