Agenda item

Arun Wellbeing Programme Update

This information report outlines the activity and outcomes of the Arun Wellbeing Programme during 2019-20 and 2020-21. It describes successful initiatives delivered by the Arun Wellbeing Team to both inform and update Committee Members on work to improve the health and wellbeing of Arun residents. 

Minutes:

Upon the invitation of the Chair, the Communities & Wellbeing Manager presented her report and highlighted particular successes with the weight management programme, stop smoking service and pre-diabetes programme. She noted changes to delivery necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the involvement of Arun community champions to better support work in marginalised communities.

 

The Chair commended the team for their enthusiasm and then Members took part in a full debate on the item where a number of points were raised including how and where some of the statistics mentioned in the report are determined, the South Downs National Park and social prescribing, social media campaigns to support the service, engagement with local schools and churches and the possibility of a programme involving narcotics.

 

The recommendations were then proposed and seconded.

 

The Committee

 

                     RESOLVED that

 

1.    The report be noted; and

 

2.    The Committee support targeted work in Aruns areas of significant health inequalities and need.

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