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Chair’s Year in Review 4) Primary Health Taking a whole of sector approach, working in partnership to achieve wellness improvement and better, sooner, more convenient services. This approach will see further reduced reliance on hospitals and increased access to primary care services. 5) Wellness/Chronic conditions Supporting services that enable people to become healthier and therefore reduce the need for treatment. This will include areas such as reduced obesity and smoking cessation. 6) Child and Youth Improved child and youth health: particularly for ASH (ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations), rheumatic fever, oral health, immunisation, breastfeeding and mental health. Healthier children and youth lead to healthier adults. Underpinning these priorities is our ongoing focus on providing quality healthcare to help provide better, sooner, more convenient health services. Clinical leadership, integration and regional collaboration will all continue to be a key focus going forward, to support our work in providing a seamless pathway to optimum well-being, whilst providing value for money. The year ahead will be a challenging one yet, as we achieve and exceed our goals, it will also be a very rewarding one. The challenges we face together will be overcome as we work more closely and collaboratively to create healthy thriving communities within the Bay of Plenty region. I would like to take this opportunity, to thank my Board members for their continued commitment and support throughout the year: David Stewart Deputy Chair, Mark Arundel, Gail McIntosh, Yvonne Boyes, Marion Guy, Ron Scott, Matua Parkinson, Tamarapa Lloyd, Mogens Poppe, and Punohu McCausland, Chair of the Runanga Board. During 2012/13 the Board said farewell to Jeff Williams and welcomed a new member, Jacob Te Kurapa. Thank you to all of our staff, our many Providers and partners for all of your contributions in supporting us to achieve our vision of Healthy Thriving Communities. Sally Webb Chair, Bay of Plenty District Health Board 2