Public Health Information
NHS Cumbria's Public Health Directorate works closely with colleagues in the NHS and partners in local authorities, education, the voluntary sector and the community to protect and improve the health of local people.
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NHS Cumbria Director of Public Health Annual Report
2011 report
The 2011 Annual Report of the Director of Public Health has a theme of Health Protection.
Download the report here. Public Health Report 2011 (PDF).
2010 report
Report can be viewed online (requires Adobe Flash) or downloaded as a PDF.
2009 report
2008 report
If you need a printed copy, please contact Anne Cooke at PCT HQ in Penrith: anne.cooke@cumbriapct.nhs.uk
Public Health Pocketbook 2009
Joint Strategic Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Needs Assessment
The Joint Strategic Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Needs Assessment for Cumbria was carried out in 2009-2010. This JSNA constitutes a baseline against which to measure progress in improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes in Cumbria.
Please click on this link to access the JSNA web page.
Welcome to the Cumbria Intelligence Observatory Interactive Atlas. This analysis links many of the indicators included in the Cumbria Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) process. The main purpose of the atlas is to present local Cumbria data and outcome indicators in a user-friendly graphical format combining maps, tables and charts in a way that allows the user to select, filter, sort and generally explore the data.
The Atlases have been developed in co-operation with GeoWise Ltd, using their InstantAtlasTM application. The Atlas makes use of Flash technology and users must therefore download and install the Flash software before they can view the Atlases. Adobe Flash Player Download
Atlases:
Three types of atlas are included, each of which presents the data in a different way.
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Single Map: Presents Cumbria JSNA data and confidence intervals at Local Council ward.
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Area Profiler: Presents the Cumbria JSNA data as a profile for each Local Council ward in the county.
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Double Map Correlation Plot: Allows the user to map and compare the relationship between two indicators that have been included in the Cumbria JSNA.
The atlases are presented at the level of local authority ward level as currently exist.
We request users to try the atlases and send feedback to us on their performance and usability martin.ewin@cumbriapct.nhs.uk or Peter.Dunn@cumbriapct.nhs.uk or call 01228-603979 for help on using the software.
Please Note that some of these are large files, please allow time to load.
Copyright notice:
All the SVG map boundaries are based on digital boundaries obtained from Dotted Eyes PLC.
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010
Cumbria Indices of Multiple Deprivation - Cumbria: Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010. Incorporating GP practice deprivation scores. Please enable macros.
Health & Disability Domain - Cumbria - This is a sub-domain of the index of multiple deprivation 2010 examining the health deprivation of the population of Cumbria. Please enable macros.
Population Estimates 2010
2010 Population Estimates & Briefing - Population estimates and Briefing by local authority for mid-2010.
Mental Health Wellbeing Survey summary 2010
2010 summary and links to the Mental Health Strategic Needs Assessment
The JSNA is the responsibility of NHS Cumbria and Cumbria County Council. It will identify the future health, care and wellbeing needs of the people of Cumbria and will guide how services are planned and developed over the next 3 to 5 years.
The purpose of JSNA is to pull together in a single, ongoing process, all the information that is available on the health and wellbeing of the people of Cumbria, the quality and accessibility of services, evidence about what works, and the views and experience of the public. This information will then be used to make decisions about how services are provided in the future.
Cumbria Intelligence Observatory
Cumbria Intelligence Observatory was officially launched in December 2008. It is providing comprehensive integrated intelligence on health and wellbeing in Cumbria and its districts. It is a partnership initiative between Cumbria County Council and the NHS in Cumbria, Police, Fire and Rescue Service, Cumbria Vision, the University of Cumbria and other members of Cumbria Strategic Partnership.
Our observatory has already produced a number of joint intelligence documents including area profiles and joint strategic needs assessments. Cumbria Intelligence Observatory has a strategic board that reports to Cumbria Strategic Partnership and has its own logo and its own website.
Complementing the work of the observatory, NHS Cumbria has commissioned a series of life cycle reports on the county from the North West Public Health Observatory. The first of these, Born in Cumbria, is nearing completion and a number of needs assessment and public engagement projects, focused on specific communities and issues, are ongoing.
A range of the most up-to-date statistics on the health of the people of Cumbria is detailed in Cumbria in Numbers 2009. Subjects covered include population; the wider determinants of health; fertility and births; immunisation, screening and prevention; health related behaviour, illness and disability; mortality; performance indicators; and comparative data. The booklet was designed with two aims in mind:
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to accompany both the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (www.cumbriaobservatory.org.uk/JSNA/jsnahome.asp) and the Director of Public Health's Annual Report and;
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to be a compact reference volume of statistical data for general use by NHS Cumbria, the Local Authority, community and voluntary sector groups and anyone with an interest in the health of the people of Cumbria.
