Sarah Lees (Consultant in Public Health) and Clare Turbutt (Advanced Public Health Practitioner) presented the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2018 to the Board.

The following key points were highlighted to Members:

(a)   the Director of Public Health had a duty to publish an independent report on a topic of their choosing;

(b)  this year’s report was a review of year three of the Thrive Plymouth programme;

(c)   Thrive Plymouth was the Council’s 10-year programme to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities in the city;

(d)  each year of the campaign had a different focus;

(e)  year three (which ran from October 2016 to October 2017) focused on the localisation of the national ‘One You’ campaign within Plymouth;

(f)    One You was the national Public Health England (PHE) campaign to re-engage 40 to 60 year olds with their health.

Members agreed to -

1. making healthy growth a priority for our city and creating environments in our city where the healthy choice is the easy choice and should therefore plan for health impact assessment to be considered in all our developments and strategies.

2. use targeted media to reach those who have not engaged with One You so far and find out what will get them engaged.

3. make the most of our natural environment through low cost and fun activities that will improve health outcomes.

4. to increase the low cost/free options for improving health and wellbeing within the city,making it easier for everyone to engage with activities on their doorstep.