Health & Housing

Health & Housing

Aims

Terms of Reference

The Challenge

To improve the health and housing needs of our residents through working in partnership with all local agencies and local people, continuing to fund current initiatives and developing new ones.

Health & Housing

Priorities

health

To improve access in health and housing.

Continue to support the delivery of the Coronary heart Disease National Service Framework in general practice.

Improve the support to patients with drugs, alcohol and substance misuse problems.

Improve health and well-being of older people.

Continue to support the delivery of the Mental Health National Service Framework in general practice and in the community.

To reduce teenage pregnancy.

To improve the health and safety of people living, working and visiting the district.

To increase prevention measures to reduce homelessness in the district.