Fringe is public health coming home to local government -

LOCALISM AND NUDGING:THE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH AGENDA FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT Cllr Patrick Vernon London Borough of Hackney

RETRO LOCALISM
Health inequalities is now politically acceptable
Local government and the history of public health
Have we been here before!!
Localism and The Big Society
End of multiculturalism and we are now moving in a post racial Britain

Public Health Jigsaw at a local level
Health and Well Being Boards
Director of Public Health
JSNA
Health Profiles
Equality Delivery System
Clinical Commissioning Groups(still GP consortia)
Healthwatch
Mainstream budget spends
Public health ring fenced budgets
Health Premium
Third sector, grass roots organisations, patient, service user,carer,BME and faith based, residents groups
Private sector and developers

Nudging and Behavioural Economics
Every one is a player in the free market place
Choice
Individual responsibility
Red tape and bureaucracy is stopping people making rationale choices
What is the role/position of local government in this context????

Challenges for local government in delivering the new public health agenda
Role of elected members
Mainstreaming public health across all services
Independence of public health or will it become a political football
Policing behavioural change/ life style
Relationship between Health Scrutiny and Health& Well being Boards
Health inequalities and equalities
Equality Act 2010
Cuts and public sector reform (hitting the most deprived neighbourhoods)

Does the new public health need a health warning?????
Will it all end in tears or will local government be liberated and elected members become public health leaders??
You decide!!!!!
Thank You
Cllr Patrick Vernon
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