North Yorkshire’s Director of Public Health sets out long-term Covid challanges
The report looks at the future plans and aims for the year ahead
The Director of Public Health report sets out the long-term challenges of Covid
In her first Annual Report as North Yorkshire’s Director of Public Health, Louise Wallace said Covid has seen**** “the biggest public health challenge in living memory.”
She added “Some of it will be very familiar, especially for the many thousands of people who were ill with Covid-19 and the families, friends and colleagues of the more than 1300 people lost to Covid-19 in North Yorkshire alone. We will remember them.”
“What stands out most for me are the amazing acts of kindness that people across the whole of North Yorkshire have shown to each other. Communities rallied around for each other and stood strong. Our NHS colleagues were rightly lauded but right across the health and social care system, colleagues gave everything and more to keep people safe and connected.”
Louise said: “I wish to thank the people of North Yorkshire for the care, compassion and community spirit they have shown to each other throughout this time.”
The annual report has also set priorities for the year ahead:
• Continue to reduce health inequalities
• Continue with measures to protect the health of the whole population
• Improve mental health and wellbeing across the whole population
• Ensure babies, children and young people get the best start in life
• Continue to work with NHS partners to maximise joint effectiveness and impact on health outcomes
• Ensure the working age population have opportunities to live well
• Ensure the older age population can age well
• Develop a centre for public health excellence to promote research, training and behavioural science.