Saving Lives in Wigan: improving life expectancy

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Saving Lives in Wiganimproving life
expectancy

• Nicki Lomax, Public Health Associate
• Ashton, Leigh Wigan PCT
• Acknowledgements to Dr Heather Grimbaldeston
  Chris Harwood, GM SHA

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Life Expectancy at Birth2001-2003

• Large inequalities in health (and health care)
  between G.M. and England and within GM
• Lowest Life Expectancy at Birth in England for
  men and women (still)
• CHD and Cancer are main causes, increasing
  contribution from alcohol misuse

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Life Expectancy at Birth Projections 2009-11
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To increase life expectancy and reduce
inequalities gap by 10
Tackle underlying determinants of ill
health and health inequalities Smoking
prevalence 1 Obesity adults and children
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Life Expectancy at Birth and CVD and Cancer
Stretch
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Are the improvements realistic/achievable?Reducin
g the death rate from CVD
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Indirectly Standardised Ratio, Radiotherapy and
Chemotherapy
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Comments/questions?