Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

Percentage uptake of seasonal flu vaccineFigure 11Uptake of seasonal flu vaccine in those at risk by GP against the percentage of GP populationin most deprived IMD quintile, Dudley 2008/9 (R=0.58, R 2 =3.4%)4875.504670.50423065.5032513736415060.5055.5050.5045.5040.5035.50312123143818527616 47 1720 332135441049 261413431924845289532552739232229341511 400 10 20 30 40 50 60 70Percentage of GP population in most deprived IMD quintilePercentage uptake - Under 65 at riskMid Range IMD1Dudley PCT AverageEngland AverageFuel PovertyThere is an established link between poor housing and health and typically it is olderpeople that are living in older properties that are poorly insulated and difficult to heat.Fuel poverty affects rural and urban areas alike, but Dudley has small pockets of fuelpoverty where anything between 7.3% and 25.9% of the population are spendingmore than 10% of their income on energy (Figure 12). In general these pockets areto be found in the parts of the borough where there are old properties. The DecentHomes standard was brought in to ensure that all homes are insulated and havecentral heating; Dudley is set to meet the Decent Homes standard for its councilowned properties by 2011.151