Mental health is far more than just the absence of illness. It is a dynamic state of wellbeing where individuals can navigate everyday stresses, work productively, and contribute meaningfully to their communities. In Essex, the latest Adult Emotional and Mental Wellbeing needs assessment (2025) outlines why prioritizing our collective mental health is essential for a thriving society. Note: This folder contains two...
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 tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest threats the world has ever faced, and it kills 8 million people a year worldwide. In 2019, a national ambition was set for England to become smokefree by 2030. Essex has also matched this ambition by signing the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control on October 2023. To support Essex going smoke free,...
The High Level Essex JSNA Summary provides an overview of the health and wellbeing needs across Essex. It summaries key insights gained from research and health needs assessment, in order to improve health and wellbeing, support evidence informed decision making, prioritisation and action to reduce health inequalities effectively
Reporting the Essex picture for Conceptions and Abortions for those under the age of 18
The Oral Health Needs Assessment (OHNA) report forms part of a wider Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) suite of products that provide an overview of the key issues across Essex. The aims of this report are to: · To describe the oral health of the local population · To support the targeting of resources towards improving the oral health · To identify new or alternative ways in which...
These reports on Health Outcomes provide an overview of the physical and mental wellbeing of Essex residents. The reports examine the length and quality of life and inequalities in Essex. # Update 05/2023: JSNA Mental Health file, slide 31 (Homelessness) was updated.
The health protection dashboard is an interactive tool providing intelligence and insight to allow our stakeholders to understand the need in their local area on issues pertaining to health protection. This tool contains relevant information on the domains of health protection: communicable disease control, emergency preparedness and environmental health. This dashboard is a work in progress and still subject to...
These reports on Health Behaviours provide an overview of individual actions that have an impact on health outcomes. These include diet, exercise, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, use of drugs as well as risky sexual behaviour. These behaviours have a significant impact on health and wellbeing including length and quality of life.
These reports on Clinical Care provide an overview of accessibility to quality and timely healthcare at primary and secondary level. The reports focus on conditions that are driving inequalities in life expectancy in Essex namely cancer, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and mental health. The are focused reports on preventing premature and avoidable mortality; supporting people with long health conditions;...
