Health and Wellbeing Strategy Vision

Live Healthy South Tyneside

Our Health and Wellbeing Strategy Vision:

"Work in partnership to improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life for children, adults and families and reduce health inequalities, to help people live longer and healthier lives."

To achieve this, we have committed to achieving the following outcomes with the population:

  • Giving every child and young person the best start
    Every child and young person, regardless of their background, is provided with the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential
  • Financial security to lead healthy, fulfilling lives
    A thriving, sustainable and inclusive local economy in which the benefits and opportunities are distributed fairly across all communities
  • Good mental well-being and social connectivity across the life course
    Cohesive and vibrant communities where all members feel included, valued, and supported
  • Safe and healthy places to live, learn, and work
    Environments that help people to be healthy and make the most of the good things around them

Cross-cutting themes

Fair delivery of service - To evaluate and understand and mitigate inequalities in access, delivery, uptake and impact.

Public involvement and community engagement - To continually engage and partner with the public and communities to co-produce services fit for their purposes.

Outcome

Giving every child and young person the best start

Priorities

  • To support children, young people and families affected physcially or emotionally due to the pandemic
  • To improve outcomes and safety for infants and their families
  • To provide a universal and targeted offer to fathers
  • To develop the youth offer
  • To prevent alcohol harm to under 18s
  • To establish Family Hubs

Key indictors

  • First time entrants to the Youth Justic System
  • Domestic abuse-related incidents
  • Breastfeeding rates
  • Under 18s alcohol related admissions

Outcome

Financial security to lead healthy, fulfilling lives

Priorities

  • To implement recommendations from the Poverty Truth Comission
  • To understand and identify barriers to employment and good work
  • To develop an Inclusive Economy Strategy to reduce poverty
  • To work with anchor institutions to mitigate financial pressures for employees
  • To support residents in financial hardship

Key indicators

  • Households experiencing fuel poverty
  • Residents in work receiving universal credit
  • Employment
  • Economically active

Outcome

Safe and healthy places to learn, live and work

Priorities

  • To adopt and implement a local plan which considers the health impact
  • To reduce social isolation and loneliness
  • To ensure good quality schools places are available in good and outstanding OFSTED rated schools
  • To facilitate the availability of sustainable, safe and healthy jobs

Key indicators

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Households in temporary accommodation
  • People in receipt of long-term support for a learning disability that are in paid employment
  • 16-17 years olds not in education, employment or training
  • Better Health at Work Award

Outcome

Good mental wellbeing and social connectivity across the life course

Priorities

  • To promote positive public mental health with the five ways to wellbeing
  • To reduce rates of suicide and self-harm
  • To support people with long-term physically and mental health conditions through the social prescribing network
  • To reduce social isolation and loneliness

Key indicators

  • Loneliness
  • Social prescribing referrals
  • Self-harm
  • Suicide
  • Self-reported wellbeing