PAPER C
Committee : FULL
COUNCIL
Date : 19 JULY 2006
Title : PUBLIC
HEALTH REPORT 2005 AND DATA APPENDIX
REPORT OF THE
CABINET MEMBER FOR ISLAND HEALTH, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING
PAPER C
Committee : FULL
COUNCIL
Date : 19 JULY 2006
Title : PUBLIC
HEALTH REPORT 2005 AND DATA APPENDIX
REPORT OF THE
CABINET MEMBER FOR ISLAND HEALTH, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING
1.
Members are invited to note the 2005 report of the
Director of Public Health. The Council has considerable potential for
maintaining and improving public health of Island residents. The Isle of Wight County Council received
its first public health annual report in 1899 but in recent times an annual
review by the Council of the Health of Isle of Wight residents has lapsed.
BACKGROUND
2.
The 2005 Annual Report
of the Director of Public Health consists of 5 chapters and 24
recommendations.
·
Chapter 1 discusses the
changing national and local context for public health.
·
Chapter 2 and an appendix give an account of public
health data relating to the Island.
·
Chapter 3 outlines the consequences for individuals and
for the statutory sector of the obesity epidemic.
·
Chapter 4 examines background to the Island’s high
suicide rate and makes recommendations.
·
Chapter 5 reviews progress on recommendations made in
the 2004 report including improvements in 4-week smoker quitter rates, uptake
of MMR and housing.
STRATEGIC
CONTEXT
3.
The January 2006 White Paper on the future direction
for Community Services Our
Health, Our Care, Our Say, recognising the potential of local
authorities to improve public health, advocates joint appointments of Directors
of Public Health, joint teams and the presentation of reports on well-being to
local authorities. Earlier this year the Policy
Commission for Care, Health and Housing recommended that in view of the Cross
Cutting nature of public health, the DPH Annual Report for 2005 should be
presented to Full Council.
CONSULTATION
4.
The Report has already been accepted by the Joint Board
of the Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust/ Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust.
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS
5.
The report does not have direct financial implications
for the Isle of Wight Council.
LEGAL
IMPLICATIONS
6.
The report does not have legal implications for the
Isle of Wight Council.
OPTIONS
7.1 Note
the 2005 Public Health Report
7.2 Decline
to note the report
EVALUATION/RISK
MANAGEMENT
8. N/A
RECOMMENDATION
9. Note the report. |
BACKGROUND
PAPERS
10. None.
APPENDICES
11. Data appendix ‘The Health of the Isle of
Wight’:
Appendix D – Obesity, Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
Appendix
I - Health Inequalities
Contact Point
: Dr Paul Bingham, ( 01983 814281,
Email
address: [email protected]
|
ANDREW
WILLIAMSON Interim
Director, Adult and Community Services |
COUNCILLOR
DAWN COUSINS Cabinet Member
for Island Health, |