The report to Wednesday’s council health and wellbeing board said neighbourhood health was “a key part of government plans for improving outcomes, prevention, shifting resources towards primary and community care and tackling health inequalities”.
“At its core, neighbourhood health should try to happen as locally as possible and build on the strengths of local communities.”
One of the aims, according to the document, was to reduce demand on health and care services, thereby improving access for those who needed services the most.
The programme would be keen to maximise use of existing resources and “make a positive addition to the existing good neighbourhood health and multidisciplinary working that is already happening in Coventry”, the report added.
At the meeting, head of children and young people’s transformation at the NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board Heather Kelly said children from “more deprived areas have poorer health outcomes so preventative measures like this could narrow the gap”.
