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Key Issue 2:
Inequalities in the levels of health between people living in Derwentside.
Aim:
Reducing health inequalities.
| Objective: |
| Provide a sure foundation through a healthy pregnancy and
early life chances. |
| Action |
- Encourage and increase attendance at antenatal, postnatal and child
health clinics.
- Increase the proportion of mothers breast feeding.
- Reduce the rate of childhood accidents.
- Support the implementation of the teenage pregnancy strategy.
- Increase access to and support local playgroups and parent and
toddler groups.
- Improve oral health by encouraging visits to dentists, providing
advice on healthy eating, weaning and dental care.
- Development of a healthy nursery standard.
- Healthy Schools Programme to be extended.
- Local Action Plan ongoing to reduce teenage pregnancy.
- Promote the health of students and staff of Derwentside College
through a Healthy College model.
- Support the community safety agenda.
- Drugs in Schools Programme.
- Conduct surveys to identify variations in lifestyles between
different population groups within Derwentside.
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| Lead Partner |
| Sure Start, Health Visiting and Midwifery services,
Derwentside District Council, Durham County Council, PCT, DAT and LEA. |
| Impact by 2010 |
- To reduce by at least 10% the gap in infant mortality between manual
groups and the population as a whole.
- To increase the number of women breastfeeding by 2% per year.
- To reduce the under 18 conception rate by 55% and to close the gap
between the worst fifth of wards and the average by at least a quarter.
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| Objective: |
| Strengthen disadvantaged communities and address the needs
of vulnerable groups. |
| Action |
- Contribute to and support the Stanley Green Corridor Partnership.
- Support homeless people by reviewing the current situation in
Derwentside and the development of a strategy that better meets the
needs of those without permanent accommodation.
- Prevention of fuel poverty by assessing current situation and
developing a strategy to address identified needs.
- Promote healthy lifestyles for older people.
- Support the tobacco control agenda.
- Development of an accident prevention strategy.
- Promote influenza immunisation for people aged 65 and over.
- Support the work of Derwentside Domestic Violence Forum.
- Target health promotion interventions with gay and bisexual men.
- Promote mental health via anti-bullying programmes.
- Train workers in drug misuse awareness.
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| Lead Partner |
| PCT, Derwentside District Council, Social Services,
Probation, Centrepoint, SHAID, NECA, Citizens Advice Bureau, Connexions,
DART, Youth Offending Team, Domestic Violence Forum, Shelter, Stoneham
Housing, supporting People team, Residents Federation, Housing providers,
EAGA, Fuel Utilities, Age Concern, Police, LEA, DAT. |
| Impact by 2010 |
- From a 1998-2000 baseline, to reduce by at least 10% the gap in life
expectancy between the 20% of areas with the lowest life expectancy at
birth and the population as a whole.
- To achieve a 70% uptake of influenza immunisation in people aged 65
years and over, targeting populations in the 20% of areas with the
lowest life expectancy.
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