Evidence indicates that Gypsies and Travellers have significantly poorer health status and more self-reported symptoms of ill-health than both other UK resident English-speaking ethnic minority groups and economically disadvantaged white UK residents.
Initial consultations with Gypsies and Travellers in Cumbria suggested that there are generally low expectations of health and health services, and a great deal of misinformation.
In order to explore health needs and beliefs further, local Travellers were commissioned to carry out face-to-face interviews with other local Travellers across the county. Focus groups were also held to try and capture Travellers’ direct experiences of health services in Cumbria.
Questionnaires were also sent to healthcare and non-healthcare professionals in order to get feedback about their involvement and experience with Gypsies and Travellers in Cumbria and a workshop was also held.
The following report was then pulled together identifying priorities to try and address and reduce these inequalities across Cumbria.
Cumbria Gypsy Traveller Health Needs Assessment (PDF)
Cumbria Sexual Health Needs Assessment 2009
This report pulls together an assortment of data relating to the sexual health of the residents of Cumbria.
Cumbria Abortions Report 2010
Information on abortions in Cumbria. The information is obtained from the abortion notification form returned to the Chief Medical Officers of England and Wales.
Alcohol Report 2009
Cumbria Vital Statistics 2008
The information contained within this report looks at fertility and mortality in the first year of life.
Born in Cumbria
Born in Cumbria
A report looking at the health of children born in Cumbria today. Published in 2010.
Starting Sure in Cumbria
A report looking at the health and wellbeing of children aged from 1 to 11 years old in the county.
Starting Sure - Full Report (PDF)
Coming of Age in Cumbria
A report looking at what it's like growing up in Cumbria for young people aged from 12 to 24.
Living Well in Cumbria
A report looking at the health of adults living in Cumbria aged from their mid twenties to early sixties. Published in 2011.
Growing Older in Cumbria
A report looking at the health of pensioners living in Cumbria. Published in 2011.
Mortality in Cumbria
The information contained within this report looks at fertility and mortality in the first year of life.
This is the second report examining cancer within Cumbria. The data used has been collated from several sources including: the Office for National Statistics, North West Cancer Registry, National Cancer e-Atlas and Cancer Research UK. Cancer incidence (new cases), mortality and survival will be detailed, with particular emphasis being placed on those cancer sites targeted within World Class Commissioning where better detection and treatment will impact on premature mortality from lung, breast and colo-rectal cancer.
This report compares the latest data from the Index of Multiple Deprivation for 2007 with that of 2004. It highlights any changes that have occurred over the two time periods. As with the previous Indices of Deprivation, the data are presented using the new geography of lower super output areas.
Locality Health Improvement Plans
The purpose of this report is to inform the priorities and action in the revised Health Improvement Plan (HIMP) for Barrow. It outlines differences in health in Barrow as compared to England, and health inequalities within Barrow. It analyses the causes of these differences and identifies priority areas for action.
Barrow in Furness Health Improvement Plan 2008-2010 [Doc, 400 KB]
Baseline Health Assessment for Barrow-in-Furness 2009 [PDF, 1.80MB]
The purpose of this report is to provide a profile of the health of the residents of Carlisle and District local authority, and to identify those broader determinants of ill health affecting our population. The report compares the health of our residents with the broader populations of Cumbria and of England as a whole. This will inform the priorities for action in the proposed health improvement plan.
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary assessment of the state of the health of residents of South Lakeland. This is in order to identify the broader determinants of ill health which affect the community, and to highlight priority areas for action. Differences in the health of the South Lakeland population compared to Cumbria and England are outlined, and inequalities within South Lakeland itself are also identified.
The purpose of this report is to provide a profile of the health of the residents of West Cumbria local authority, and to identify those broader determinants of ill health affecting our population. The report compares the health of our residents with the broader populations of Cumbria and of England as a whole. This will inform the priorities for action in the proposed health improvement plan.
Local Authority Health Profiles are designed to show the health of people in local authorities across England. The first local authority Health Profiles covering the whole of England were released in 2006. The 2011 Health Profiles were released in June 2011. They are produced by Public Health Observatories and will be updated every year.
The profiles for Cumbria and the six district councils can be found below as well as a link to the other district councils within the North West Region.
Health Screening in Cumbria
In 2011, the Director of Public Health published a report on all aspects of health screening in Cumbria.
This includes pre-natal/early years screening, cervical screening, breast screening and bowel cancer screening.