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[Music] Healthy communities are happy communities. So Many Factors play a part in this – our childhood, our education, where we live, our own health and well-being, job opportunities, relationships – there’s a lot to look after a big group of organisations across Hertfordshire and West Essex all play a part in creating communities where everyone can thrive. That’s organizations like the NHS, councils, police, and the many groups and Charities that serve the 1.6 million people that live in our area, caring for people’s well-being and supporting those who face the biggest challenges to living healthy, independent lives are at the heart of everything we do. We are working together across our area in a new way as an Integrated Care Partnership. This will help improve the way we support our residents. Making services more joined up for everyone by working together for a healthier future, we can achieve much more for our residents than we ever could alone. Supporting and caring for everyone. Improving health and lives. Creating a healthy future. So, how will we do this? Our 10-year strategy is shaped by the views and experiences of our residents and the people who work to support them. There’s a lot to be done, so we focused on six priorities which will make the biggest difference to the people who need the most support. We’ll work to give every child in the area the best start in life, the opportunity to be safe and well, and to reach their potential [Music]. We’ll create safe and welcoming places to live, reduce the gap in health and life expectancy between our healthiest and least healthy residents. We’ll support residents to be physically active eat well and help reduce harmful behaviors, such as smoking, excess drinking, gambling and taking drugs. We’ll help our residents age well and support them to live the best and most independent lives possible [Music]. We’ll support the people and their families living with lasting health problems or disabilities so that they can take more control of their health and enjoy a good quality of life. We’ll provide early help to support people to have good mental health, and where people have a severe mental illness, learning disability, or Autism, we’ll provide better care and opportunities. Want to find out more and tell us what you think? You can read our strategy summary and get involved through our website, because by working together, we can build a healthier future across Hertfordshire and West Essex [Music]