Social » Healthy Community
People's physical and mental health is protected. Living and working environments are safe, and everyone has access to health care. Every opportunity is taken to recognise and encourage good health.
What is Healthy Community?
Good health is vital to well-being. Without good health, people are less able to enjoy their lives to the extent they might desire, their options may be limited and their general levels of quality of life and happiness may be reduced. Without good health and the ability to access healthcare, people are less able to actively participate in and contribute to the economic, social and cultural life of the region.
Healthy community is made up of 11 indicators that were selected to measure progress towards the healthy outcome definition (defined above). Data relating to each individual indicator (for the 2001 to 2016 period) is provided via the menu below. The index that measures change in the healthy community index (pictured below) shows the composite average of the individual indicators.
Healthy community, 2001-2016
What this means
Despite declining during the first eight years of the time series, the level the healthy community index reached in 2016, is a change of 2.5% compared to the 2001 result.
Did you know?
The GPI counts our health-care costs created by smoking, not exercising, eating poorly and becoming obese, as costs, not gains, to the economy.
11 Indicators are being used to track Healthy Community in the Wellington region
Click on each indicator below to access further information
Download Territorial Authority data for these Indicators
Obesity » Overview
Why is this indicator important?
Obesity is a global pandemic with significant implications for public health. Obesity is associated with a long list of health conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, asthma, sleep apnea, gallstones, kidney stones, infertility, and as many as 11 types of cancers, including leukemia, breast, and colon cancer. There are also a range of adverse social and emotional effects associated with obesity and being overweight, including discrimination, lower wages, lower quality of life, and susceptibility to depression.
Prevalence of obesity, 2007 to 2014
Findings
- In 2014, 27.2% of the Wellington region adult population were classified as obese.
- The percentage of adults in the Wellington region who were obese increased from 25.0% in 2007 to 27.2% in 2014.
Obesity » Technical Information
Indicator Definition
The age standardised percentage of people aged 15 years and over classified as obese according to the body mass index.
Data Source
Ministry of Health New Zealand Health Survey
Last updated April 2017
Data points available only for 2006/07 and 2011-14. Indicators are updated in April and November each year; for those indicators where new data or survey results have become available.
Data relates to Regional Public Health (Public Health Unit - PHU) boundaries.
Obesity defined as body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more.
Rates are age-standardised.
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