A public health report has highlighted improvements in the Bath area.
The latest annual B&NES Director of Public Health Report found that smoking levels have dropped significantly, teenage conception is the lowest in the South West and infant deaths have fallen.
It also highlighted the fact that deaths from coronary heart disease and cancers have fallen, and positive health activities such as breast feeding and uptake of screening and immunisation programmes continue to rise.
B&NES Council cabinet member for wellbeing and chair of the B&NES Health and Wellbeing Board Councillor Simon Allen (Lib Dem, Radstock) said: "Our aspiration for Bath and north east Somerset is of a healthy and well community where everyone shares the same life chances and opportunities.
"The council will attempt to integrate local services to prevent ill health and make sure people live as independently as they can for as long as they can."
The report also highlights areas for improvement, including low levels of physical activity, rising hospital admissions for alcohol misuse, increases in childhood obesity and high levels of hospital admissions for self-harm.
Acting director of public health for B&NES Paul Scott said: "We appreciate that some groups in our communities experience worse health outcomes than others.
"To make a difference for these groups we need to work together to support families so that children and young people have the best start in life, help adults to gain access to key life skills in order to thrive, enable people to find decent housing and jobs and ensure local neighbourhoods are places that support our wellbeing rather than harm it."
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