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Mike Sandys Joint Acting Director of Public Health/Assistant Director of Public Health

Better Health: What makes us healthy and how can we keep healthy?. Mike Sandys Joint Acting Director of Public Health/Assistant Director of Public Health. About this presentation. Mike Sandys, Joint Acting Director of Public Health Leicestershire County Council Tel: 0116 305 4239

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Mike Sandys Joint Acting Director of Public Health/Assistant Director of Public Health

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  1. Better Health: What makes us healthy and how can we keep healthy? Mike Sandys Joint Acting Director of Public Health/Assistant Director of Public Health Leicestershire Learning Disabilities Partnership Board.

  2. About this presentation. Mike Sandys, Joint Acting Director of Public Health Leicestershire County Council Tel: 0116 305 4239 E-mail: Mike.sandys@leics.gov.uk • Purpose of the presentation • This presentation is coming to the board so it can understand • What is public health? • What keeps people healthy? • What can we do to help look after ourselves? Leicestershire Learning Disabilities Partnership Board.

  3. How long people live on average in Leicestershire 3

  4. What makes a difference to your health?

  5. Sounds like an obvious question, but… why change behaviour?

  6. Sounds like an obvious question, but… why change behaviour? • Harm to self / others • Illness, premature death, reduced quality of life • Inequalities, crime and disorder … climate change • Costs to self / others • Treatment, running costs • Public services (inc criminal justice, health & social care), sickness absence, incapacity, presenteeism

  7. What behaviours mightwe want to change?

  8. What behaviours mightwe want to change? Hazardous alcohol consumption Tobacco smoking Drug use Bad diet Physical inactivity Risky sexual behaviour Immunisation uptake Dangerous driving

  9. Exercise: My worst habit Get into 2s or 3s Think of a behaviour you (or a “friend”) really should change Talk about why you do it and what would influence you to change 5 mins

  10. Leicestershire's Health and Well Being Strategy 2013-2016 • Has a number of priorities including: ‘Managing the shift into early intervention and prevention’, meaning things like: • Smoking • Obesity • Alcohol Misuse • Sexual Health

  11. Smoking Biggest single cause of early death One in two long-term smokers will die prematurely Smokers from South Asia (India, Bangladesh; Pakistan; Sri Lanka) 50% higher risk of heart attack and stroke

  12. Smoking Evidence 80 % of smokers want to quit Support combined with things like nicotine patches or nicotine gum is the most effective method If you get help from you local Stop Smoking Service you are up to 4 times more likely to be successful at stopping

  13. Smoking Service Stop Smoking Service 0845 045 2828 Self referral or health referral

  14. Obesity Aim: To prevent obesity, manage risk factors and address the complications of obesity

  15. Obesity Doubled in past 20 years and still increasing Obese people live on average 9 years less than people in a healthy weight range If obese and smoke this is doubled to 18 years A healthy weight could avoid 10% of common cancers (including breast & bowel)

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