Improving the health of the community

Warwickshire County Council recognises the importance of health within the community. The Government’s recent Green Paper ‘Our Healthier Nation’ gives a specific role to local authorities to promote public health. The County Council is working closely with Warwickshire Health Authority to develop a Health Improvement Plan, and to set joint objectives to improve people’s health in the community, in workplaces and in schools. Warwickshire County Council has made a number of commitments within the Health Improvement Plan and set a number of targets.

• Council departments will complete an audit of activity which affects public health A public health post will be created to strengthen the County Council’s ability to improve public health.
   
• We will work together with Health Services to improve the standard of health of children in need by March 2000, by:
  
  • improving health surveillance forchildren under 5 years
    
  • improving take–up of immunisations
    
  • aiming to reduce the number of pregnancies in girls under 16 years.
     
• We will additionally, for children in care, ensure by March 2000:
  
  • take-up of routine medical examinations
    
  • six-monthly dental checks and treatment are carried out
    
  • that every child has a comprehensive health assessment on entering care
    
  • every child has a personal health record.

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