The Association of Public Health Observatories has published this report aimed at supporting all those engaged in implementing the Public Health White Paper - and improving the health of the population - by bringing together summary information on seven risk factors and four diseases which are key causes of ill health and death in England.
Information about their impact on health what can be done to tackle them and relevant national targets is summarised alongside graphs presenting the latest date, trends or geographical comparisions.
Alongside the third report in the Indications series, the Association of Public Health Observatories has published an update of the projects full list of indicators at regional level.
"Unpalatable message needs to be heard" is the headline in a News Releasee from the Public Health Group North East to highlight the publication of Lifestyle and its Impact on Health by the Association of Public Health Observatories.
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Indications 3 Regional Summary - January 2005
INDICATOR
Population health status (PH)
PH1a Life expectancy for males – average annual % increase 1991-93 to 2001-03
PH1b Life expectancy for females – average annual % increase 1991-93 to 2001-03
PH2a Mean life expectancy for males 2001-2003 (years)
PH2b Mean life expectancy for females 2001-2003 (years)
PH3 Circulatory disease mortality improvement compared with national average (% reduction between 1995-97 and 2001-03)
PH4 Circulatory disease mortality improvement compared with Our
Healthier Nation target (% reduction between 1995-97 and 2001-03)
PH5 Cancer mortality improvement compared with national average (% reduction between 1995-97 and 2001-03)
PH6 Cancer mortality improvement compared with Our Healthier Nation target (% reduction between 1995-97 and 2001-03)
PH7 Standardised mortality ratio (SMR) all age for accidents (2001-03)
PH8 SMR, screening age (50-64) breast cancer (2001-03)
PH9 SMR all age for all cancers (2001-03)
PH10 SMR all age for circulatory disease (2001-03)
PH11 SMR all age for suicide (2001-03)
PH12 Infant mortality rate per 1,000 births (2000-02)
Priority public health interventions
PP1 Breast screening uptake 2003/04
PP2 Cervical screening uptake 2003/04
PP3 Suicide audit (% of PCTs) 2003/04
PP4 Flu immunisation (% population at risk) 2003/04
PP5 DTP immunisation (%) 2003/04
PP6 MMR immunisation (%) 2003/04
PP7 Meningitis C immunisation (%) 2003/04
PP8 HiB immunisation (%) 2003/04
PP9 Smoking quit rates – success at 4 wks (%) 2003-2004
PP10 Per capita smoking quit rate per 100,000 2003-2004
Effectiveness in partnerships
EP1 Reduction in Teenage pregnancy between 1998 and 2003 (%) compared to target
EP2 Proportion of GPs offering shared care to drug misusers (%) 2003/04
Wider determinants and risk factors
WD1 Deprivation - Percentage of lower layer SOAs in highest decile of ID2004
WD2a Male adult smoking prevalence (age standardised %) 2000-2002
WD2b Female adult smoking prevalence (age standardised %) 2000-2002
WD3 Educational Attainment at 15 (%) 2003-2004
WD4 Educational Attainment of Children Looked After compared to national average (%) 2002/03
WD5a Male adult prevalence of obesity (age standardised %) 2000-2002
WD5b Female adult prevalence of obesity (age standardised %) 2000-2002
WD5c Male child prevalence of obesity (age standardised %) 2000-2002
WD5d Female child prevalence of obesity (age standardised %) 2000-2002
WD6 Prevalence of 5-a-day consumption (age-standardised %) 2003
WD7 Proportion of reported road casualties that are fatal, 2003 (deaths per 1,000 casualties)
Public health capacity
PC1 Proportion of PCTs with a DPH in post Dec 2004
PC2 Proportion of PCTs with DsPH in joint posts Dec 2004
PC3 Public Health Trainees per million population Dec 2004
PC4 People on top-up training per million population Dec 2004
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