Hillingdon's Health: Demographics, Inequalities, and Policy Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive overview of public health in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It begins with a demographic profile, highlighting the borough's diverse population and key age groups, and then identifies prevalent health issues, particularly focusing on cancer. The report delves into health inequalities, emphasizing the social determinants that contribute to disparities in health outcomes, such as socioeconomic status, environment, and access to healthcare. It examines policy issues, including the National Cancer Plan, and the public health provisions available within the borough, such as housing support and green spaces, while also addressing health campaigns and services. The conclusion summarizes the report's findings, emphasizing the importance of understanding demographics, addressing health inequalities, and implementing effective public health initiatives to improve the wellbeing of Hillingdon's residents. The report underscores the need for integrated approaches to healthcare delivery and the reduction of health disparities. This report is valuable for understanding public health challenges and potential solutions in an urban setting.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF HILLINGDON...........................................................................1
HEALTH ISSUE IN HILLINGDON..............................................................................................1
HEALTH INEQUALITIES.............................................................................................................1
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ...................................................................................1
POLICY ISSUES RELATING TO HILLINGDON.......................................................................1
PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS IN YOUR BOROUGH ..........................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
The health dinner population is a important aspect which is necessary to be considered by
different councils and plans. With in the hillingdon, they have different demographic status that
help in determining needs of services among population. They also have different health issues
as this issue regarding inequalities of services within population which result in occurrence of
disease in people (Fitzgerald, 2017) .
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF HILLINGDON
The Hillingdon is a diverse borough which has demographic profile of 48 percent of
residents. These residents are from minority and ethnic group. It has been estimated that there are
312,600 people are live in this borough. There are approx 7.3 percent people are living of age 0
to 4 years. The estimation of 5 to 15 years old people are 14.7 percentage. The percentage of
working people in Hillingdon borough is of 64.6 who are age of 16 to 64 years (Ang, Spring and
Matters, 2019). There are 7 percent people are present with in this borough of 65 to 74 age. The
people who are over age of 75 are 6.3 percentage. The demographic helps in determining needs
of services by determining sex, ethnic and age with in population. As particular group of
population have high number of occurrence of different condition. This population describe the
demand of services and care. The changes in birth rates and migration provide impact on care
and services in a short period of time. With the help of demographic scale of population, health
issues can be estimated from scale of population which help in determining impact of issues on
health with in population.
HEALTH ISSUE IN HILLINGDON
The health issue mainly occurs when a normal metabolism of body becomes fail due to
various determinants (Williams, Howells and Ganapathi, 2016). These determinants can be occur
as pathogen, pollutant and other that can cause impact on health and which result in arise
problems. These problems are consider as disease. The condition of being disease refers to health
issues that is occur from impact of various problems that alter the health in to disease. The health
issue occur within this borough is cancer. As there are approx average 540 deaths are present due
to this health issue.
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HEALTH INEQUALITIES
The health inequalities refer to avoidable differences that occur with in specific
population and across the population. The inequalities occur as against the rule of socially. These
inequalities are determined by socially and by circumstances that control on individual. There are
various factors that cause health inequalities with in population (Hollocks and et. al., 2019). This
also involves unequal distribution of health and other needs of population between populations.
These can cause various influence on the population including influencing on access to services.
The Marmot review on inequalities of health is based on the evidence that address the social
determinants of health. It provides the condition in which population is work age and grows
which result in development of inequalities of health. it also includes that all children and young
people are enable to increase their capability and have their own right to control their life. In the
population of hillingdon, they are highly affected from cancer which is the main cause of that
among population. There are provision of different services among young people and older
people (Bell and et. al., 2016). This cause of Cancer among the population which is the highest
rate within population of hillingdon borough. They has inequality can be explained with the help
of social determinants of health that is age. The health provision provides different health
services to different age group. As there are maximum number of people occurs in older age who
are having cancer and have high death rate. But this is minimum among younger people who
have low that rates even the health condition are the poorer.
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
The social determinants refers to the health of population which is affected where condition.
The condition of population involves their environment in which they grow, age, work and live
(Bracey and et. al., 2020). There are various number of factors are occur in social determinants
such as social economic status, neighborhood, physical environment, education, employment,
social support network. in this access to healthcare is also include which impact on the health
condition. The physical environment is highly social determinants which affect cancer. as the
high number of inequalities are present regarding cancer incidence which increase motility rate
across populations (The socioeconomic determinants of cancer, 2020). As there are number of
people increasing within population who are suffering from cancer from which it is hard to
provide appropriate services and care regarding cancer. This develops as an public health issues
at many people are died due to presence of inequality between patients. as the awareness about
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social inequalities in increase so that public health issue can be reduced in order to increase their
health and wellbeing (Barber, Brown and Martin, 2016).
