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The BCP Health and Well-Being Board approved the Health and Well-Being Strategy 2020-2023 in September 2020.  This report sets out the developing plans for delivery of the priorities as agreed in the Strategy. All Board members and agencies are asked to consider the initial plans and identify where the further input of all agencies and sectors and the engagement of local communities can contribute to the delivery of the strategy and its commitments.

The Corporate Director for Adult Social Care introduced the report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'A' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The BCP Health and Well-Being Board approved the Health and Well-Being Strategy 2020-2023 in September 2020.  This report set out the developing plans for delivery of the priorities as agreed in the Strategy. All Board members and agencies were asked to consider the initial plans and identify where the further input of all agencies and sectors and the engagement of local communities could contribute to the delivery of the strategy and its commitments.

The Corporate Director reported that the Strategy was developed collectively by the Board using both development sessions and formal meetings. The Strategy was set in the context of the BCP Council’s Corporate Strategy where the vision was to create vibrant communities with excellent quality of life where everyone plays an active role. The Corporate Director explained that to create the Strategy data from the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment was used which Public Health helped to develop for all partners to look at the key demographic and equality issues within the BCP Council area. The Board was informed that the Strategy was further shaped in 2020 as the pandemic emerged and partners learnt about the major impacts in terms of Covid-19. In line with the Board’s main purpose the overarching aims were as follows:-

• To increase healthy life expectancy for our population - with a commitment to tackle issues and inequalities
• Work together as partners to improve health and wellbeing and engage our local communities and residents and focus on those who are most disadvantaged
• Outcomes for Children and Young People
• Address issues of climate change in the activities of the Board

The Corporate Director reported that with the above aims in mind the strategy identified three priorities, empowering communities, promoting healthy lives and supporting and challenging the collective work the Board does and lead to improved outcomes.  The Board was advised that the purpose was to present the initial plan to deliver the aims and priorities and review the recommendations, shape the forward plan around the delivery plan and the concept of champions.

The Chairman referred to the following recommendation in the report on the delivery of the two themes identified concurrently.

Approve that in relation to “Promoting Healthy Lives” priority, the two themes of “improving mental health” and “eliminating food insecurity” are delivered concurrently for the duration of the Strategy.

The Corporate Director for Environment and Communities reported on the initial development session held in November 2019 and explained that the priority in relation to Empowering Communitiesdraws on those initial discussions.  Partners have been working with communities of high need but there was now an opportunity to re-engage in our partnership structures and understand the needs and priorities of those communities.  The report outlined the areas with the greatest need Boscombe West, Townsend, East Cliff & Springbourne, Kinson and Bourne  ...  view the full minutes text for item 75