What is in the strategy
Strategy Structure
The steps are grouped into three broad categories: people, places and partnerships. Realistically, the boundaries between these categories is permeable: most steps will share aspects with more than one category, and the aim of all steps is ultimately better health outcomes for people.
Golden threads
Three ‘golden threads’ – equity, climate and inclusive economy (including cost of living) – run through the strategy. Climate and the cost of living are key determinants of health: by promoting climate action and an inclusive economy through 50 Steps, we aim to create a positive cycle of environmental, economic and health benefits. Equity is at the core of everything we do to reduce health inequalities. Every step has considered the contribution it can make to these golden threads – the way in which the actions in the step can have benefits for equity, climate or inclusive economy, as well as for health and wellbeing.
The appendix to the strategy summarises the equity, climate and inclusive economy commitments across the steps.
Steps
| Category | Theme | Step Number | Step Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | Giving children and young people the best start in life | 1 | Give babies and children under five the best start in life |
| People | Giving children and young people the best start in life | 2 | Provide an efficient and effective Early Help offer, which gives information, advice and support to families |
| People | Giving children and young people the best start in life | 3 | Enhance the role played by schools, youth zones and other settings for children and young people in enabling good health and wellbeing |
| People | Giving children and young people the best start in life | 4 | Support children and young people to maintain good oral health |
| People | Giving children and young people the best start in life | 5 | Support children and young people to achieve and maintain a healthy weight |
| People | Giving children and young people the best start in life | 6 | Make Newham a safer place for children and young people |
| People | Promoting good mental health | 7 | Join up the mental health support for children and young people and their carers |
| People | Promoting good mental health | 8 | Promote mental wellbeing and prevent the impacts of poor mental health |
| People | Promoting good mental health | 9 | Make treatment and support services for people with mental illness more accessible |
| People | Promoting good mental health | 10 | Make Newham a place where everyone can feel connected |
| People | Preventing illness and providing high-quality health and care services | 11 | Support adults and older people to achieve and maintain a healthy weight |
| People | Preventing illness and providing high-quality health and care services | 12 | Reduce the prevalence and impact of long-term conditions on residents’ lives |
| People | Preventing illness and providing high-quality health and care services | 13 | Improve prevention and early diagnosis of cancers and cardiovascular diseases |
| People | Preventing illness and providing high-quality health and care services | 14 | Support residents to enjoy safe relationships and maximise their sexual and reproductive health |
| People | Preventing illness and providing high-quality health and care services | 15 | Promote health and independence through adult social care |
| People | Addressing smoking and substance misuse | 16 | Make Newham smokefree by 2030 |
| People | Addressing smoking and substance misuse | 17 | Support residents to recover from the impacts that alcohol and drug misuse have on their life, their family and the wider community |
| People | Creating an inclusive borough | 18 | Create an age-friendly Newham |
| People | Creating an inclusive borough | 19 | Make Newham a neurodiversity- and disability-friendly borough |
| People | Creating an inclusive borough | 20 | Improve access to healthcare for inclusion health groups |
| People | Creating an inclusive borough | 21 | Help people seeking sanctuary to settle and lead independent, healthy and happy lives |
| People | Creating an inclusive borough | 22 | Ensure that services that meet the needs of the most vulnerable groups are effective and of high quality |
| People | Protecting residents from threats to their health | 23 | Prevent and control health threats |
| People | Protecting residents from threats to their health | 24 | Increase immunisation uptake and reduce inequity in coverage |
| Places | Creating a healthier food environment | 25 | Create a healthier food environment |
| Places | Creating a healthier food environment | 26 | Nurture a local food culture of eating well, sustainably, for a just transition to a green economy |
| Places | Creating a healthier food environment | 27 | Continue to grow whole-school approaches to food |
| Places | Creating a healthier food environment | 28 | Continue to improve food security for all residents |
| Places | Making Newham a place for people and planet | 29 | Deliver a just transition in addressing climate change |
| Places | Making Newham a place for people and planet | 30 | Improve air quality and protect residents from exposure |
| Places | Making Newham a place for people and planet | 31 | Increase active and sustainable travel through schools, employers and faith organisations |
| Places | Making Newham a place for people and planet | 32 | Create a healthy urban environment |
| Places | Making Newham a place for people and planet | 33 | Involve residents in every new low-traffic scheme, encouraging them to travel actively and use their local spaces |
| Places | Making Newham a place for people and planet | 34 | Use libraries and community spaces to improve residents’ health and wellbeing |
| Places | Promoting health through housing | 35 | Design healthy homes |
| Places | Promoting health through housing | 36 | Prevent homelessness and promote the health of people living in insecure or low-quality accommodation |
| Places | Promoting health through housing | 37 | Reduce the number of cold homes by tackling fuel poverty and making homes more energy efficient |
| Places | Increasing participation in leisure and sport | 38 | Increase access to leisure and sport through community-based programmes |
| Places | Increasing participation in leisure and sport | 39 | Deliver a high-quality and accessible sport and physical activity offer in Newham |
| Places | Increasing participation in leisure and sport | 40 | Deliver high-quality leisure facilities, and infrastructure |
| Places | Building an inclusive economy | 41 | Support residents to achieve financial security |
| Places | Building an inclusive economy | 42 | Improve the contribution of work to people’s health and wellbeing |
| Partnerships | Partnerships rooted in the community | 43 | Deliver and embed the Well Newham programme |
| Partnerships | Partnerships rooted in the community | 44 | Build a social movement for health |
| Partnerships | Partnerships rooted in the community | 45 | Make health promotion and communications more inclusive so all residents can get the information they need |
| Partnerships | Partnerships rooted in the community | 46 | Improve health literacy and cultural competence across Newham |
| Partnerships | Driving quality across our health and care partnership | 47 | Improve equity in health and care by embedding a culture of curiosity and improvement in the Newham Health Equity Programme |
| Partnerships | Driving quality across our health and care partnership | 48 | Reduce variation across health and care in Newham |
| Partnerships | Partnering in research, data and intelligence | 49 | Develop the Newham Centre for Health and Care Equity |
| Partnerships | Partnering in research, data and intelligence | 50 | Make the best use of intelligence and insight to drive decision-making |
