Issue - meetings

For the Committee to receive an overview of the plans for the Mayor’s Healthy Living Campaign.

The Committee received a report presenting an overview of the Mayor’s Healthy Living Campaign for 2019/20.  The Mayor of Oldham for 2019/20, Councillor Ginny Alexander, had confirmed her wish to actively support and raise awareness of health and wellbeing issues during her term in office and had confirmed her support for the following health and wellbeing themes:

·           Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing;

·           Healthy Eating; and

·           Early Detection and Diagnosis of Health Conditions.

The Mayor will explore opportunities to role-model and promote health and wellbeing messages as part of her Mayoral duties.  The chosen themes will be developed into a work programme for the Mayor, involving relevant Officers from the Council and partners as required.  The Health Scrutiny Committee will be updated throughout the year as to the activity the Mayor has been involved in to promote healthy living in the Borough, and the Committee was invited to consider its support for the Mayoral initiative.

RESOLVED that the report be noted and this Committee supports the Mayor in respect of her Healthy Living Campaign.