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The fortune teller — a life expectancy intervention tool is now available for all local planning
Author(s)	Andy Cowper
Journal title	Health Service Journal, vol 118, HSJ and LGC Supplement [insert in issue 6117], 31 July 2008
Pages	pp 12-13
Source	http://www.hsj.co.uk
Keywords	Ill health ; Poverty ; Life span ; Measurement ; Evaluation.
Annotation	A new online life expectancy intervention tool has been developed by the Association of Public Health Observatories with and for the Department of Health (DH). The tool builds on the Health Inequalities Information Tool, and is designed to support primary care trusts (PCTs) with their local delivery planning and commissioning. Specifically, the tool will help local authorities to estimate the effect on life expectancies if certain interventions - such as smoking cessation, or anti-hyperintensive or statin prescribing for those previously with undiagnosed or uncontrolled hypertension - are increased. This article looks at the tool's potential for tackling health inequalities, and draws attention to the link on the London Health Observatory's website (www.lho.org.uk/health_inequalities/health_inequali... (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080818203 A
Classmark	CH: W6: BG6: 3R: 4C *
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