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WEBAt the launch of the report in Parliament, Paulette Hamilton MP (Birmingham Erdington) and Janet Daby MP (Lewisham East)

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WEBCare and support is a term used to describe the help some adults need to live as well as possible with any illness or disability

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Health Inequalities update Lewisham Health and

WEB7 key areas identified to be addressed across the 8 themes: Fairness, inclusion and respect; Trust and transparency; Better data; Early interventions; Health checks and campaigns; Healthier behaviours; Health literacy. 39 opportunities for action outlined in final report due to presented at Lewisham Health and Wellbeing Board 9th March 8.

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Lewisham Observatory – JSNA- Key Documents

WEBOverview of JSNA Evidence. Achieving a Healthy Weight. Increase the number of people who survive colorectal, breast and lung cancer for 1 and 5 years. Improving Immunisation Uptake. Reducing Alcohol Harm. Preventing the uptake of smoking among children and young people and reducing the numbers of people smoking.

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Lewisham Observatory – Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Overview

WEBWhat is a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment? The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a process by which the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the local population are described and considered.

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Lewisham has high levels of childhood and adult obesity

WEBPhysical inactivity is the fourth largest cause of disease and disability in the UK (Murray et al. 2013) Over four in ten NHS Health Checks reveal that the patient is inactive to some extent (43%) (2016/17) In Lewisham the proportion of adults (18+) classified as physically inactive is significantly better than London and England at 15.6% (2015-16)

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Lewisham Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy 2019-24

WEBLambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy 2019-24 19. educational attainment, younger age, substance misuse, and smoking. Some BME groups have higher rates of abortion (an indicator for unwanted pregnancy), and this is the case for Black African and Caribbean women in LSL.

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Lewisham Annual Public Health Report 2021–22

WEBScope of this report. In 2022, Lewisham was the Mayor of London’s Borough of Culture (BoC). This put a unique spotlight on projects with a focus on culture in Lewisham. Given the existing evidence of impact of culture on health and wellbeing, this report will aim to share local case studies that showcase:

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Key Facts and Figures

WEBWider Impacts of COVID-19. The purpose of this needs assessment was to understand both the direct and in-direct impacts of COVID-19 within Lewisham, as well as seeking to identify any impact on health inequalities. • There have been 20,772,220 cases of COVID-19 in England • A total of 144,793,337 have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and

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Wider Impacts of COVID-19

WEBPre-pandemic cancer was the biggest cause of death, (538 of the total 1,874 deaths in 2019/20). In 2021/22 there were 1,257 deaths in Lewisham. Figure 6 (above) illustrates that 82 (7%) of deaths were due to COVID-19, and 354 (28%) due to cancer. Meaning that cancer was once again the most common cause of death.

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WEBHealth walks. These 30–90-minute walks are led by trained volunteers, and range from short park walks to longer explorations

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Birmingham and Lewisham African and Caribbean Health …

WEBResearch shows there are significant health inequalities affecting Black African and Caribbean communities in the

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Summary from Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

WEBKey Facts and Figures. 29%. of all deaths in Lewisham are caused by cancer making it the most common cause of death. Lewisham has lower levels of breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening uptake than England. 1.5%. of the population of Lewisham is living with a cancer diagnosis. Cancer mortality. rates in Lewisham are above the National and

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WEBYou can also attend one of our clinics for a risk assessment and screening recommendations. If you think you might benefit

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One Trust –serving our local communities …

WEBCQC Comprehensive Inspection March 2017. The inspection covered: University Hospital Lewisham. Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Community services – Lewisham. This inspection was carried out to determine the level of progress made since the trusts last comprehensive inspection of February 2014 – the trust was rated as requires improvement at that

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

WEBMain Purpose of the job: This post will undertake a range of duties to support the development and delivery of a range of public health interventions and guidance as part of the Whole Systems Approach to Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevention and Food Justice programmes. This will include co-ordination of the Universal Vitamin D

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WEBLicensing Supplementary Committee Children and Young People Select Committee Healthier Communities Select Committee

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WEBMulti-agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Monday–Friday 9am–5pm. If you have concerns about the welfare of a child outside

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WEBApply for funding to make your organisation more accessible to children with SEND. You can apply for up to £3,000 of short

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