See Also
Corporate Plan 2007/11
Contact Us
Sophie Chadwick
Corporate Projects & Improvement
Email: sophie.chadwick
@thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843 577180
Healthy Communities
What does this mean:
We intend to improve the health and wellbeing
of people who live in Thanet, creating a sense of community within
the local towns/villages of Thanet, and promoting a feeling of
belonging for all residents. We will identify what would bring
people together, highlighting common goals as well as tackling
genuine feelings of inequality by working with the community and
voluntary sector and Parish Councils.
The Council is committed to ensuring that
residents continue to have every opportunity to be involved in the
decision making processes. We will identify best practice
nationally and will adopt the process if this will improve the work
we already do with the community.
Why is it a priority:
- The MORI survey in 2005 revealed that ‘health services’ was the
third most important priority to Thanet residents and 37% of
residents felt that good health services would help to make Thanet
a good place to live;
- ‘Healthy Societies’ is a national priority, specifically
focusing on levels of obesity, smoking related diseases and healthy
living; Thanet’s level of obesity in adults is 23.7% and the
proportion of adults in Thanet that smoke is almost 30%. Of the
thirteen districts in Kent, Thanet has the highest mortality rate
for lung cancer;
- Only 20% of Thanet residents feel they can influence decisions
in their local area (Best Value Survey 2006/07).
What will we do:
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-09
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2009
-10
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4
2010
-11
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2011
-12
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Project
Manager
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1 Increase opportunities for
exercise and play by:
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Mark
Seed
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a) completing the Marlowe Athletics Track
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Chris Tull
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b) developing and improving play areas in
Margate and Ramsgate
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Chris Tull
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c) improving our swimming pools and
associated leisure facilities
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Mark Seed
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d) seeking further funding for clubs and
facilities which promote sport for all ages and abilities
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Chris Tull
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2 Understand and respond to the
needs and priorities of our community by:
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Brendan
Ryan
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a) supporting our partners to deliver the
Youth Strategy
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Brendan Ryan
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b) consulting on and delivering an Older
People’s Strategy
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Suzanne Dowse
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c) developing and embedding the Thanet
Knowledge Hub
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Sophie Chadwick
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3 Support the establishment
of community space in Broadstairs and Ramsgate
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Rob
Rose
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4 Promote healthy
lifestyles through:
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Rob
Rose
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a) running at least two campaigns per
year with the Primary Care Trust for health-related issues
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Sara Thompson
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b) enforcing the no smoking ban in public
places
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Paul Martin
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c) increasing the percentage of authority
buildings open to the public in which all public areas are suitable
for and accessible to disabled people
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Paul Morgan
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d) improving facilities and security at
allotment sites to achieve full occupancy rates
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Paul Verrall
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5 Fund the provision of
out-of-school activities for children and young people at Easter
and in the summer holidays
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Chris
Tull
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6 Increase opportunities
for local decision-making and participation by:
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Rob
Rose
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a) supporting the setting up of Ramsgate
Parish Council
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Glenn Back
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b) encouraging voting in District-wide
elections
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Glenn Back
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c) providing visible multi-agency
presence in Cliftonville West to support Thanet’s most vulnerable
groups
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Rob Rose
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d) developing a programme of community
forums to include faith groups, Parish Councils, farming groups and
the voluntary sector
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Sophie Chadwick
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e) implementing the Thanet Compact
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Suzanne Dowse
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7 Promote a sense of belonging
for all communities in Thanet by:
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Rob
Rose
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a) developing an action plan to monitor
and improve our approach to community cohesion in Thanet
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Brendan Ryan
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b) responding to findings of the Best
Value survey through targeted community development activity
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Suzanne Dowse
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c) working to achieve the Council’s
ambition of an inclusive community by achieving Level 3 of the
Equality Standard
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Ian Driver
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Our Performance
| BV166 |
Score against checklist for environmental health best
practice |
| NI005 |
Percentage of residents who say they are satisfied with their
local area as a place to live |
| NI008 |
Percentage of the adult population in the local area who
participate in sport and active recreation, at a moderate intensity
for a least 30 mins or 3 or more days in a week |
| NI023 |
Percentage of residents who believe that people in the area
treat one another with respect and dignity |
| NI055 |
Obesity among primary school age in Recreation year |
| NI140 |
Percentage of people who say they have been unfairly treated by
local services |
Find out about our performance in the Annual Performance Report
2008