Incorporating Health & Wellbeing into the Sustainable Hertfordshire Strategy www.hertfordshire.gov.uk www.hertfordshire.gov.uk www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Climate change, sustainability, health & wellbeing A sustainable Hertfordshire requires a healthy population; one that is resilient to the challenges of future climate change and one that is able to respond positively to the changes needed to enable sustainable communities, particularly as we move into COVID19 socio-economic recovery. ‘Climate change is a risk to health both nationally and globally. It has been described as the greatest public health threat of our time, whilst tackling it is considered the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century. It is not just a scientific argument but a challenge with human health and wellbeing at its core.’ Health Matters (PHE) www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
What’s in it? www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Embedding health & wellbeing into Sustainable Herts • Strategy has a strong environmental bias and only considers the environmental SDGs • Does the Strategy sufficiently recognise the human pillar of sustainability – particularly inequality, health and quality of life? • Whilst Public Health and Social Care services will be delivering against its strategic priorities, it is difficult to align these with the 9 ambitions www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
At a glance - Programmes, Projects, Strategies Directly Contributing to Sustainability Ambitions All operations and services to be Improve biodiversity on our own Send nothing to landfill by 2030. Improve wildlife in our land and Net zero greenhouse gas county threshold in the County by 2050 Our communities are ready for Reduce what we throw away. Carbon neutral for our own Increase resource efficiency ready for future climates Clean air for all by 2030 water by 20% by 2050 land by 20% by 2030 operations by 2030 future climates before 2050 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Public Health Strategy � Health and Wellbeing Strategy Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) � � � � COVID19 Response & Recovery Prevention Board & Workstreams � � � � � � � � � Service Commissioning � � � Business Operations � � Air Quality Strategy � Herts Air Alerts � PM2.5 Monitoring � PHE SDG Mapping � � � � � � � � � Wider Strategy Input � � � � � � � � � Healthy Streets App � � � � COVID19 highways/social distancing � � Behavioural Change Projects � � � Strategic housing workstream � � � � � Herts Warmer Homes � � � Housing quality CPD for health & social care � � � Whole Systems Obesity � � � Health, Wellbeing and Planning Guidance � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Engagement in Local Plan making www.hertfordshire.gov.uk Health Impact Assessment � � � � � � � � � Health Protection � � Partnerships � � � � � � � �
Opportunities • Public Health strategic priority – Inequality • Health & Wellbeing Strategy – review 2021 • Scrutiny questions (from CfPS) as a guide – What measures are being taken to ensure that health and social care systems will be resilient with the extra pressures they will come under due to climate change? – How does the council identify those who are most at risk from the impacts of climate change, and what is being done to assist the most vulnerable? • Learning from COVID-19: a blueprint for the climate crisis • Clear gaps and opportunities for specific pieces of work (subject to resource and capacity) www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
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