From the research and analysis work that has been undertaken to date as part of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, and which has fed into a range of plans, particularly the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, the new Local Area Agreement and the PCT Strategic Plan, the key priorities for health and wellbeing in Blackburn with Darwen have been identified as follows :-
Inequalities in the determinants of health, access to services and health outcomes, related to high levels of socio-economic deprivation and ethnicity of the population
High levels of unfit or unsuitable housing
Poor life expectancy at birth, the single biggest contributor in both men and women being cardio-vascular disease.
Unhealthy life styles and other risk factors for poor health outcomes related to
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Mental health and wellbeing
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Sexual health and teenage conceptions
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Alcohol and drug misuse
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Smoking
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Physical activity and obesity
The health and wellbeing of older people
Children’s health and wellbeing, including high levels of dental decay and low birth weight
