Health Promotion and Public

Question: Give a review on local health data? Answer: The study focuses on examining the local epidemiological data for the London borough of Redbridge. The study will provide detailed information on key findings regarding the various health indicators and the health summary for Redbridge. The health data of Redbridge will further be compared with overall health data of England. The detailed analysis of Redbridge population in the year 2012 indicated 286,617 as total area population. Here most of the population belongs to age group 25-64 that is 152,821, followed by second maximum age group under 16years that are 64,475. The left over population is aged 16-24 are 32,956, age group 65-84 are 29,218 and above 85 years are 5,147 in Redbridge. The under 16years age group of Redbridge occupies 18.9% of total under 16 years population of England. Similarly, 11.7% of Englands 16-24 years population belongs to Redbridge, 52.4% of 25-64 years, 14.6% of aged 65-84years and 2.3% of Englands population above 85years age belong to Redbridge from the overall population of England. Deprivation In the year 2010, the residents of Redbridge occupied more than 30% of overall most deprived quintile in England. The data indicates that out of 100% level of deprivation in England, the 20% was most deprived location out of which residents of Redbridge occupied 7%. The local health of Redbridge differs when compared to the overall health status of England. Deprivation level of Redbridge is lower than average indicated by 19.3% of children living in poverty. The male life expectancy in most of the deprived areas of Redbridge is 5.7 years low. There were 22.7% of obese children in Redbridge that is worse than average obesity rate in England. The 20.8% was the percentage under 18 alcohol-specific hospital stay that is better than average England data. However, the levels of teenage pregnancy, mother smoking in pregnancy and GCSE attainment of Redbridge were better than overall England average. There were 20.5% obese adults in Redbridge in the year 2012, further, the alcohol consumption hospital stay were 469% of adults that is better than the overall rate of England. The rate of self-harm hospitalization was 119.2% and deaths due to smoking were 220% that is also above the average for England. However, the rate of adult tuberculosis in Redbridge was significantly worse than the overall average rate in England. The rate of sexually transmitted diseases and road accidental deaths rate of Redbridge is better than the average rate for England. The incidence of all cancer is 88.9% that is significantly better than overall average England cancer rate. But, the emergency hospitalizations due to chronic heart diseases was observed as 105.9% for COPD and 101.5% for stroke that is significantly worse than average England. The local priorities of Redbridge include a reduction in obesity of children and adults, lowering the child drug abuse, prevention of cardiovascular infections and increasing the uptake of health check-up for better health achievements. The overall data studies indicate that Redbridge has a considerable life expectancy than the average overall England. Websites Localhealth.org.uk, (2016). Available at: https://www.localhealth.org.uk/#l=en;i=t1.fertility;v=map4 [Accessed 24 Mar. 2016].