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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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2011

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Project Manager

1 Increase opportunities for exercise and play by:

 

 

 

 

Mark Seed

a) completing the Marlowe Athletics Track

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Chris Tull

b) developing and improving play areas in Margate and Ramsgate

 

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Chris Tull

c) improving our swimming pools and associated leisure facilities

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Mark Seed

d) seeking further funding for clubs and facilities which promote sport for all ages and abilities

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Chris Tull

2 Understand and respond to the needs and priorities of our community by:

 

 

 

 

Brendan Ryan

a) supporting our partners to deliver the Youth Strategy

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Brendan Ryan

b) consulting on and delivering an Older People’s Strategy

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Suzanne Dowse

c) developing and embedding the Thanet Knowledge Hub

 

 

 

 

Sophie Chadwick

3  Support the establishment of community space in Broadstairs and Ramsgate

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Rob Rose

4  Promote healthy lifestyles through:

 

 

 

 

Rob Rose

a) running at least two campaigns per year with the Primary Care Trust for health-related issues

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Sara Thompson

b) enforcing the no smoking ban in public places

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Paul Martin

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

d) improving facilities and security at allotment sites to achieve full occupancy rates

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Paul Verrall

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

6  Increase opportunities for local decision-making and participation by:

 

 

 

 

Rob Rose

a) supporting the setting up of Ramsgate Parish Council

 

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Glenn Back

b) encouraging voting in District-wide elections

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Glenn Back

c) providing visible multi-agency presence in Cliftonville West to support Thanet’s most vulnerable groups

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Rob Rose

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

e) implementing the Thanet Compact

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Suzanne Dowse

7 Promote a sense of belonging for all communities in Thanet by:

 

 

 

 

Rob Rose

a) developing an action plan to monitor and improve our approach to community cohesion in Thanet

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Brendan Ryan

b) responding to findings of the Best Value survey through targeted community development activity

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Suzanne Dowse

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

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    

 
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