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OxTrail - Something oxtraordinary is coming to Oxfordshire Summer 2024…
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OxTrail is Oxfordshire’s first ever sculpture trail, raising funds for Sobell House Hospice.
A team of over 30 life sized ox sculptures will be herded into positions throughout Oxford in the summer of 2024, creating an engaging, exciting event for the city its residents, businesses and visitors.
Each of the oxen will be uniquely decorated by local and international artists to form a vibrant and family friendly trail. Across eight weeks, OxTrail will encourage locals and visitors of all ages to explore Oxford’s iconic attractions, find some hidden gems, and engage with the community.
Care home fundraising
To get involved, you’ll need to commit to a fundraising target to help cover the cost of the fibreglass ox that you get to keep afterwards. We are asking each home to raise £1,000 to take part. You could ask for the support of local businesses. We will provide fundraising resources, advice and support, as well as a blank mini ox (approx 1.3m ( x 0.8m ( x 0.4m (width), ready for your residents to paint with your own unique design.
Resources will be available to support engagement with OxTrail for residents, loved ones and staff aswell as information about Sobell House, its services and support
Finally, we will provide tools to help with the creation of your fabulous ox design.
More information can be found here or by emailing oxtrail@sobellhospice.org. The registration form can be downloaded here.
We need your help to get mooo-ving across Oxfordshire!
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The new Joint Strategic Needs Assessment has gone live!
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The Health and Wellbeing Board has just produced the 2023 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) which is designed to inform local decision-making, by identifying community needs, so that they can be met by service provision. It provides the intelligence that will inform the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (in development) which, in turn will identify priorities for action to improve the health and wellbeing of Oxfordshire’s residents and reduce health inequalities.
You can use the JSNA to:
- find out about the key issues affecting the health and wellbeing of your local community
- identify demographic groups and geographical areas that need targeted support
- provide evidence of local needs to support funding applicaitons and inform research projects
View the JSNA at Oxfordshire Insight, and use the interactive tools to explore data on different topics and local communities.
Key findings from this year’s report include:
Population and Demographics
- Between 2011-2021 Oxfordshire’s population increased by 10.9%, above the growth in England (6.6%).
- The population from mixed or multiple ethnic groups has increased by 71% over the past 10 years.
Start Well
- Most children in Oxfordshire, assessed as part of the Healthy Child Programme development review around their second birthday, reached a good level of development in five key areas. However, children living in areas with higher income deprivation had a lower (worse) than average good level of development.
- The number of mental health referrals for young people has increased, especially for those aged 10-19.
- There are clear inequalities for childhood obesity by deprivation, sex, and ethnic group. Data shows that children were more likely to be obese in more deprived areas of Oxfordshire.
Living Well
- Oxfordshire’s population is relatively healthy and does better or similar to the national average on most public health indicators.
- Some health conditions are above the national average, including cancer and osteoporosis.
- But there are pockets of deprivation and wide inequalities in health and wellbeing.
Age Well
- Oxfordshire’s population is ageing, a trend that is predicted to continue.
- There are clear inequalities in life expectancy across Oxfordshire. Males living in more affluent areas of the county are expected to live around 11 years longer than those in poorer areas. For females, this gap is around 12 years.
- In 2021-22 the rate of hospital admissions due to falls was above the national average.
- Oxfordshire was ranked the loneliest county compared with its statistical neighbours.