How healthy are we here in East Cambridgeshire? The latest annual report from Public Health England makes interesting reading.
We’re generally one of the less deprived areas of the country, which means that our health is therefore generally better, but 10 per cent of children still live in low income families.
The report measures 31 indicators of health. Last year it was 32 but one has been dropped for this year.
Last year we measured worse than the average for England in three of those indicators:
- the number of GCSEs achieved (5 A*-C including English and Maths)
- incidence of malignant melanoma (skin cancer)
- the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads.
This year, we’re much closer to the England average for GCSEs. The melanoma indicator has been replaced by an indicator about cancer diagnosed at an early stage, a new indicator that hasn’t been measured this year. But we’ve again measured worse than the average for England in three indicators:
- excess weight in adults
- hospital stays for self-harm
- and the familiar one, the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads.
Read the full report for more data, maps and observations on the health of our area.