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Gloucestershire Health News

Gloucestershire Health News. Annual DPH report 2007 - 08. Less is more…. The message… Based on Choosing Health topics We are doing well but could do better in some areas The audience.. Decision-makers, influencing role, delivery The medium.. Accessible, attractive, accurate,engaging.

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Gloucestershire Health News

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  1. Gloucestershire Health News Annual DPH report 2007 - 08

  2. Less is more… • The message… • Based on Choosing Health topics • We are doing well but could do better in some areas • The audience.. • Decision-makers, influencing role, delivery • The medium.. • Accessible, attractive, accurate,engaging

  3. Key recommendations - 1 • Health inequalities • Smoking cessation & tobacco control • Active ageing

  4. Health Inequalities • 2004 IoMD shows although overall healthy & wealthy, pockets of deprivation • 2007 IoMD shows the picture is relatively worse for Gloucestershire ( some areas doing better means others will drop down)

  5. Health Inequalities • more SOAs in Q1 • Priors Park • More in Oakley • Glos City • FoD doing slightly better Overall county rank from 126 to 121 • Q1 +6 • Q2 +7 • Q5 -18

  6. Key recommendations -2 • Tackling obesity • Reducing harm from alcohol • Promoting mental health & social inclusion

  7. Obesity • quarter of 4-5 year olds are overweight or obese • about a third of 10 - 11 year olds • about 60% of adults • (males more than females) • By 2023 we could see 50% increase in Diabetes, also CHD & stroke

  8. Key recommendations - 3 • Mitigating & adapting to climate change • Responding to demographic changes • Developing the public health potential of our workforce • public health advocates • healthy workplaces

  9. Climate Change • Incidents like the summer floods are likely to be more common • Heatwaves can kill • ‘New’ infectious diseases may emerge

  10. Workplace potential • Public health advocates: • frontline staff our are biggest asset • Not just GPs.. • Healthy workplace • allows us to reach groups such as working age men

  11. Health and wellbeing in a complex world...

  12. Summary • 9 key recommendations • other recommendations within the report e.g. TB services • much of this will be delivered through partnership working

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