The Solution (mainly healthy adults)

Living Well

Living Well

The Living Well workstream works with the adult population that is mainly healthy (of which a segment may be accumulating high risk for future health issues) or experiencing relatively low complexity issues (e.g. common mental health issues, or long term conditions that have not yet reached a level that significantly impacts on idependent living).

 

The health needs of this population relate particularly to primary and secondary prevention (i.e. preventing the onset of illness or preventing progression of long term conditions) as well as management of self-limiting conditions (e.g. mild infectious disease, low level musculoskeletal issues, sexually transmitted infections, higher HIV prevalence, higher levels of substance misuse (including problem drinking in those who drink alcohol) lower screening uptake and a higher burden of common mental health issues, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Relevant characteristics of the Tower Hamlets Living Well population include:

Demography (mobility, young population, ethnicity), lower healthy life expectancy, high deprivation, poorer diet, higher smoking prevalence, higher levels of sexually transmitted infections, higher HIV prevalence, higher levels of substance misuse (including problem drinking in those who drink alcohol) lower screening uptake and a higher burden of common mental health issues, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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If you have any feedback regarding our services, or suggestions of ideas and initiatives that may improve the healthcare and wellbeing of people in Tower Hamlets, please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.