South Lakeland Health Improvement Plan - NHS Cumbria

• Attitudes towards the local environmentAccess to nature is seen as more important in South Lakeland and liveabilityissues such as clean streets are important to resident’s satisfaction with thelocal area. Issues raised as being of concern include poor conditions of roadsand pavements, dog fouling and litter. Addressing these issues would be likelyto increase satisfaction of South Lakeland a s a place to live.• Satisfaction with service provisionHealth services are seen as more important in South Lakeland and jobopportunities as less important than Cumbria overall – this is likely to reflectthe older age profile (Figure 1.1) of the region. Top priorities for servicedelivery are: affordable decent housing, activities for teenagers and road andpavement repairs. Satisfaction of services aimed at adults is high whereassatisfaction with facilities for young people is lower in South Lakeland than inCumbria.• Transport and mobilityHigher levels of people in South Lakeland use a car or motorbike for weekdaytravel than in Cumbria overall and the majority (50%) of people travel morethan 8 miles to get to work. Such high levels of car usage reflect the ruralnature of the district.• Perceptions of health and well-beingFigure 23.1) Results of Cumbria Quality of Life Survey 2006: questions regardinghappiness and health% Very happyHappinessQ Taking all things together, would you say in general you are…?% Happy% Neither/nor % Unhappy % Very unhappyHealthQ Over the last 12 months, would you say that on the whole yourhealth has been…% Very good % Good % Fair % Bad % Very badSouth Lakeland265712 1South Lakeland2540246 1Cumbria2057163Cumbria2242256 1Allerdale20581531Allerdale2046246 2Barrow1554226Barrow2140297 2Carlisle1760174Carlisle22382872Copeland2051192Copeland2340237 1Eden1965131Eden24502141Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 370 South Lakeland; 373 Allerdale ; 314 Barrow; 362 Carlisle; 325 Copeland; 389 Eden residents 46Base: 2,133 Cumbria; 370 South Lakeland; 373 Allerdale ; 314 Barrow; 362 Carlisle; 325 Copeland; 389 Eden residents 47Figure 23.1 shows responses to questions relating to health and wellbeing.South Lakeland has the highest levels of respondents claiming to bevery happy and in very good health of all districts in Cumbria.South Lakeland Baseline Assessment 2009 47