• Cancer, stroke and coronary heart disease are the main causes of premature death.
• Around 35% of boys and 30% of girls aged 2-15 years can be classified as overweight or obese.
• 30.4% of women are overweight, 25.6% are obese and 4.8% are morbidly obese
• 43.2% of men are overweight, 20.1% are obese and 1% are morbidly obese
• 76% of women and 60% of men are not active enough for health
• 16% of the population is over 65 years of age
• Young people are consuming alcohol at a younger age
• We continue to experience unacceptable drink driving rates
• 27% of pregnant women smoke
• 32% of the working population take part in the Healthy Working Lives Scheme
• There were 600 homeless applications in 2006
• We have 70-80 Looked After Children
• People with a learning disability are four times more likely to die of a long term preventable illness
• 1 in 5 adults have a disability or long term illness (only 5% of disabled people are in a wheelchair)