Dr. Janet Atherton, the Director of Public Health for Sefton and NHS Sefton gave a presentation on the content of the annual report produced on the health of Sefton's population. The report highlighted the following issues that need to be addressed to tackle health in equalities in the long term:
· Employment
· Education
· Housing
· Healthy Environments
· Climate Change and Sustainability
· Community Cohesion
RESOLVED: That
(1) the Annual Report of the Director of Public Health be noted; and
(2) the development of a health inequalities strategy across all local partners to address the issues identified in the report be supported.