Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Members noted that at the 28^th November 2014 meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB), Members received a presentation from Dr Yvonne Doyle, London Regional Director for Public Health England, in regards to the Better Health for London report from the London Health Commission.

The report was a “call to action” for London and proposed measures to combat the public health threats posed by tobacco, alcohol, obesity, lack of exercise and pollution, as well as a raft of recommendations around the provision of health services in London, to make London a healthier place.

Resolved – Members:

·       Approved the formation of an officer working group to further explore a number of the recommendations from the Better Health for London report, selected because they closely reflect the HWB’s strategic priorities. The working group will identify how these recommendations can be implemented in the City and report back to the HWB in six months.

·       Approved the suggested recommendations for the City to lead on the investigation of:

1.     Smoke free parks and open spaces

2.     Encouraging more Londoners to walk 10,000 steps a day and supporting employers to incentivise their employees to walk to work

3.     Promotion of workplace health initiatives

4.     Local health promotion day (‘Imagine Healthy London Day’)

5.     Additional GP services