- 1. Health Inequalities - a briefing for staff Quentin D.
Sandifer, Director of Public Health, NHS Camden and London Borough
of Camden
2. Health map - Barton and Grant (2006) 3.
- Male life expectancy gap between the worst (St Pancras &
Somers Town) and the best (Hampstead) wards has fallen from 11
years to eight years
- Male life expectancy across the borough has increased and is
now almost in line with the average for England
- The gap in mortality rate between the four worst wards and the
borough average has decreased
The good news! 4. Preventing illness, and providing effective
treatment and care
- ProActive Camden Physical Activity Strategy 2010
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- Community development workers outreach
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- Changing Outcomes Programme
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- Mental Health First Aid Training
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- IAPT programme (improving access to psychological
therapies)
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- Books on prescription service
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- Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy programmes for
anxiety and depressing eg Beating the Blues mental health
employment strategy
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- Screening /interventions in the community for alcohol
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- Drug Intervention Programme
- Enhanced Services in primary care for PWLD/Physical Activity
Peer Support
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- Health Act 2006 ban on smoking in public places/smoking ban in
Camden council introduced in 2007
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- Camden Smokefree Alliance established 2006
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- Smokefree Camden Health Bus
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- Smoke free alliance action plan 2009/10
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- Smoking cessation clinics inin deprived wards
5. But Mind the Gap!
- Graph Shows 8 Year Decrease in Male Life Expectancy (5 year
rolling average 2003-2007)
- along the Northern Line within the London Borough of
Camden.
6. Addressing the underlying determinants of health
- Regeneration 100m investment
- Decent homes / Estate Regeneration
- Pathways for All/overcrowding
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- health champions training for housing options staff
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- Job Centre Plus Progress to Work
- Education raising attainment/pupil tracking/White Working Class
project
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- 43 parks and open spaces/development of 29 play areas aimed at
8-13 year old outdoor gyms in 8 parks in deprived wards
- Green Transport Strategy since 1997 current version
2008-12
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- Reduced traffic by 24% since 1997 , car use down by 36%,
cycling increased by 65%
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- Health walk maps (with NHS)
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- Camdens Walking Plan/ Cycling plan
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- Making people feel safe encourages people to get out and
about
7. Engaging communities and individuals
- Camden Active Health Team (CAHT)
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- Clinical Referral for Physical Activity (CRPA) scheme
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- community exercise programmes
- Healthy Communities Action Group
- Good food for Camden Strategy 2009-12
8. Under 75, all person mortalitycirculatory disease, 2005-2007
9. The Killer Facts
- There is an 8 year gap in male life expectancy between
Hampstead and St Pancras & Somers Town, and a 7 year gap in
female life expectancy between Hampstead and Kentish Town
- St Pancras & Somers Town and Kilburn wards are amongst the
15 wards with thelowest male life expectancy in London.
- Circulatory disease (32% of all deaths) and cancer (28% of all
deaths) are the biggest killers in Camden.
10. NHS Health Checks
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- NHS Health Checks are available to ALL across the borough
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- Highlights potential long term problems, including:
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- Free, simple and only takes 20 minutes
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- Making a difference now and in the future
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- Take action now before its too late
Crowndale Centre Meeting Rooms 11. One Check, Many Routes of
Access
- High street shop front premises
- In the community (i.e. temporary or mobile sites (including our
health bus )
- Community as one-off outreach sessions
Crowndale Centre Meeting Rooms 12. NHS Health Checks in Camden
informed by Social Marketing People Like Me Campaign targeting Men
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Improve your health and reduce health inequality Any
Questions?