Research
Turkish and Kurdish Smokers in the Borough of Hackney
Turkish
and Kurdish smokers in the London Borough of
Hackney (167KB)
White Britsh Smokers in Hackney
Quatitative research in to the smoking habits of Hackney's White
British population found that 43% smoke, higher than the London
average of 21% and the Borough of Hackney average of 32% (but lower
than the 68% found among the Turkish and Kurdish community). A
further 5% have quit in the last six months.
Attitudes towards smoking showed that the vast majority believed
cigarette smoke is harmful to children, a majority smoked to reduce
stress and give them something to do while a minority felt that
smoking was part of their identity, helped them perform better at
work, or improved social cohesion – giving them social confidence
or acceptance from family and friends.
White
Briish Smokers in Hackney (357 KB)
National Child Measurement Programme
The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is a national,
annual programme aiming to provide population-level surveillance
data to monitor trends in child growth patterns and obesity. These
reports present analysis of the data collected in City and Hackney,
in the school years 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Data collected in the school year 2008/09
shows a high prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst Reception
and Year 6 school children in City and Hackney, with prevalence
rates higher than both regional and national averages. When
compared with similar PCTs within London however, City and
Hackney’s rates of overweight and obesity in both age groups are
comparable.
Local rates of overweight and obesity amongst
Reception Year children in City and Hackney were lower in 2008/09
than in 2007/08, although the changes were not statistically
significant. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Year 6
children was slightly higher in 2008/09 than in 2007/08. This may
be due to increased participation rates amongst Year 6 children, in
2008/09 compared with 2007/08.
In view of the above findings, continued
efforts should be directed at preventing and tackling overweight
and obesity both at the pre-school level, and in older age groups.
The link between poverty and obesity should be considered when
targeting resources, bearing in mind that broader initiatives, such
as those tackling the causes and effects of poverty, may also have
a positive impact on trends in childhood obesity. Continued efforts
are also needed to maintain high participation rates in the
programme.
City and Hackney NCMP Report 2007-2008
City and
Hackney NCMP Report 2008-2009
Research into influences and barriers to good health among
the
Afro-Caribbean community in the London Borough of Hackney
Afro-Caribbeans account for 9% of the population of Hackney or
19,701 people. The aim of this study was to provide the NHS City
and Hackney with understanding into how members of the
Afro-Caribbean community in Hackney currently behave in relation to
healthy eating and exercise and to provide insight into potential
communication issues for social marketing purposes. To a lesser
extent, this study aimed to understand potential gaps in service
provision.
Afro-Caribbean
Health Hackney 261Kb
Open Space Events
As part of the refresh of City and Hackney’s healthy weight
strategy two “Open Space” events were held, to provide an
opportunity for the local community and professionals across City
and Hackney to influence and inform the development of this
strategy, designed to tackle personal, social, economic and
environmental factors contributing to obesity locally.
The first event, involving over 80
professionals from across the local public and voluntary sectors,
including representatives from health and social care, the police,
education and planning and regeneration, succeeded in generating
new commitments to joint working on healthy weight, and resulted in
the identification of a number of key priorities for action
locally.
A second event, involving members of the
local community, provided an opportunity to identify a number of
priorities for action locally. These were then used to refine
the strategies six directional statements, describing the
priorities to guide our work in tackling obesity in Hackney and the
City.
Final Report
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Notes of
the day proceedings 195 Kb
Audit of healthy places in Hackney
Obesity is a key public health challenge in City and
Hackney, and a comprehensive understanding of the facilities and
opportunities available locally is a key asset in tackling this and
informing the delivery of healthy weight initiatives. An
audit was therefore undertaken of sites in the community for
delivering healthy weight related activities. This will
provide an invaluable resource for a wide range of local
organisations, detailing, in a single resource, facilities
available locally which might be utilised in providing services to
the community.
The results of the research are presented
in the form of a report, providing a summary of the findings and
visual maps of each facility type, in addition to site visits for
over 20 selected venues, and a database providing key information
on all of the facilities identified.
City and Hackney Healthy Weight
Strategy - Final Report 5.85 Mb
Health and Housing in Hackney and the City 2010
This supplement to the 2009 Joint
Strategic Needs Assessment for Health and Wellbeing in the City and
Hackney aims to articulate the relationship between health and
housing for our communities, quantifying the nature and scale of
need where possible and highlighting issues where local agencies
can make a significant difference to people’s lives now and into
the future. It aims to deal with a range of areas within housing
which can affect health.
City and Hackney Healthy Weight
Strategy - Final Report 500Kb