reducing excess deaths and morbidity: the cold weather plan for england 2012
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Angie Bone, Public Health EnglandTRANSCRIPT
Reducing excess deaths and morbidity: the Cold Weather Plan for England 2012
Dr Angie Bone
Warm homes for health: Building fuel poverty and health partnerships 16th July 2013
Cold Weather and Mortality
• More people die during the winter than at other times of the year
• Average number of ‘excess’ winter deaths in England around 25,000 (2001-11)
• 34,000 deaths in winter 2008-09
• 22,900 in 2011-12
• This winter?
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Cold Weather and Health
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Fuel poverty, inequalities and cold related harm
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Improving the energy efficiency of the existingstock is the only long-term sustainable way ofensuring a number of multiple gains: environmentalgains, health gains, the mitigation of climate changeand social gains through a reduction in health andenvironmental inequalities. It is also a good leverto stimulate the economy and the labour market inrelation to the green economy, as well as providingopportunities for the up-skilling of the workforce inbuilding construction and related sectors.
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Using PH Outcomes Framework
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Impact of action to reduce the harm from cold weather
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Excess Winter Deaths Index
Who is the CWP for?The CWP sets out a series of clear, co-ordinated
actions to be taken by the NHS, social care and other public agencies and professionals who interact with those most at risk from cold weather
The CWP is also intended to mobilise individuals and communities to help protect their neighbours, friends, relatives and themselves against avoidable health problems in winter
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Cold Weather Plan levels
Level 2 - Alert and ReadinessThere is a 60% probability of severe cold weather between 0600 on Friday and
0600 on Saturday in parts of England
CascadeofColdWeatherAlerts
Example Action table
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Key public health messages
• Get your flu jab (risk groups)
• Keep your environment warm
• Look after yourself and look out for older neighbours
•Food and activity will help keep you warm
•Get financial support
•Have your heating and cooking appliances checked
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Acknowledgements
Carl Petrokofsky
Katie Carmichael
Virginia Murray
Yvonne Doyle
Cold Weather Plan 2012 Reference Group
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Direct health effects following cold weather
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