Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy

A Statutory duty of Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBB) is to develop a Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWBS) for the local population.

This plan sets out the long-term vision for Shropshire, identifies the immediate priority areas for action and describes how the board intends to address these.

Shropshire 2022-2027 Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWBS)

The new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for 2022-2027 was agreed at the Health and Wellbeing Board meeting held on the 3 March 2022. A summary of the priorities is shown below:

Strategic priorities - Long term aims and how we will achieve them

Joined up working 

Key area of focus - Identified areas of health and wellbeing need in Shropshire

Workforce 

Strategic priorities - Long term aims and how we will achieve them

Working with and building strong and vibrant communities 

Key area of focus - Identified areas of health and wellbeing need in Shropshire

Healthy Weight & Physical Activity 

Strategic priorities - Long term aims and how we will achieve them

Improving Population Health 

Key area of focus - Identified areas of health and wellbeing need in Shropshire

Children & Young People incl. Trauma Informed Approach (all age) 

Strategic priorities - Long term aims and how we will achieve them

Reducing Inequalities 

Key area of focus - Identified areas of health and wellbeing need in Shropshire

Mental Health 

Other

These form part of the key priorities:

  • Social Prescribing
  • Smoking in Pregnancy
  • Housing
  • Air Quality
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Killed and Seriosuly Injured on Roads (KSI)
  • Food Poverty
  • Domestick Abuse and County Lines
  • Drugs and Alcohol

We are very grateful to the public and stakeholders who gave their time to comment on the draft version of the strategy, which formed this final version. Read more about our findings in the consultation report