Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

The State of Suffolk report provides a high level overview of the health and wellbeing of Suffolk from two perspectives, adopting a structure which reflects the major influences on health and wellbeing described in the introduction.  At a macro-level, the report provides analysis of the major infrastructure characteristics of the county – its demography, economy, housing, transport, community safety and the environment: the things that influence and give context to our lives, but over which we have little individual control. This is the sphere over which statutory organisations can exert most direct influence. 

The report then reviews what it is like to be born, live and grow old in Suffolk – taking a more person-centred perspective on the experiences and opportunities that people in Suffolk may have. This is the sphere in which individuals and communities of interest or place may have more control, but which can be limited by the particular circumstances in which people live. From this, the report identifies emerging themes where there seems to be a need to address areas of weakness, or to protect and enhance features of life in Suffolk which have a positive impact on health and wellbeing.

Together with the live data from the Suffolk Observatory website, this forms the current Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for Suffolk.  More information can be found at www.suffolkobservatory.info

 

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