Health and wellbeing is a combination of physical, mental and social factors. Being healthy and well for a lifetime includes much more than good health and care services; it also means not needing them. Many things can influence health and wellbeing, including where you live, your income, education, lifestyle choices and interaction with your local community.
As a district council, we have a role to play in improving health and wellbeing of our communities. We do this by providing essential services that directly impact the social determinants of health, such as housing, planning, environmental health, leisure, parks and open spaces.
We also have a role in influencing and enabling other partners and members of our community to achieve outcomes that improve the health and wellbeing of our residents. Through our Corporate Plan , we are striving to create the conditions where our communities can flourish and reach their full potetial.
Our Draft Dover District Local Plan , sets out the vision, strategic objectives and overarching development strategy for the growth of the District over the period to A cross-cutting theme in our Draft Local Plan is to support the health and wellbeing of residents, improve quality of life for all, and reduce health inequalities. News and alerts by email from your council.
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