The document discusses the increasing rates of obesity in the UK projected for 2030 and highlights significant health disparities based on socioeconomic status. It evaluates the health impacts of various local businesses and recommends measures for local authorities to regulate harmful businesses while promoting healthier options. Key recommendations include public health licensing criteria, mandatory food hygiene ratings, and limits on the number of harmful businesses in communities.

1. Architects for Health
Creating Health Improving
Environments
Shirley Cramer CBE

6. WHO Obesity Forecasts - UK
2030
Obese women 33% (25% 2010)
Overweight women 63% (59% 2010)
Obese men 36% (26% 2010)
Overweight men 73% (70% 2010)

7. £14 billion

8. Health inequalities
• Individuals in most deprived areas live
7 years less than in least deprived
areas
• Disability free life, expectancy – 17
years
• Mental health parity with physical
health

10. Richter scale of health – how we define health
1. Encourages healthy lifestyle
choices
2. Promotes social interaction
3. Allows greater access to health
care services and/or health advice
4. Promotes mental wellbeing

11. Most health promoting
Health services
Pharmacies
Leisure centres/Health clubs
Libraries
Museum and art galleries
Pubs and bars
Least health promoting
Tanning shops
Fast food takeaways
Bookmakers
Payday lenders

12. Scored well on health impact
Leisure centres 7
Health clubs 5
Libraries 4
Pubs & bars 2

13. Didn’t score so well on health impact
Tanning shops -1
Fast food takeaways -2
Bookmakers -2
Payday loan shops -4

14. Recommendations
• Local authorities to be given greater planning powers to
prevent the proliferation of betting shops, payday
lenders and fast food outlets
• Public health criteria to be a condition of licensing for
all types of business
• Mandatory food hygiene ratings linked to calorie and
nutrition labelling for fast food outlets
• A limit of 5% of each type of business on a high street in
order to avoid oversaturation and provide affordable
choice
• Legislation to enable local councils to set their own
differential business rates to encourage healthier
outlets and discourage those that are detrimental to
health

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