Themes

Select a theme to see a collection of resources to assist in your research on this theme.

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Older people (for dementia and falls)

Environment - air quality

How we interact with our environment plays a key role for the population today and future generations. Protecting our natural habitats, ensuring our activities are sustainable, energy production and air quality are important considerations.

Best Start in Speech, Language and Communication

There is increasing concern about the numbers of children starting school with poor speech, language and communication skills, with unacceptable differences in outcomes in different areas of the country.

Deprivation and poverty

Deprivation to many means poverty. Poverty impacts on the whole of society and creates problems of social isolation. This section includes links to the indices of deprivation and a page on child poverty.

Diabetes

Disability and Sensory Impairment

The term ‘Physical Impairment’ refers to people who have one or more physical impairments. These impairments may be congenital or acquired at any age, be temporary, long-term, or fluctuating. People with physical impairments may often have unique & multi-dimensional requirements.

Domestic Abuse

Experiencing domestic abuse has a significant impact on the whole family and can have life long consequences for adults and children.

Economy

Strong economic foundations are critical to the future success of an area, creating quality employment opportunities for local people. A dynamic local enterprise culture is vital for the long-term competitiveness and overall success of any local economy, and an appropriately skilled workforce is required to make the most of opportunities as and when they arise.

Gambling

Based on 2018 data, it was estimated that 0.5% of the population reached the threshold to be considered problem gamblers and 3.8% of the adult population were found to be gambling at levels of elevated risk.

Housing

Affordable and suitable, warm, safe and secure homes are essential to a good quality of life yet many homes in Nottinghamshire do not meet these criteria.

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