‘Choosing Health’ in Salford

How healthy is Salford?• Health in Salford is getting better• Life expectancy going up, cancers etc going down• However, much more slowly in Salford than

England as a whole• People in Salford still die at a younger age and

suffer from a greater number of illnesses in Salford than in England as a whole

• Within Salford, people in the east of the city have worse health than the west

Why?

Smoking• One in five of all deaths in Salford each year

are smoking related• Half of smokers will die at a younger age than

normal due to smoking • More than one in three people in Salford

smokes • This is many more than in England as a whole• The age at which people die is therefore much

younger

Smoking – the good news

• Fewer people smoke now than ever before

• Every week, lots of people in Salford give up smoking through the Stop Smoking Service or on their own

• The health benefits of giving up smoking are felt at any age

• It’s never too late to give up smoking

Obesity• As a nation, we are larger than ever before• 23% of the population are classed as obese• In Salford, 30,000 adults are obese• 140,000 adults are overweight• Cause: diabetes, heart disease, some cancers• Obesity robs us of a decade of life

• Many children will die before their parents

Any good news?

• Now on the national agenda as a key issue• Locally – we are taking this seriously• Strategy being developed to tackle the issue• Food and physical activity workers have

joined together to form the Food and Physical Activity Partnership

• Still a huge public health issue• Rates going up every year

Why are we getting larger?

Energy in, energy out

• The number of calories we consume (‘energy in’) has gone up

• Our diets are now high in calories (plus saturated fat, sugar and salt) and low in fruit, veg and fibre

• The amount of energy we expend (‘Energy out’) has gone down

• We don’t do enough exercise to burn the calories off

Why?

Energy in

• Decline of cooking skills

• Rise of fast food restaurants

• Cheapness of ready meals/takeaway options

• Food labelling – confusing

Energy out

• Car ownership

• Work – more sedentary, long hours

• Rise of home based entertainment ie computer games/DVDs

• Concern with crime and anti-social behaviour

‘Choosing Health’

• Government document

• Help people choose a healthier lifestyle ie eat more healthily, do more physical activity, not smoke

• Salford is developing its own local version

• What role can the City Council play?

What do we mean by the Council?

• Schools

• Parks

• Housing

• Environment

• Call centres

• Social Services/social care

• Employment of Salford residents

Questions: obesity

• Q1 What does the community you live in need to achieve a healthier diet?

• Q2 What can the Council do to help this?

• Q3 What does the community you live in need to be more physically active?

• Q4 What can the Council do to help?

Questions: Smoking

• Q5 What do members of the community who smoke need to help them quit smoking?

• Q6 How can we help prevent young people in our community from smoking?

• Q7 What else can the council do to help?

How and when to respond

• Today - via Community Committee

• Directly to your Neighbourhood Manager

• Don’t need to respond to all questions

• Please respond by DATE