Agenda item

Report of Director of Public Health.

The Board received a report of the Director of Public Health, concerning the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report for 2023.

The Board heard hat the Annual Report had been used to inform the City and Hackney Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy. Officers had been working with the communications team to promote and enhance the impact of the report.

The Board heard that the topic for the Annual Report 2024 would be social capital. This concerned connections between people which were positive and fruitful for life experience and life outcomes. There was a particular interest in connections which promoted health, as communities with high levels of social capital were healthier and less fragmented. There would be a two-part approach over two years, with the latter year building upon an evidence base on social capital. In 2025, a practical action plan would be produced for communities. There would also be an advisory group which would provide insight and expertise to help guide the project.

RESOLVED – That the report be received and its contents noted.