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Source LGA: From transition to transformation in public health, Resource sheet 2: Understanding Public Health<br />
Needs analysis<br />
The Joint Strategic needs Assessment (JSNA) is a strategic planning tool that brings together the<br />
latest information on the health and wellbeing of people who live in Gloucestershire and people<br />
who use Gloucestershire public services and underpins the Health and Wellbeing Board’s<br />
Strategy. It tells us that overall Gloucestershire is one of the healthiest counties in England. Health<br />
outcomes are above the national average and deaths from the major diseases like cancer, heart<br />
disease and strokes are below the national average and falling. We have made some progress,<br />
however the picture in Gloucestershire is not perfect. The health and wellbeing of people in some<br />
of our communities is not improving at the same rate as others. Every year, many people suffer<br />
avoidable ill health or die earlier than they should – this is known as health inequality.<br />
In Gloucestershire, men in the fifth most deprived communities live, on average, 5.3 fewer years<br />
than those living in our fifth least deprived areas – the pattern is similar for women, with those<br />
living in the most deprived areas living on average 4.1 fewer years than those in the least deprived<br />
areas. Life expectancy in Gloucestershire is increasing, but healthy life expectancy is not<br />
improving at the same rate – and certainly not for all groups of the population. On average, a man<br />
can expect to live the last 15 years of his life, and a woman the last 13 years, in poorer health.<br />
This, coupled with the fact we have an ageing population, presents our biggest challenge.<br />
Life style factors such as smoking, poor nutrition, physical inactivity and alcohol misuse are<br />
important contributors to most preventable diseases. Unless we take early action to support<br />
individuals, families and communities to take steps to improve their own health and wellbeing now,<br />
we will not be able to resource the increases in people with on-going care needs in the future.<br />
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