1. Improving public health in North Somerset Avon Local Councils Association 15July 2013 Becky Pollard, Director of Public Health

2. What this session will cover: What is public health? New Public Health responsibilities for North Somerset Council Progress to date How can we work together with ALCA to promote health?

3. What is Public Health? Adding Life to Years - promoting good health Adding Years to Life - preventing disease What influences our health?

4. A Social Model of Health (Dahlgren & Whitehead, 1991)

5. Health improvement Alcohol & drug reduction/treatment services Smoking & tobacco control Go4life child obesity prevention Healthy Schools Health protection Food safety Screening and Immunisations Prevention of blood borne viruses Chlamydia screening Investigating outbreaks of infectious diseases e.g. Legionella Improving services Audit of shared care in general practice Evaluation of community wards Health needs prioritisation

6. A new public health role for Local Authorities

7. Health and Social Care Act 2012 From 1 April, local authorities have a new responsibility to improve the health and well- being of their local population

8. New PH responsibilities Appoint a Director of Public Health Oversee a local PH ring fenced grant Work with partners to improve health – Health and Wellbeing Boards Produce Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (monitor health needs of the local population) Commission services to promote health and wellbeing

9. Public health services Comprehensive sexual health services (sexually transmitted infections, contraception, sexual health promotion and disease prevention) Childhood measurement programme NHS Health Checks programme Public Health core offer to the NHS Ensure local health protection plans are effective (screening, imms/vaccination, outbreaks of communicable disease & emergency planning)

10. Planning and responding to public health emergencies

11. Public Health Services tobacco control / smoking cessation alcohol / drug misuse PH for children and young people aged 5-19 obesity, nutrition, physical activity initiatives public mental health dental public health accidental injury prevention reduce seasonal mortality (excess deaths) community safety, violence prevention, social exclusion environmental risks

12. Successful Quitters!

13. Smoking Advisor

14. Smoke Free Play Areas

15. Public Health Priorities Inequalities in health and employability Alcohol/substance misuse Early years prevention / intervention Mental health Sexual health Workforce development PH data What works – evidence based interventions

16. Healthy Schools activities

17. Public health resources 2 year PH grant announced (7.4 million 13/14 & 7.6 million 14/15) Director of Public Health 33 Public health staff TUPE transferred Public health services within Council

18. Breakdown of Public Health £7.4 million budget

19. Healthy weight

20. Community Health Walks

21. Stop Smoking Pod – Weston Hospital

22. Smoke Free South West – Illegal Sales campaign 2013

23. Health Central – The Boulevard

24. Health Trainer Service

25. Challenges Budget challenges Complexity of new system

26. Opportunities Working with Local citizens Local communities / parish coucnils Local councillors

28. How can we work together? Provide data on health needs (JSNA, annual reports) Local campaigns Resources and support mateirals Commission parish councils to provide services Work with you to promote healthy environments (Smoke fre Homes

29. Thank you Becky.pollard@n-somerset.gov.uk Tel: 01275 885131