These supporting documents accompany the Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2026–29), which sets out a shared ambition to improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and create the conditions for people to live well at every stage of life. They draw on updated evidence from the 2025 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and reflect the priorities residents and partners highlighted through the statutory consultation...
The Local Area Health Scorecard shows the latest summary snapshot of health in an area. The scorecard can be used to quickly understand the health of your area which, combined with your local knowledge, will help to tailor the support your school needs from the Healthy Schools Programme. Each scorecard has a summary table showing the latest data at district &...
What is the Essex Renewal Project The Essex Renewal Project brought together an independent panel of expert commissioners to examine the long-term -impacts of COVID-19, and to make recommendations on the steps required to improve outcomes and exploit future opportunities. The project was sponsored by the University of Essex and Essex County Council on behalf of Essex Partners. The ERP recognised the importance...
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With the gradual ease out of lockdown and the furlough scheme ending in September 2021, ECC needs to proactively plan for the increased and changing demand on employment services. These circumstances will potentially create a new cohort of individuals who have not needed to previously engage with these services. A broader programme of work is underway to understand financial resilience...
Every local area must have a Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy setting out the priorities identified through the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) that local government, the NHS and other partners will deliver together through the Health and Wellbeing Board. The JHWS is intended to set ‘a small number of key strategic priorities for action’, where there is an opportunity...
School's health and wellbeing survey reports 2019