Determinants of health

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Determinants of health

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W hat determines health ?

The Public Health Green Paper Reducing health inequalities: an action report analysed the factors affecting health, dividing these into five categories.
Local data graphs corresponding to these categories are linked below . Each graph is linked to its data file. Click "Excel data file" on the appropriate page.

A	Fixed
	( Genes, Sex, Ageing )
	Congenital anomalies Ischaemic heart diseas e: prevalence male/femal e Percentage population pension age or over
B	Social and Economic
	( Poverty, Employment, Social Exclusion )
	Income distribution: lowest quintile Long term claimants Children taking/eligible for free school meals Hours worked - males Hours worked - females Lone parents as percentage of all households Also: Rural health and deprivation in t he South West of England (references to current research)
C	Environment
	( Air Quality, Housing, Water Quality, Social Environment )
	Air quality Households in poor housing Infants in poor housing Elderly in poor housing Water quality Cr ime - notifiable offences Cr ime - burglary Cr ime - theft of/from motor vehicles Cr ime - robbery Cr ime - sexual offences Cr ime - violence against the person
D	Lifestyle
	( Diet, Physical Activity, Smoking, Alcohol, Sexual Behaviour, Drugs )
	Fruit consumption Vegetable consumption Time spent in sports and exercise (males) Time spent in sports and exercise (females) Lifestyle risk factor estimates by PCT (Based on Health Survey England data) Smoking - aged 11-15 by sex Smoking - regular smokers - girls Smoking - regular smokers - boys Regular smokers by age and sex Alcohol - last drink Alcohol - drank last week - girls Alcohol - drank last week - boys Alcohol - drink last week - aged 11-15 Alcohol - consumption - aged 11-15 Alcohol - consumption - aged 11-15 - girls Alcohol - consumption - aged 11-15 - boys
E	Access to Services
	( Education, NHS, Social Services, Transport, Leisure )
	Key stage 1 assessment: reading Key stage 1 assessment: spelling Key stage 1 assessment: writing Key stage 1 assessment: maths Key stage 2 assessment: English Key stage 2 assessment: maths Key stage 2 assessment: science Key stage 3 assessment: English Key stage 3 assessment: maths Key stage 3 assessment: science Percentage 15 year olds with no GVNQs Average list size per GP Registrations per dentist Time spent in sports and exercise (males) Number of cars per household Bus travel: no of journeys per person Household expenditure: TV, video, audio Percentage taking holidays Percentage taking 2 or more and no holidays