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| Title: | CAWT (Co-operation and Working Together): Population health profile of the CAWT region |
| Authors: | North Eastern Health Board (NEHB)
North Western Health Board (NWHB)
Northern Ireland. Social Services Board |
| Publisher: | Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT) |
| Issue Date: | 2000 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/245431 |
| Type: | Report |
| Language: | en |
| Description: | The Population Health Profile of the CAWT
region gives information at an all-CAWT level
and identifies those areas in which the health
and well-being of the resident population
compare favourably and unfavourably with the
rest of Ireland. One of the main aims in
writing this report has been to consider the
CAWT region as a discrete entity and to
identify issues which are common throughout
the whole area.
CAWT has been in existence for almost 10
years and much good work has taken place
during that time to improve the health and
well-being of the total population. In addition,
each Health Board has been actively involved
in meeting the ongoing health and social care
needs of their local population and in planning
for the future. This summary and
recommendations acknowledge that work,
however, there is always scope to improve the
health and well-being of any population.
The Population Health Profile of the CAWT
region should inform CAWT about the
current state of health in the region. lt will also
act as a baseline against which to assess and
evaluate programmes designed to improve
health and may give pointers to future areas
for programme development. As with any
epidemiological report, this is 'information for
action'.
Recommendations
I. There are almost 10,000 deaths in the
CAWT region each year. Around 90% of
these are from one of four main causes.
Efforts must be targeted to reduce deaths
from these, namely, cardio and cerebrovascular
disease {stroke), cancer, respiratory
disease and injuries and poisonings.
2. New initiatives must be taken to tackle
major causes of morbidity, in particular,
diabetes. This condition leads to
complications such as increased incidence
of cardiovascular disease, blindness, renal
failure and increased congenital
abnormalities and perinatal death in
children of diabetic mothers.
3. The number of older people (65+ years) in
the CAWT region is predicted to increase
by 17% between 1999 and 20 I I. Plans must
be made to cope with the increased health
and social care needs of this age group.
4. The number of births to teenage mothers in
the CAWT region increased by 30%
between 1995 and 1999. There are now
over I 000 births per year to teenage
mothers in the CAWT region. Efforts must
be made to work in partnership with other
agencies, such as the education sector, to
reverse this trend and reduce the
disadvantage suffered by these mothers and
children.
5. In the light of considerable problems in
comparability of data, it is essential to revise
data collection methods across both
jurisdictions in order to provide
comparable and robust data. |
| Keywords: | POPULATION HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH |
| Appears in Collections: | NEHB Publications
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