Area: Woking CD

KEYNOTES: The health of people in Woking is generally better than the England average. Life expectancy is high, and early deaths from cancer, and from heart disease and stroke, are lower than the national rates.
There are health inequalities in Woking. Male and female life expectancy in more deprived areas is around 5 years lower than in less deprived areas.
Over the last ten years, early deaths from cancer, and from heart disease and stroke, have fallen.
Both the teenage pregnancy rate and percentage of mothers smoking in pregnancy are low. Breastfeeding initiation levels are high and the percentage of children classified as obese is below the England average. While overall poverty in the district is low, nearly 2,200 children in Woking are living in low income households.
Estimated healthy eating levels are high, though it is also estimated that 1 in 5 adults are obese. Hospital stays related to alcohol are low, but more than 1 in 7 adults are estimated to binge drink. An estimated 1 in 5 adults smoke, and while the death rate from smoking is low, smoking accounts for 120 deaths each year.
Priorities for action identified in the Local Area Agreement for Surrey include hospital admissions for alcohol-related harm, childhood obesity, smoking, social care and teenage pregnancy.
Further details about the health of this area can be found in the Public Health Annual report (2008) and the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, available from www.surreyhealth.nhs.uk

KEYNOTES_BULLET1: The health of people in Woking is generally better than the England average. Life expectancy is high, and early deaths from cancer, and from heart disease and stroke, are lower than the national rates.

KEYNOTES_BULLET2: There are health inequalities in Woking. Male and female life expectancy in more deprived areas is around 5 years lower than in less deprived areas.

KEYNOTES_BULLET3: Over the last ten years, early deaths from cancer, and from heart disease and stroke, have fallen.

KEYNOTES_BULLET4: Both the teenage pregnancy rate and percentage of mothers smoking in pregnancy are low. Breastfeeding initiation levels are high and the percentage of children classified as obese is below the England average. While overall poverty in the district is low, nearly 2,200 children in Woking are living in low income households.

KEYNOTES_BULLET5: Estimated healthy eating levels are high, though it is also estimated that 1 in 5 adults are obese. Hospital stays related to alcohol are low, but more than 1 in 7 adults are estimated to binge drink. An estimated 1 in 5 adults smoke, and while the death rate from smoking is low, smoking accounts for 120 deaths each year.

KEYNOTES_BULLET6: Priorities for action identified in the Local Area Agreement for Surrey include hospital admissions for alcohol-related harm, childhood obesity, smoking, social care and teenage pregnancy.

KEYNOTES_BULLET7: Further details about the health of this area can be found in the Public Health Annual report (2008) and the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, available from www.surreyhealth.nhs.uk

Region_ID: Q37

REGION_NAME: South East Coast SHA

XCOORD: 500752

YCOORD: 157542

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