Health: Coastal Areas
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities for people living in coastal communities.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne
The healthy life expectancy for men in Blackpool is just 51.7 years - the lowest in England and up to 18 years lower than some areas.
These statistics are shocking. We are taking action across Government to address the environmental and socio-economic determinants of health, and aiming to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest regions.
We know that targeted action to tackle health inequalities will facilitate economic opportunities, and support an NHS fit for the future.
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