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Coastal Health Needs Assessment

Ruth Dyble

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Public Health

  • A department within Health & Adult Services
  • Healthy Lives, Economies & Communities
  • Current Work
    • Food Strategy
    • Review of Leisure Services
    • Health & Wellbeing Strategy
      • Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Show People Health Needs Assessment(HNA)
    • Rural & Coastal HNA
    • Gambling & Licensing

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What are we looking at?

  • Access to health services
    • Primary,
    • Secondary,
    • Dental health
    • Specialist services (mental health / drug & alcohol )
  • Wider Determinants of Health
    • Transport
    • Housing
    • Education
    • Employment
    • Leisure
    • Culture

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Methodology

  • Review data that is available
    • Difficult to get usable data at this level
  • Professional Views
    • Understand the challenges of delivering services in a rural setting
  • Residents View
    • First hand feedback where possible
    • Review reports already in circulation

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Why is the NY Coast Different?

  • 3 main towns all very different
    • Population Demographics
    • Tourism Trends
    • Employment opportunities
  • Mix of urban and rural in a small geographical area
  • Poor road infrastructure- leads to isolation

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How can you help?

  • Let us know your thoughts
    • Complete some / all the questions
      • Let us know some of the less obvious issues
    • Specifically highlight areas of good practice
      • Within NHS
      • Community / voluntary sector
      • Where both work together!
    • Ideas for the future

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Contacts

Ruth.Dyble@northyorks.gov.uk

07890 051107

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Eric.Ayesu-Boapeah@northyorks.gov.uk

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