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Sunderland Men's Health

Yusuf Meah Promoting Health Practitioner. Sunderland Men's Health. Sunderland South Forum Monthly Meeting Wednesday 28 th November 2012.

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Sunderland Men's Health

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  1. Yusuf Meah Promoting Health Practitioner Sunderland Men's Health Sunderland South Forum Monthly Meeting Wednesday 28th November 2012

  2. Every year, almost 100,000 men are dying needlessly prematurely (before 75) each year compared to about 66,000 women. That's more than the capacity of Wembley, nearly as many men as in the British Army Men's health forum, 2011

  3. Save The Male concert!!!

  4. Sunderland

  5. Men’s Health Inequalities

  6. Sunderland Male Life Expectancy

  7. Male life expectancy WEST Life expectancy is measured in years – dark colours show low life expectancy Among males in Sunderland West the lowest life expectancy is experienced by communities in Pallion, St. Annes and Sandhill wards

  8. In a nut shell…. Some very disadvantaged communities within the Sunderland West area Correlation between low education attainment and unemployment Poorer health, particularly in Sandhill, St Annes and Pallion High prevalence of smoking Particularly low uptake of immunisations in some wards

  9. Sunderland Male life expectancy • Life expectancy at birth is 75.9 years for males, this compares to 76.5 in the North East and 78.6 years for males across England. GOOD NEWS average life expectancy for both males and females living in Sunderland is rising over time. • Within Sunderland wards, a man living in Washington South could live nearly 17 years longer than a man living in Hendon. BAD NEWSamong males the gap in life expectancy between Sunderland and England has widened

  10. Male Mortality contributors

  11. The following are the main contributors to Sunderland male mortality rates: • Cancers (lung, Prostate, Testicular, Skin, Bowel)  • Cardio Vascular Disease (Due to Alcohol, Smoking, Obesity) • Emotional Health and wellbeing • ONS (2008) Quarterly Health Statistics

  12. Cancer • Lung cancer • Prostate cancer • Testicular Cancer • Skin Cancer • Bowel cancer

  13. Cardiovascular disease

  14. Emotional health and wellbeing ‘a sense of balance’ ‘feeling able to cope’ ‘feeling mentally and physically well’

  15. Join the Network

  16. Health C A P O N H M I Sunderland

  17. Conclusions • Know what's going on in your local area - how can we work together to improve health • Don’t fall in the risk category – Take care of yourself • Be informed about health • Become a member of the network

  18. Any Questions?

  19. Contact Yusuf Meah Promoting Health Practitioner Sunderland Public Health Loftus House Colima Ave Sunderland SR5 3XB Tel: 0191 5297200 Email: menshealth@sotw.nhs.uk

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