Health of people living in County Durham has improved in recent years and people in the county are living longer than they have done in the past. However, inequalities still persist between the county and England as a whole and within County Durham. We recognise that there are many challenges which need to continue to address to tackle the causes of Coronary Heart Disease and Cancers, which are amongst the biggest threats to health facing our population. To have a direct impact on these killer diseases we need to reduce alcohol consumption, smoking rates, and improve food intake, and increase exercise levels for people in County Durham.
Identifying Priorities
When identifying our priorities The Health & Wellbeing partnership considered the County Durham Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS); recommendations from the Marmot Review: The Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England post 2010, The Deloitte report 2009, ‘Tackling Health inequalities in the North East,’ The County Durham Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA); NHS County Durham and Darlington’s Five Year Strategy (refreshed 2009) and the North East Regional Public Health Strategy 'Better Health, Fairer Health' (2008).
The Partnership recognises that it cannot address the social determinants of health alone and will work closely with all the thematic partnerships of the County Durham Partnership (CDP) on the health agenda.
Altogether Healthier Delivery Plan.pdf (146 pages, 1486kb)
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