POLICY ISSUES RELATING TO HILLINGDON
There are different policies occur within borough who provides care and services to their
population. There are policies regarding health issues which help in delivering appropriate care
and services among issue. Within this, the National Cancer plan provides improving care among
cancer patients. This policy provides targets so that care of Cancer can be improved in various
ways (Griffin, 2019). This policy has some AIMS regarding cancer is that to improve condition
of people regarding cancer. It also includes ensuring about needs and requirements of individuals
of their cancer so that they can attain proper professional support and services including their
treatments. Their objective includes minimizing inequalities so that each and every patient can
get appropriate care and services regarding their disease. There are different approach which are
taken by policies is that to increase number of specialist and professionals so that they can reach
maximum to cancer patient. This also includes minimizing a shortage of efficient staff member’s
nurses Central practitioners and healthcare professionals which is important to diagnosis of
cancer. They also use different approaches so that they can provide awareness about impact of it
(Erasmus, 2019). As there are various minority ethnic groups are present which have their
particular needs. This policy uses different approach so that they can provide every information
to them and can improve the accessibility of services to these groups. They also support cost
effective approach so that they can implement support for the population. They consider various
recommendations within Cancer disease has to assess potential techniques which can help in
Cancer disease. This also includes to increase good practices among staff members and
healthcare professional so that they can provide appropriate screening to their patients. The
cancer network is responsible for planning services and providing treatment to all population of
borough. They provide care and services in both tertiary and secondary sectors by service
providers of palliative care. The cancer information centre of hillingdon provide proper quality
of support information to cancer patients. As they have proper train professionals in which some
of them have personal experience of this health issues. They provide support to people by
arranging various therapies to them. They also provide information about nutrition, diet and
treatment to their patients. They consider health issue directly by providing information and
services to cancer patients directly. Their services are effective among patients. The health care
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and services partners are working in collaboration so that they can develop common
understanding about condition of people so that they can provide support for the people who are
living in hillingdon. With such aim, they enhance their screening and services of Cancer among
patients.
PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS IN YOUR BOROUGH
The health of a person is not only determined by genes but it also identified by personal
choices including diet, activity and other. The public health can be provided by various ways
among population so that their health can be increased. It is provided to hillingdon population by
using various health campaigns and messages so that health and wellbeing of population can be
maintained and increased. The public health refers to understanding about condition of public
health. the aim of public health is to ensure sure about wellbeing and has a population that are
living in hillingdon. Their aim of public health is to provide natural environment for residents so
that they can live properly. This also includes providing housing, green spaces and providing
opportunities for their working. There are different councils are placed within borough in order
to support public health and wellbeing (Fanning, 2018).
The public health council of this borough provides effective care and services to all people
who are living in it. We provide appropriate green spaces to all people so that they can provide
information of keeping healthy to publicly. There are number of people are who are facing
housing problems which develop negativity in their health. Banda services of housing available
within hillingdon. As there are various local authorities housing team who provide house to
people. Within their housing services they provide housing to all people who are under provision
of public health. With this, the provision of housing strategy too many people so that they can
improve their health and wellbeing which develops in quality of life by living a good quality
including affordable housing. They also provide accessibility to young people so that we can
make good choices with their life. They also provide proper working environment to people so
that they can support work and education that help in increasing mental health and wellbeing of
public. The transport council of hillingdon provides team work with businesses so that they can
encourage work. The outcomes of provision are affecting among population as their health and
wellbeing can be enhanced and improved. They follow proper policies with their provision in
order to deliver and developing more care of people who are living in hillingdon. They also
provide public health to various groups those who are needed to vision public health most. the
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public health provision provide care and needs according to individual perspective so that their
mental health cannot affected. They also handle the social determinants of health so that they can
decrease the effect of it amount population. The outcome of this provision of public health is that
many people are achieving their and services within their health. This help in developing health
of population.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report, it has been concluded that the status of demographic help in
analysing needs of people from which health can be delivered to them according to their needs
and requirements. There different health issues occur with within borough which developed due
to various inequalities that present in it. Presence of social determinants of health is also major
issues that cause disease within people. the aim of public health mission is to provide appropriate
health and wellbeing to population.
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