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The Annual Report of the Director of Public Health (DPH)
is an independent assessment of the health of the people of our area,
drawing attention to important issues. This is the first such report
since the PCT formally appointed their DPH in June 2002.
Residents of Somerset Coast are on the whole healthier,
and live longer, than people elsewhere in the country. There are
areas of socioeconomic need in Bridgwater, around Minehead and Highbridge
which will impact on health. In addition we know of other pockets of
need in rural areas which are typically more difficult to measure in the
traditional measures of deprivation.
The chapters can be downloaded from the list below.
All files are Adobe Acrobat  .
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Section |
Summary of contents |
Size |
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Cover |
Contents pages
Forward |
4pp (57kb) |
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Chapter
1 |
A profile of Somerset Coast
1.1 The geography
1.2 The population
1.3 Characteristics of the population |
3pp (45kb) |
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Chapter
2 |
Influences on health
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Deprivation
2.3 Housing
2.4 Education
2.5 Transport
2.6 Crime and fear of
crime |
12pp
(306kb) |
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Chapter
3 |
Children and young people
3.1 The population
3.2 Births
3.3 Health in infancy
3.4 Health in childhood
3.5 Teenage
pregnancy |
6pp (82kb) |
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Chapter
4 |
Adults
4.1 Life expectancy
4.2 Circulatory diseases
4.3 Cancer
4.4 Diabetes
4.5 Mental health |
19pp
(164kb) |
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Chapter
5 |
Health protection
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Immunisation
5.3 Main infections identified
5.4 Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
(IPPC)
5.5 Major incidents |
6pp (76kb) |
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Chapter
6 |
Promoting health and wellbeing
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Tackling health inequalities
6.3 Promoting the health of older people
6.4 Mental health promotion
6.5 Accident prevention and crime
partnerships
6.6 Food and health
6.7 Improving sexual health
6.8 Schools
6.9 Smoking
cessation |
11pp
(108kb) |
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Appendix
1 |
Glossary |
5pp (75kb) |
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Appendix
2 |
Data: Somerset Coast's vital
statistics |
29pp
(177kb) | | 
