What will Brighton and Hove's health be like in 2024?

Harmful drinking, opiate drugs and tobacco use fall while E-cig, novel psychoactive substance use increases and obesity worsens, new 'future' report finds Hear Brighton & Hove’s Director of Public Health Tom Scanlon, whose ‘Happiness’ report last year won a national award, asks the question: 'What will life be like in Brighton & Hove?’ The report uses Office of National Statistics data, published research and lifestyle survey projections to describe life in Brighton & Hove in the year 2024.

“What will life be like in ten years time? It’s a serious question," said Brighton & Hove City Council’s Dr Tom Scanlon. “And this has significant implications for planning, education, transport, health and social care – a lot of what the public health team in the council do for a living.”