Population health and prevention Sue Longden Assistant Director of Public Health 27th February 2017

What is population health? The health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group. These may be geographic populations such as neighbourhoods or communities, but can also be other groups such as employees, ethnic groups, disabled persons,or any other defined group.

Our Local Aspirations

Starting Well Living Well Smoking in pregnancy Breastfeeding Low birth weight babies Children – healthy weight at reception and year 6 Living Well Alcohol admissions Deaths from vascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and liver disease

Ageing well All Ages Falls prevention Dementia diagnosis Admissions to residential and care homes Preventable emergency admissions Social isolation All Ages Healthy life expectancy Inequalities in life expectancy within Bolton

Bolton’s Population Health Plan Social Prescribing Community Asset Development Voluntary Sector Capacity Development Falls Prevention Suicide Prevention Self-care Healthy weight Physical activity Dementia prevention

GM Population Health Priorities Asset Based approaches Health as a social movement Early Years Strategy Smoking in Pregnancy Oral Health Work and Health New Models of Primary care Lifestyle and wellness Tobacco Control Physical activity Alcohol Food and Healthy weight Cancer Prevention and early Detection HIV eradication

GM Population Health Priorities (continued) Housing Nutrition and Hydration in older people Falls Prevention Developing a unified Public Health System for GM Social Value