Blackpool Council Annual Health Report 2019 Blackpool Council Annual Health Report PAGES | Page 2

Foreword 4 Introduction 6 Getting the best start 10 School aged children 20 Adolescence 32 Transition into adulthood 38 Recommendations 44 Appendix 1 Health Profile 2018: Blackpool 46 Appendix 2 Blackpool Child Health Profile 2018 47 WELCOME Welcome to this year’s Annual Report, which focuses on the health and wellbeing of our children and young people and how investment in these early years can help to build a bright and healthy future for Blackpool.