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King's Cross Health Needs Assessment Project — a summary of the final report, September 1996
Author(s)	Adiaha Antigha
Corporate Author	King's Cross Health Needs Assessment Project, Camden and Islington Health Authority
Publisher	Camden and Islington Health Authority, London, [1997?]
Pages	32 pp
Source	King's Cross Neighbourhood Centre, 51 Argyle Street, London WC1H 8EF.
Keywords	Health [elderly] ; Needs [elderly] ; Development projects ; Camden ; Islington.
Annotation	The Project, which began in 1994, includes King's Cross and Brunswick Wards in Camden, and Thornhill, and parts of Barnsbury and Clerkenwell Wards in Islington. Its aim has been to enable local people to identify their health care needs, and to develop a strategy for developing services to meet these needs. This summary report outlines the project's scope and methodology. Priority groups identified include minority ethnic communities: African, African Caribbean, Bangladeshis, and Chinese. 13.5% of residents are of pensionable age, and a mixed picture of opportunities emerged. Recommendations made include employment of community health workers, improving leisure and recreation facilities, upgrading GP (general practitioner) services, commissioning services for ethnic minorities, and considering the needs of those with HIV/AIDS. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980910226 B
Classmark	CC: IK: IGD: 82L8: 82LK
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