1. Halton Wellbeing Areas 2014 Grange, Halton Brook, Heath & Mersey Eileen O’Meara Director of Public Health

2. Halton’s 5 Wellbeing Priorities Improved child development Prevention and early detection of cancer Reduced levels of harmful drinking Reduced number of falls in older people Improved mental health

3. Lots of services in place in your area. Fresh Start & Fit4Life adults & kids healthy eating. New falls service for older people Alcohol support nurses in A&E Mental health support for police. Stop smoking service Immunisation service Improved children and young people mental health service. Community cooks

4. What’s changed in health for Grange from 2013 to 2014? No change in life expectancy for men 75 years or women 80 years 2% Decrease in Reception children with excess weight 31% Decrease in Year 6 children with excess weight Teenage conception rate increased by 5% Increase in alcohol specific admissions for males 7% and females 21% 67% decrease in emergency admissions for conditions not usually requiring admission 15% increase in admissions for chest infections for 0-15s 30% increase in accidents at any age

5. What’s changed in health for Halton Brook from 2013 to 2014? No change in life expectancy for males, increase for females from 79 to 80 years. 16% decrease in Reception children with excess weight 24% decrease in Year 6 children with excess weight Teenage conception rate fell by 23% Deaths from cancer fell by 18% Deaths from heart disease fell by 7% Decrease for alcohol specific admission for females 14%, 1% increase for males 32% decrease in admissions for chest infections in 0-15 years

6. What’s changed in health for Heath from 2013 to 2014? Increase in life expectancy for men from 80 to 81 years Increase in overweight Reception children Decrease in overweight Year 6 children Teenage conception rates increased by 48% 90% increase in admissions for conditions not usually requiring hospital admission Alcohol admissions increased for males by 26% - decreased by 12% in females

7. What’s changed in health for Mersey from 2013 to 2014? No change in life expectancy for males (76 years) or females (80 years) 59% Decrease in Reception children with excess weight 19% Increase in Year 6 children with excess weight Teenage conception rates fell by 12% Cancer deaths fell by 5% Alcohol admissions for males increased by 5% Alcohol admissions for females decreased by 6% Increase in hospital admissions for accidents of 45% 12% increase in emergency admissions for conditions not usually requiring admission 17% increase in admissions for chest infections in 0-15 year olds

8. Health & Wellbeing Grants Small grants programme to recognise and provide financial support to individuals and organisations that support the Health & Wellbeing of Halton’s residents Pilot in this financial year, three submission dates:- 26 th September 2014 19 th December 2014 27 th March 2014

9. Wellbeing Communities This area is well served with facilities to support active communities Community in the widest sense has a key role in supporting wellbeing which impacts on health Community led activity in tackling challenges and creating connected communities is evidenced in making a difference

10. Health & Wellbeing Grants Four categories:- Health Champion Award Community Group Award Healthy Workplace Award Healthy School Award Grants up to £500 Up to £300 for schools

11. Health & Wellbeing Grants Celebration event at the end of the grants programme Review the grant programme impact and consider extending Support available from HBC Community Development, local officer is Nicki Goodwin nicola.goodwin@halton.gov.uk 0151 511 8105 nicola.goodwin@halton.gov.uk

12. Next Steps Based on the Area Profiles which priorities do you want to concentrate on for your ward? Choose 3 areas for a particular focus We will, of course, continue to work on all the other areas