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LDF Core Strategy HIA - Screening and ScopingContents1234567Introduction & Background1.1 The Key Health issues for Barnsley1.2 Barnsley’s Health at a glanceThe Health Impact Assessment ProcessScreening the Core Strategy ObjectivesKey IssuesScoping the Core Strategy specific “Policies”Further analysis and prioritisationOther Sources of information and Bibliography22245795360
LDF Core Strategy HIA - Screening and Scoping1 . Introduction & BackgroundThis is the initial Screening and Scoping process forming part of a Health Impact Assessment of the BarnsleyLocal Development Framework (LDF) Core Strategy.In recent years there has been wider recognition of the role of planning in encouraging a healthy lifestyle.This has been reflected in national policies, such as transport and scheme appraisal. Where governmentpolicy documents such as Delivering a Sustainable Transport System (DaSTS) and National Approach toTransport Appraisal (NATA) now include clear references to: “Improve health through physical activity” and“Reduce air quality health costs”.Furthermore, The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has also recognised the clear link between planningand health “Spatial planning provides the opportunity to align health and planning policies to deliverdevelopment solutions that will create the conditions for a healthy lifestyle”. A point reinforced further in arecent report by the Kings Fund – The Health impacts of spatial Planning decisions (April 2009) “… thereis evidence to suggest that a quarter of all global disease and deaths are attributable to the environment”.The importance of the role of the built environment in the battle to improve health and wellbeing of localcommunities has now been accepted. However, this also needs to be reflected in planning policy and asa consequence this document forms the initial stages of embedding health and wellbeing into the futuredevelopment plans for Barnsley.1.1 The Key Health issues for BarnsleyThe 2009 Health Profile for Barnsley reveals that although the health of people in the borough is improvingit is generally worse than the regional or national average.Major public health issues for the borough continue to be smoking and other lifestyle factors which contributeto the high premature mortality rates. Teenage pregnancy, childhood obesity and over 65s 'not in goodhealth' are also significant issues. However, homelessness and violent crime are significantly lower thanthe national average.1.2 Barnsley’s Health at a glanceAlthough the health of people in Barnsley is improving it is generally worse than the England average.Life expectancy, deaths from smoking, early deaths from heart disease and stroke, and from cancerall appear worse than the England average.There are health inequalities within Barnsley by gender and deprivation. Men and women living in lessdeprived areas are more likely to live longer than those living in deprived areas.Over the last ten years rates of deaths from all causes, and early deaths from cancer, heart diseaseand stroke have all decreased, but remain consistently higher than the England average.Children in Barnsley have worse GCSE achievement than the England average, although overallGCSE results have risen for the past six years.Smoking in pregnancy and breast feeding initiation are worse than the England averages, howevertrend data shows improvements. Estimates also suggest that adult smoking prevalence may havefallen.2
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