Issue - meetings
Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Meeting: 05/10/2017 - Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee (Item 3)
3 Health and Wellbeing Strategy PDF 59 KB
The Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing
Strategy 2017-2020 sets out a framework to improve the health and
wellbeing of the local population. This report provides the Health
Scrutiny Sub-Committee with an overview of the Health &
Wellbeing Strategy and reviews how the four key priority areas in
the strategy are being implemented.
Additional documents:
- Health_Wellbeing_Strategy - Presentation, item 3 PDF 664 KB
- Health_Wellbeing_Strategy - Report, item 3 PDF 971 KB
Minutes:
The Sub-Committee received and noted a report that provided an overview of the Health & Wellbeing Strategy and reviewed how the four key priority areas in the Strategy are being implemented.
The questions and comments from Members on the report may be summarised as follows:
The Sub-Committee:
· Noted that the Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2017-2020 outlines a framework to improve the health and wellbeing of the local population;
· Noted that regarding greenhouse gas emissions in LBTH are falling, however the Borough still remains as one of the highest emitters of carbon dioxide emissions in London. There is also a growing public awareness and concern about climate change. As the Council has a clear focus and responsibility for explaining, reducing and responding to the risks associated with climate change as a key part of its community leadership role (e.g. challenging those Housing Providers who out their parking spaces on their estates to commuters;
· Acknowledged that it is well documented that poor air quality has adverse effects on the health of residents and exacerbates certain medical conditions such as asthma; and
· Agreed that there is a need to give consideration to local schools (e.g. playground design and energy conservation).
Accordingly, the Chair Moved and it was:-
RESOLVED
To note the report