Objective
To ensure our children and young people play a positive part in our communities and have the best positive start for the future.
We will demonstrate progress by:
Increasing the percentage of schools providing Hungry for Success menus;
Continuing the level of school meals as a % of school roll;
Increasing the number of schools with Breakfast Clubs;
Increasing the number of peopleparticipating in health promotion activities;
Reducing the incidence of pupil exclusion from schools;
Objective
To improve the local environment in which we live, work and visit to enable our citizens to live healthily and safely.
We will demonstrate progress by:
Reducing the number of fatalities/serious injuries on our roads by 2010;
Five year average of casualties in road traffic accidents:
Percentage of housing maintenance jobs completed within target times:
Increasing confidence in individual safety in local areas;
Objective
To encourage people to live more active and healthy lives.
We will demonstrate progress by:
Increasing the number of people participating in healthy lifestyle physical activity programmes;
Increasing admissions to leisure centres;
Increasing the level of participation in organised leisure and cultural activities (classes, course, workshops, performances etc);
Objective
To improve community support services for vulnerable people and their carers.
We will demonstrate progress by:
Increasing the number of vulnerable people receiving community care services as rate per 1,000 people above the Scottish average of 81.9;
Continuing to provide home care to vulnerable people aged 65+ as a rate per 1,000 above the Scottish average of 70;
Reducing delayed discharges from hospitals by implementing a range of initiatives e.g. crisis care, rehabilitation and care at home, 24 hour home care etc;
Effectively supporting the Children's Hearing System by submitting social background reports to the Reporter within 20 days;
Improving percentage of children seen by supervising officer within 15 days;
