Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report which presented an overview of the Mayor’s Healthy Living Campaign for 2019/20. 

The current Mayor would be focussing on the following health and wellbeing themes:

·         Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing;

·         Healthy Eating; and

·         Early Detection and Diagnosis of Health Conditions.

The Mayor had been using social media to promote her Healthy Living Campaign, shared information and advice on her chosen themes and details about a number of local services and organisations as part of her attendances at events.  The Mayor had shared information about local and national organisations that supported mental health and also shared suggestions for the promotion and maintenance of good mental health.  The Mayor had also shared advice regarding healthy nutrition and hydration to promote Healthy Eating.  As part of her Early Detection and Diagnosis of Health Conditions Campaign theme, the Mayor had a health check and had shared advice regarding regular health checks and screening programmes.

Public Health officers were exploring opportunities for the Mayor to be involved in events which supported programmes which addressed Nutrition and Hydration for over 65s, Suicide Prevention and activity as part of the Whole School and College Approach to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing.

RESOLVED that the update on the Mayor’s Healthy Living Campaign be noted.