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State
of the Natural Environment Report 2008
Natural England has
launched a significant evidence report - The State of the Natural
Environment Report 2008. The 326-page report looks in detail at landscape
& biodiversity data and data relating to people's enjoyment of the
natural environment, for example access and greenspace provision. It also
analyses pressures and risks for the natural environment and shows up
evidence gaps.
The
report suggests that a radical new approach to conservation is needed
if we are to cope with the challenges facing our natural environment. The findings from the
report have led to Natural England publishing a manifesto for the natural
environment that outlines what need to be done to set the nation on a
greener path to the future. The full report can be downloaded at: www.naturalengland.org.uk/sone/
Natural England has
made a commitment to publish regional State of the Natural Environment
reports in 2009/10 and in the North East they intend that this will link
into the evidence gathering for the Integrated Regional Strategy.
For more
information on evidence on the natural environment, please contact Nick
Dales, Team Leader Evidence & Strategy on 0191 229 5518 or email Nick.dales@naturalengland.org.uk
State of the
countryside 2008
In similar vein, the State of
the Countryside 2008 report has been published by the Commission for
Rural Communities. It provides a comprehensive description of social,
economic and environmental conditions and changes across rural England,
highlighting the main challenges and future trends for government and other
organisations. The report is the tenth in the series so the
opportunity is being taken to reflect on the changes taking place in rural England, look forward to what the future might
hold for rural communities, and to reflect on what has remained important
since the report was first published in 1999. For further details about the
report, go to: www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk//projects/stateofthecountryside2008/overview
Migrant
Health
NEPHO has
just published a report: "New arrivals in North East England: mapping
migrant health and NHS delivery".
It is available from the
website http://www.nepho.org.uk/index.php?c=2922 or in hard copy from
NEPHO. The report covers asylum
seekers and refugees, economic migrants from Europe and elsewhere, students and others. It outlines what information is available
as well as what is currently being done to address health needs. This report provides more detail on the
mapping project presented at a conference in the spring http://www.nepho.org.uk/index.php?c=2639.
The recommendations
in the report will be taken forward by a new Migrant Health Group which has
been formed as part of the regional Migrant Partnership http://www.nesmp.org.uk/ . This group will also have links into the
Department of Health migrant health team.
There is also a new
report from the Faculty of Public Health on the health needs of asylum
seekers: http://www.fphm.org.uk/resources/AtoZ/bs_aslym_seeker_health.pdf.
For more
information contact David Chappel (david.chappel@nepho.org.uk)
or Elaine Rodger (elaine@anick.co.uk)
Launch of Health Profiles 2008
Health Profiles 2008 were launched on the 24th
June. This is the third year that
Health Profiles have been produced for all local authorities (excluding
City of London and Isles of Scilly) in England. This year’s
profiles include a regional level Health Profile and a new web-based
interactive atlas to facilitate and simplify the task of comparing Health
Profiles for areas across England.
The Profiles use key health indicators to capture
a picture of the nation's health down to local level, providing areas
across England with valuable information to improve their population's
health. This year's data also includes new information on child health
inequalities.
Health Profiles 2008 are available from: www.healthprofiles.info
For further information regarding Health Profiles
please contact either Gillian Bryant or Stuart Simms at the North East Public Health Observatory at the
following e-mail addresses: gillian.bryant@nepho.org.uk or stuart.simms@nepho.org.uk
Household
survey on entrepreneurship
DBERR's The Household Survey on
Entrepeneurship is a useful evidence source,
albeit at national level only, about the differential, needs,
motivations and experiences of entrepreneurs across different ethnic
groups. The report suggests that this is a response to limited
opportunities elsewhere in the labour market as much as a specific desire
to set up one’s own business.
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