LEARNING OUTCOMES LO1: Demonstrate understanding of the varieties of health information LO2: Use health information to identify health needs ASSESSMENT: What is the health of your high street, and...

Running Head: Health of Handsworth Woodlane High Street
Health of Handsworth Woodlane High Street
ASSESSMENT
TOPIC: What is the health of your high street, and the health profile of your local area?
Name of Local Area: Handsworth, Birmingham
Student Name:
Student ID:1814863
TABLE OF CONTENT
PART A……………………………………………….Page 3-6
1.0 Introduction………………………………………..Page 3
2.0 Calculation of HOHS score……………………… Page 3
3.0 Healthy and Unhealthy Elements………………......Page 4
4.0 Gaps and Recommendations……………………….Page 5
5.0 Limitations…………………………………………Page 6
PART B………………………………………………..Page 7-9
1.0 Recent Trends………………………………………Page 7
2.0 Comparison of Data with England Benchmark…….Page 8
3.0 The Health Needs………………………………… Page 9
References………………………………………………Page 10
PART A
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This part of the report will help in determining the health of High Street within Birmingham. The highstreet is Handsworth Woodlane Road which is located within Handsworth. It is a subu
an town in northwest Birmingham. It is situated in metropolitan county of West Midlands in England, UK.
There are more than 161 high streets in Handsworth town. The weather is cold, with maximum temperature of 7 degree Celcius. People around are mostly young and belong to ethically diverse backgrounds. At the time of survey the Handsworth Woodlane Highstreet is quiet, with sparsely populated people. The people living here are ethnically diverse with majority of populations from Asia, Africa, Ca
ibean, Poland and Irelad (UK City Guide, 2017). The high streets in Handsworth exhibit healthy environment and healthy business options. Birmingham is known for its foodie diversity so in most of the streets of Handsworth, there are stalls of foods, vegetables, fruits and street food. The high streets have attractive shopping facilities, museums, theatres and cinemas. The Healthy high streets are well connected, with several good performing schools.
The survey was conducted on 12 Feb 2020 from 9 am to 5 pm. The business in Handsworth Woodlane Highstreet ranges from shopping malls, manufacturing units and factories to retailers shops, builder merchants, electricians, hospitals, schools, dentists, opticians, sweets vegetables shops, museum and jewellery stores.
2.0 Calculation of HOHS Score
Table 1. The Richter Scale of Health for Handsworth Woodlane High Street
    Outlet
    Healthy Choices
    Social
Interaction
    Access to services and advice
    Mental Well being
    No. Of Outlets
    Total Richter Scale Score
    Overall Score
    Leisure Centres/Swim/Gym
    2
    2
    2
    1
    2
    +7
    3.5
    Health Services/Doctors
    2
    0
    1
    1
    5
    +4
    0.8
    Pharmacies
    2
    0
    0
    0
    4
    +2
    0.5
    Green Groceries
    0
    1
    0
    1
    3
    +2
    0.66
    Li
aries
    1
    2
    0
    1
    1
    +4
    4
    Tobacconist
    -2
0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    -2
    -1
    Pubs & Bars
    -2
    1
    0
    0
    1
    -1
    -1
    Tanning Shops
    2
    0
    0
    1
    3
    -1
    -0.33
    Fast Food Shops
    -2
    1
    0
    0
    2
    -1
    -0.5
    Book makers
    -1
    0
    0
    -1
    2
    -2
    -1
    Payday Loan shops
    -2
    0
    0
    -2
    1
    -4
    -4
    Restaurants
    2
    2
    0
    0
    4
    +4
    1
Mean Score= 4.13, (on the scale of 1-very poor to 6- very good) which shows presence of healthy elements in good numbers in the street.
There are proper hotels for stay for the foreigners, and the air quality is also cleaner in comparison to main city of Birmingham. Basic needs of the people are easily fulfilled. There is access to affordable food, financial services, and people can promote their health choices actively.
3.0 Healthy and Unhealthy Elements
Healthy elements identified in the table which affect the health of high street in a positive manner are Leisure centres, health services, Pharmacies, Health clubs, Museum, Restaurants and li
aries. The street has 2 leisure centres, gyms and swimming centres, with richter score +7, which gives effective opportunity to the people to engage in healthy lifestyle and fitness activities. There are 5 doctor healthcare clinics with richter scale score of +4, and 4 pharmacies (richter scale +2). Presence of adequate number of healthcare services and access to medications promotes healthy living and security. 3 green groceries outlets offer better accessibility to the people for essential things, 3 tanning salons provide skin care and grooming facility within the street. 1 li
ary in the street offers the readers adequate ability to study different literatures and the books of their interest. 1 payday loan shop provides fast cash services to the people in emergency...