Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Public Health, Communities and Prosperity, which reviews progress against the overarching priorities identified in the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Devon 2020-2025, attached.

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

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

Ten indicators had been updated since the last report to the Board as detailed in the report and as presented to the Board.

There was discussion around the good working relationship with partner colleagues, including the statutory role that Districts had to play, together with the importance of the Joint Forward Plan, as agreed by all partner agencies.