4NH026 - Human Life Journey Assignment

Assignment Task

Life Expectancy

• What is the life expectancy of males and females living in your geographical area? How do these ages compare with the national (England) average?
• What is the healthy life expectancy of males and females living in your geographical area? How do these ages compare with the national (England) average?

Preventable Death

How many preventable deaths are caused through:

• Cardiovascular disease
• Cancer
• Liver disease
• Respiratory disease

Which is the cause of the highest mortality rate in your geographical area? How does this compare to the national average?

Impact of Lifestyle Choice on Preventable Death and Disease

From discussions in class consider how have the following lifestyle choices impacted upon preventable death in the population within your geographical area in relation to Cardio Vascular Disease, Cancer, Liver Disease and Respiratory disease

• Unhealthy eating
• Smoking
• Alcohol Misuse
• Unprotected Sexual activity
• Physical inactivity
• Drug Misuse

Obesity

• What is the prevalence of obesity in children in reception and year 6? What do you notice about this trend (is it increasing or decreasing?).
• How do these figures compare to National average?
• From discussions in class consider how lifestyle choice impacts upon obesity and how does obesity impact upon preventable disease?

Diabetes (Type I and II)

1. What is the estimated prevalence of diabetes (diagnosed and undiagnosed) in your area? How does this compare to national average?

2. From discussions in class consider how lifestyle choice impacts upon the complications of diabetes and how does diabetes impact upon preventable disease?

3. What is the death rate from communicable diseases including influenza in your geographical area?

4. What is the death rate from COVID 19 in your area and how does this compare to regional average?

5. How does this compare to the national average?

6. What is the incidence of the following communicable diseases:-

• Tuberculous (TB)
• Measles

7. How does these figures compare to National average?

8. What is the vaccination population vaccination coverage of Flu for at risk individuals? How does this compare to National average?

9. What is the population vaccination coverage with the MMR vaccine for your area for one dose at 2 years; and two doses at 5 years? How do these figures compare to national average.

Learning Disability Data

1. What percentage of children within your geographical area has a learning disability?

2. How does this percentage compare to other areas in the west midlands?

3. How does this percentage compare Nationally?

4. What percentage of adults within your geographical area has a learning disability?

5. How does this percentage compare to other areas in the west midlands?

6. How does this percentage compare Nationally?

7. What inequalities in health exist for those with a learning disability?

Mental Health Disorders Data:

1. What percentage of children within your geographical area have mental health disorders? How does this percentage compare Nationally?

2. What percentage of adults within your geographical area common mental health disorders? How does this percentage compare Nationally?

3. What percentage of patients have long term mental health problems? How does this compare to the National average?

Risk and Protective factor Data

• Identify the prevalence of three risk factors associated with mental ill health in the population of people in your geographical area? (e.g. obesity in childhood)
• What is the significance of the data relating to these risk factors on the health of the population within your geographical area? (E.g. obesity is associated with bullying in children; bullying associated with low self-esteem etc.; is this data above or below national average)
• Identify the prevalence of two protective factors associated with mental ill health in the population of people in your geographical area? (E.g. uptake of physical activity improves mood; is this data above or below national average)
• What inequalities in health exist for those with mental health problems?

Indices of Multiple Deprivation

• According to the 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation report / dashboard how does your geographical area rank in level of deprivation in comparison to other areas in the UK?
• What is the impact of deprivation on health?

Child Poverty:

• What is the percentage of children in poverty in your area after household income? How does this compare to other areas?
• What is the impact of poverty upon health?

School Readiness / Language and Literacy

• What percentage of children achieving at least the expected level of development in communication, language and literacy skills at the end of Reception?
• How does this percentage compare to the national average
• Why is school readiness in important indicator for health?

Employment:

• How many people are long term claimants of job seekers allowance? How does this compare to national average?
• What is the gap in the employment rate between those with a long-term health condition and the overall employment rate? How does this compare to national average?

Crime:

• Identify two types of data related to crime rates within your area. How do these compare to national average
• How do these aspects of crime impact upon the health of the people?

Low Birth Weight:

1. What is the prevalence of low birth weight babies in term babies in the population within your geographical area?

2. How does this prevalence compare with the National average?

3. What is the significance of low birth weight on the health of the population within your geographical area?

4. Breast Feeding

5. What are the breast feeding initiation rates of the population of people within your geographical area?

6. What is the prevalence of breast feeding at 6-8 weeks in the population of your geographical area?

7. What is the significance of breast feeding rates on the health of the population within your geographical area?

8. Identify the estimated number of people in your population for your chosen geographical area.

9. What age range is the greatest proportion of people within this geographical area?

Gender Distribution

• How many males are in your chosen geographical area?
• How many females are in your chosen geographical area?

Ethnicity:

• How many different ethnic groups are there in the population within your geographical area?
• What proportion of this population are these different ethnic groups?

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