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Theme 5: Healthy Communities
Why is it a priority?
- The MORI survey in 2005 revealed that ‘health services’ was the
third most important priority to Thanet residents and 37% of
residents felt that good health services would help to make Thanet
a good place to live
- ‘Healthy Societies’ is a national priority, specifically
focusing on levels of obesity, smoking related diseases and healthy
living
- Thanet’s level of obesity in adults is 23.7% and the proportion
of adults in Thanet that smoke is almost 30%. Of the thirteen
districts in Kent, Thanet has the highest mortality rate for lung
cancer
- Only 20% of Thanet residents feel they can influence decisions
in their local area (Best Value Survey 2006/07).
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