Issue - meetings

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

The Board considered the Report from the Director of Public Health 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

Three indicators had been updated since the last report to the Board, namely:

-       Smoking Prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over) – current smokers (APS) (%) (Persons) (1 year range) (Persons) (2023)

-       Under 75 mortality rate from causes considered preventable (per 100,000) (Persons) (2023)

-       Suicide rate (per 100,000) (10+ years) (Persons) (2021-23)

The Chair was keen to see an action plan going forward in regard to these key indicators and would discuss further with officers outside the meeting. 

It was noted that South Hams exhibited significantly lower rates than other areas, indicating it could serve as a benchmark for learning.