At the March Full Youth Council meeting, the youth council welcomed guest speakers in both James Harman, Senior Public Health Manager at Medway Council and James Okulaja, National Anti-Bullying Ambassador.
James Harman spoke about the ongoing work that is going on within the Medway Council Public Health team including the three strands of public health. James also explained the ongoing work within front line services including:
Child Health
Domestic Abuse
Health Improvement Advice Centre
NHS Health Checks
Oral Health Promotion
Sexual Health
Stop Smoking
Substance Misuse
Supporting Healthy Weight
Tobacco Control
Wider Determinants of Health
Workforce Development
Workplace Health
James Okulaja, UK National Anti-Bullying Ambassador also attended the meeting and spoke with members of the Youth Council about the work that is going on within the Diana Award to continue the fight against bullying. This followed on from our Annual Conference in November which focused on the subject of bullying.