How can we improve health in Hackney?

Public Health England, the organisation responsible for helping people astray healthy and take preventative action to help tackle threats to health, have just published new information on the health profile of each area in England. Hackney's is available here. 

The information details Hackney's successes and challenges across a wide range of areas including: generally wellbeing and poverty; smoking; mental health; life expectance; obesity; and health inequalities.

It shows how Hackney is ahead of the national average in a number of important areas such as smoking when babies are born, breast feeding, and adult obesity. But it also shows the many challenges Hackney's population continues to face, including: children living in poverty, unemployment, child obesity and overall life expectancy. 

Details of Hackney's health and wellbeing board (the part of the council responsible for promoting health and working with partners in the NHS) can be found here and the work of the Council's Health Scrutiny Commission is here. All scrutiny commission meetings are open to the public; you can go along and hear more about work to improve health in Hackney. 

We want to hear from you about what more could be done in King's Park to improve the health and wellbeing of residents. Do you have an idea that can help promote healthy living? Do get in touch - kingspark@hackney-labour.org.uk.