Blackpool is the unhealthiest area in England according to a new study
Fitness experts BarBend analysed a recent release from the Office for National Statistics, which scored every local authority in England on a number of factors for physical health, mental health, fitness, and more compared to the national average to see which areas were the ‘most unhealthy’.
Fellow North West town, Manchester, comes in second place, with an overall score of 92.53. This is due to a healthy people score of 90.38, a healthy lives score of 91.24, and a healthy places score of 95.96. “There are multiple aspects that contribute towards low life expectancy in both women and men including, drug and alcohol abuse, low wages, poor housing and deprivation, as well as poor educational attainment.
“We are constantly taking steps to drive economic regeneration, creating more jobs and making Blackpool a better place to live and work. “The My Blackpool Home programme helps to improve the standard of homes and neighbourhoods and through the recent ‘Levelling Up Agenda' we are working with government on potential initiatives to further scale up work on improving housing in Blackpool.
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