Our 2024 Annual Report is out!
We are pleased to share our 2024 Annual Report, which is available to download HERE
The report looks back on another busy year for the team across our five workstreams: Be Active, Eat Well, Healthier Weight, Substance Use and Bailiwick Social Prescribing. It reflects the work that we do, very often in partnership with a wide range of organisations locally, within the Channel Islands and nationally, across the public, private a third sectors. We are very grateful to them for their collaboration and support.
Highlights from 2024 include:
· Our 5 year ‘Prevention and Partnership for a healthier future’ conference.
· The achievements of a pupil lead FOOD ‘Focus on our diets’ group we helped Hautes Capelles school establish.
· The launch of ‘Nourishing Guernsey’ the island’s first attempt to create a map of our local food system.
· Supporting 3 local Primary Care groups to sign up to the Royal College of General Practice Active Practice Charter – promoting physical activity in healthcare.
· The launch of the Oviva Tier 2 weight management service, a self-referral digital programme.
· Public polling to document the public’s opinion on future tobacco control policy on the island. The findings were then published in our ‘Clearing the Air’ report.
· Securing funding for the Bailiwick Social Prescribing scheme following a successful evaluation of the pilot scheme.
This year’s report reflects the continued achievements and impact of the Commission’s work. I would like to thank my fellow directors for their insight and engagement and our team for their commitment to delivering high-quality, community-based health improvement actions. We are also very appreciative of the support we receive from the States of Guernsey, the private sector, and charitable organisations—partnerships that are essential to driving sustainable health improvement across our islands.
Our 2024 report highlights the breadth and depth of the Commission’s work—from preventing ill health to supporting people living with chronic conditions. It is encouraging to see growing recognition, both publicly and politically, of the vital role that prevention plays in improving health and economic outcomes. I remain very grateful to the Commission team and to the many individuals and organisations who collaborate with us to drive meaningful, lasting change.