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Every child and young person deserves the opportunity to grow up healthy, happy, and able to reach their full potential. The experiences and opportunities available during childhood and adolescence play a vital role in shaping health, wellbeing, educational achievement, and life chances, with effects that can last throughout adulthood.
The Empowering Futures: Growing Up Well in Warwickshire JSNA explores the physical health and wellbeing of school-aged children and young people across the county. It examines the factors that help children thrive, highlights where inequalities exist, and identifies opportunities to improve outcomes for current and future generations.
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Mind Matters
The prevalence of mental health conditions in children and young people has risen in the last eight years.
More children and young people are accessing mental health services (CAMHS) locally, with the largest increase seen in those 0-4 and those 11-17.
Nuneaton and Bedworth has the highest rates of children and young people accessing mental health services in Warwickshire.
Reducing Risk
Warwickshire HPV vaccination rates are above the national average.
Chlamydia screening rates in 15-24 year-olds are low. Improving this will help prevent hidden infections that can have serious health consequences.
Whilst under-18 conception rates have been falling across Warwickshire there is variation across the county.
Whilst smoking rates have been falling, more can still be done to support smoke-free homes.
In recent years the number of children and young people who vape has become a growing concern. Vapes are not risk free, with illegal vapes becoming more dangerous as illicit substances are added with no regulation. If you don’t smoke, you shouldn’t start to vape.
Healthy Lifestyles
Across the healthy lifestyle indicators in this JSNA (nutrition, oral health, physical activity, and obesity) there is variation in, and within, District and Boroughs.
There is a difference in uptake of Health Needs Assessments (HNA) between schools, which informs our analysis. Increasing this uptake will help to improve our view of children’s health.
There are differences in the HNA between parental (reception) and child (year 6 and 9) responses in terms of themes of concern.
Vulnerable Children and Young People
There is a lack of available local data and information on vulnerable populations and their health needs.
Some children and young people in these vulnerable populations may experience health inequalities which have the potential to impact across their entire lives, not just in childhood.
A number of specialist teams that support these vulnerable populations were identified. Working with these teams, that have established trust, and developing new links will support children and young people to reach their full potential.
Vital Signs
Since COVID-19 there has been an increase in the levels of identified SLCN.
There is a sharp drop in the number of pupils receiving SLCN support between primary and secondary school.
There is currently a lack of local data on children and young people with an asthma diagnosis or an asthma care plan.
There is variation across the county with the provision of technology for children and young people that can help monitor diabetes.
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