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Background and Context Understanding Herefordshire – a key document is in place which identifies population need The population grew by 6% during % of Herefordshire residents are aged 65+ (compared to 17% nationally) The growth will continue and especially amongst the over 65 year olds (60% more people over 65 years in 2031) and double the number of 85 year olds Fuel poverty rates are high The number of people living with single or multiple long term conditions is growing Life expectancy of our population is generally good but lower in less affluent areas People in less affluent areas spend a greater part of their life living with a disability High rates of alcohol related admissions among young people The highest % of C&YP living in poverty in 2011 have remained static in the same two areas since 2006 Rates of breastfeeding, smoking in pregnancy, pre-school assessments are lower as are immunisations at 2 years and 5 years are lower than the national average There are high rates of tooth decay amongst young people Unintentional & deliberate hospital admissions injuries in children 0-14 Sparsely populated and large geographical county 1 in 20 report being lonely
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Herefordshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Health and Wellbeing in the workplace
Jo Robins, and Arif Mahmood Consultants in Public Health
The Health & Well-being Strategy for Herefordshire
Background and ContextUnderstanding Herefordshire – a key document is in place which identifies population need•The population grew by 6% during 2001-2013 •22% of Herefordshire residents are aged 65+ (compared to 17% nationally)•The growth will continue and especially amongst the over 65 year olds (60% more people over 65 years in 2031) and double the number of 85 year olds•Fuel poverty rates are high•The number of people living with single or multiple long term conditions is growing•Life expectancy of our population is generally good but lower in less affluent areas•People in less affluent areas spend a greater part of their life living with a disability •High rates of alcohol related admissions among young people•The highest % of C&YP living in poverty in 2011 have remained static in the same two areas since 2006•Rates of breastfeeding, smoking in pregnancy, pre-school assessments are lower as are immunisations at 2 years and 5 years are lower than the national average•There are high rates of tooth decay amongst young people•Unintentional & deliberate hospital admissions injuries in children 0-14•Sparsely populated and large geographical county• 1 in 20 report being lonely
What we know about Herefordshire – the Data
• Ageing population and long term conditions
• Some of the children’s indicators
• Indicators on social determinants – fuel poverty and low wage economy
• Rural inequalities
Making the Case for the Health & Wellbeing Strategy• The Health & Wellbeing Board has a duty to have a strategy in place• Can any one organization be responsible for population health and
wellbeing?• Our service infrastructure is fragile with a focus on higher level needs• Current services are overstretched• Rural inequalities may be hidden but greatly affect population health and
wellbeing as identified in the case for change • Enables board members to hold each other to account• Resources are scarce• It must provide added value to create something better for the future• Must have an agreed set of outcomes with identified indicators reported on
a regular basis
The Herefordshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy
What we know from the consultation (the people and the organisations)
We heard the following:-
•Modest but proud communities•Strong and resilient communities•People help each other•Highly committed individuals•People have a strong sense of identity •Lots of activity taking place in the community•Partnership working is great – people want to improve things
The common themes from the consultation that help people stay healthy
Things that people think are important to help them stay healthy and well
socialisation networks physical activity talking to others Support groups social media outdoor environment sense of purpose healthy diet
personal interests
Local GP
They are already providing a huge amount in the community and would be willing to do more
The skills and support that people provide
How these skills could be used to support others
Transport
Emotional support
Practical help Pastoral
care
Time
Finance
Reaching out to those who are isolated
Teaching a skill or setting up an activity
Volunteering
Friendship groups/good neighbour/social
groups
Being available to
others
Pastoral support
Personal care
OUR AGREED PRIORITIES
What will underpin our priorities
• a much greater focus on reducing health inequalities
• upscaling up of prevention programmes with wellbeing at the centre
• a recognition of the role of the voluntary sector and pastoral support network in Herefordshire
• an emphasis on self-help• improving access and taking an
integrated approach across organisations.
These came through strongly in the consultation process.
Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace - Herefordshire
Council
Herefordshire Council: Supporting Health and Wellbeing
• Employee Health, safety and wellbeing policy.• Employee and manager guides to health safety and
wellbeing.• Improving Working Lives Employee Activity Survey 2011 • Employees Health & Wellbeing Survey 2015 • Health and wellbeing pages on intranet.• Developing local H&WB toolkit• Occupational health; Counselling service; • Health champions
Herefordshire Council Staff Health and Well-being Survey
. • Purpose: To inform HC ‘Health and
Wellbeing at work’ toolkit.• An online survey using a questionnaire
derived from a validated tool developed by Public Health England.
• 389 responses received from a total of 1451 employees (27% response rate)
Smoking • Around 8 million people in England smoke,
resulting in 80,000 smoking-related deaths per year.1
• Smoking in routine and manual worker groups is much higher than in managerial professions at 29.5 per cent verses 16.7 per cent. 2
• Two out of three smokers say they would like to quit.
• Three 15-minute smoking breaks cost employers 195 working hours a year for each worker.
Alcohol • 20–25 per cent of accidents at work involve intoxicated
people injuring themselves and innocent victims.• Work problems resulting from hangovers or being drunk at
work include: difficulty concentrating; reduced productivity; tiredness and mistakes.
• 77 per cent of employers interviewed identified alcohol as a major threat to employee well-being and a factor encouraging sickness absence.
• The total alcohol-related output loss to the UK economy is £6.4bn
Healthy Eating • Poor eating habits, such as skipping breakfast or
lunch, are believed to cost employers £16.85 billion a year, equivalent to a loss in productivity of almost 97 million working days
• As we spend up to 60 per cent of our waking hours and consume at least a third of our daily calorie intake at work it makes an ideal environment to positively influence eating habits.
Healthy Eating • Workplaces can encourage healthy eating in a
number of ways, for example by making it easier for employees to access healthy food options through canteen provision, making fruit and water easily available to staff and promoting health information.1
• At any one time one worker in six will be experiencing depression, anxiety or problems relating to stress
• Being in employment and maintaining social contacts improves mental health, prevents suicide and reduces reliance on health services.
• British business could save up to £8 billion a year if it managed mental health at work more effectively.
Stress at work
Sickness Absence• It is estimated that about 2.2 per cent of working
time or 4.9 days per worker per year are lost to sickness absence
• After minor illnesses (colds, flu, sickness and diarrhoea), stress, back pain and musculoskeletal injuries are the next most common causes of short-term absence
• The CIPD 2011 survey also revealed that two fifths of organisations reported an increase in stress-related absences over the past year.
Physically Active • People who exercise regularly are up to 50 per cent less likely to be at
risk of major chronic diseases such as coronary heart diseases, stroke, diabetes and cancer.
• Physical activity improves self esteem, helps individuals sleep better, lowers risk of stress, musculoskeletal injuries and back pain and makes individuals feel happier, more engaged and more productive.
• Physical activity programmes at work have been found to reduce absenteeism by up to 20 per cent and physically active workers take 27 per cent fewer sick days.
• Less than 30 per cent of the UK population exercises regularly.