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Health Task and Finish Group

The Health priorities

The initial priorities and objectives of the Group as set out in the Sustainable Community Strategy are:-

• To reduce the level of smoking in the borough, by:-
  • reducing the number of smoking attributable hospital admissions in the borough
  • reducing the number of smoking attributable deaths from heart disease in the borough
  • reducing the number of smoking attributable deaths overall in the borough
• To reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancy in the borough, by:-
  • supporting the county-wide Teenage Pregnancy Strategy in reducing the conception rate among 15-17 year olds in the borough
• To reduce the level of child and adult obesity in the borough, by:-
  • reducing the number of children aged between 4 and 10 who are clinically diagnosed as obese in the borough

Who makes up the Health Task & Finish Group?

Founder members of the Group are drawn from the following organisations:-

• East & North Herts Clinical Commissiong Group (was NHS Hertfordshire/PCT)
• East & North Herts NHS Trust
• Herts County Council
• Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
• Herts Community NHS Trust
• Mind in Mid Herts
• Finesse Leisure
• Community Housing Trust
• Children's Centres
• GP's
• Welwyn Hatfield CVS 
• Herts Youth Homeless Group
• Welwyn Hatfield InterFaith Group

How to contact the Health Task and Finish Group

Please contact the Health chair person

Useful links:

• NHS Hertfordshire
• East & North Herts Trust

Changes to Children's A & E

For information on Children's A & E services see the poster  NHS Trust Children's A & E [1MB] or visit the NHS Trust website

Standarised packaging of Tobacco

The Government has recently announced a public consultation about the standardised packaging of tobacco products - otherwise known as plain packaging - asking for your views. Research and large scientific surveys from around the world indicate that plain packs are less appealing; make the health warnings more effective; and stop smokers believing that some brands are less harmful than others. Every year, another 340,000 children in the UK are tempted to try smoking. And research has indicated that they are more likely to be lured by designed tobacco packs, than by plain packs. Shiny holograms, pretty pastel colours and wrappers, are just some of the eye-catching pack designs that are available.

Visit Plain Packs Protect campaign to support the Plain Packs Protect Campaign

Take part in the public consultation which closes on 10 July Standardised packaging of tobacco