Public Protection

Public Protection Health Freedom from Abuse and Exploitation / Iechyd, a rhyddid rhag cam-drin a

Income Poverty

Current Challenges What Can Be Done? Where To Go?

Access to safe modes of transport to reduce incidence of RTC’s in deprived wards.

A review of safe routes to school schemes could be used to extend 20mph zones across Council areas where there is a high density of children and young people.

NPHS Deprivation and the health of Young People report

Public Protection Education and Learning Opportunities / Addysg

Service Poverty

Current Challenges What Can Be Done? Where To Go?

Homework Policies Children from more advantaged back-grounds enjoy considerable out of school support in overcoming their problems that their disadvantaged peers do not receive. The latter are almost totally dependent on out-of-school homework clubs if they are to access such support.

Develop guidance on homework policies that take account of the difficult situation faced by children experiencing poverty and the support that can be made available to them.

http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/atoz/h/homework/ Homework Policies

Working with others Consider bringing in role models to show people from their own background that can be successful.

http://www.infed.org/biblio/role_model_education.htm http://www.teachers.tv/video/244

Basic Skills Low levels of basic skills in work hamper the ability of employees to progress and per-petuates in work poverty.

Prioritise basic skills within your own organi-sations and encourage all partners to sign up to "Basic skills employer pledge". Com-plete and implement the action plan.

Basic-skills-Wales: employer_pledge

Public Protection Health Freedom from Abuse and Exploitation / Iechyd, a rhyddid rhag cam-drin a

Service Poverty

Current Challenges What Can Be Done? Where To Go?

Access to a safe and healthy environment It is very often the environment in which a child or young person is living that can have the most impact on their health. Children living in poverty are more likely to be exposed to substandard facilities, such as school toilets or a lack of open access play areas. The public health strategic framework will set out a vision of improved public health and wellbeing for all children and young people by 2020. But for the framework to be successful action at a local level must begin now with reviews of community facilities and a better understanding of the links between wellbeing and poverty.

Public Health Strategic Framework Route to Health Improvement (WLGA) Review of school toilets (WAG &WLGA)

Public Protection A Safe Home and Community / Cartrefi a chymunedau diogel

Service Poverty

Current Challenges What Can Be Done? Where To Go?

Home Safety Accidents within the home are a major health problem throughout Wales and are associated with a range of factors including poor housing conditions and poverty.

Develop robust information provision and projects regarding the prevention of accidents with vulnerable families.

http://www.rospa.com/homesafety/wales/whsc/links.htm

Child Pedestrian Injuries Child Pedestrian Injuries are strongly related to with deprivation.

Explore methods of improving road safety in disadvantaged areas. Via the NSF arrangements within key action 2.38.

department for transport t roadsafety re-search