An overview of the sources and health impacts of air pollution in Camden, and information about how the Council measures air quality

A Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a way local authorities, the NHS and other public sector partners work together to understand the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the local population and identify future priorities. The JSNA is a statutory responsibility of the Director of Public Health, Director of Children’s Services and Director of Adult Social Services.

The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) involves the annual measurement of the height and weight of children in Reception (age 4-5) and Year 6 (age 10-11).

This report provides an overview of NCMP data from Camden schools in 2017/18 , with a particular emphasis on demographic analysis and deprivation.

An infographic presenting key messages from this analysis is also available.

This public health factsheet describes facts, assets, and strategies related to sexual health in Camden.

The factsheet gives a brief overview of the key demographics and risk factors related to suicides, and how understanding of these factors supports local prevention measures in Camden.

This slide set is an analysis intended to inform Camden and Islington Public Health team and Clinical Commissioning Groups about causes of death contributing to changes in the life expectancy gap over time.
Specifically, this analysis shows how the gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas have changed over time in Camden and Islington, and explores what causes of death are contributing to these changes

This slide deck includes a short briefing which summarises key findings from the full analysis ‘Health inequality:’ Closing the life expectancy gap over time?’ for both Camden and Islington.

The PNA looks at the current provision of pharmacies in Camden and how well they meet residents’ needs. It includes information on each of the pharmacies in the borough, including their opening hours, the types of services offered, and how frequently the services are used.

The focus of this year’s APHR is ‘Healthy Ageing: Working together to improve wellbeing in later life’.

The concept of healthy ageing captures the broad range of factors that influence the health and wellbeing of older adults, including the wider determinants of wellbeing. This year’s annual report summarises what we know about older adults living in Camden and Islington, and their health, wellbeing and quality of life.

The report considers the current challenges and opportunities under each of the following four key themes:
• Quality of life, including being connected and feeling valued
• Environments that promote and support healthy ageing
• Key life transitions into and during older age
• Accessible, responsive and joined up health and care services when needed.

This Public Health Intelligence Profile analyses patterns of alcohol-specific hospital admissions in Camden in 2014/15. In Camden in 2014/15, 519 individuals aged 18 years and over were admitted to hospital specifically because of alcohol. These individuals resulted in 896 alcohol-specific hospital admissions and 3,639 days spent in hospital.