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Harry Burns and Andrew MurrayScotland`s Health – Lessons learned from running to
the Sahara
Harry Burns and Andrew MurrayScotland`s Health – Lessons learned from running to
the Sahara
Dundee Social Enterprise Conference
October 2014
@docandrewmurray
Life expectancy trendsLife expectancy: Scotland & other Western European Countries, 1851-2005
Source: Human Mortality Database
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1851
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1855
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1859
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1863
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1867
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1871
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1875
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1883
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1903
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1907
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1911
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1915
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1923
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1927
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1931
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1935
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1943
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1947
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1951
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1955
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1959
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1963
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1967
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1971
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1975
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1987
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1991
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1995
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1999
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2003
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Portugal
Scotland
Trends in male life expectancy: ScotlandTrends in male life expectancy: Scotland
Richest 20%
Poorest 20%
Why poor health in Scotland?
Lifestyle factors• Physical inactivity
• Smoking
• Eating badly
• Excess alcohol
Risk reduction associated with physical activity
Chronic condition Risk reductionAll cause mortality 30% risk reductionCVD, stroke 20-35% reductionDiabetes 30-40% reductionHip fractures 36-68% reductionColon cancer 30% reductionBreast cancer 20% reductionLoss of function 30% reductionDepression/dementia 20-30% reduction
We need to do things differently
• Preventing problems
• Intervening early
• Involve the right people
• Work with communities
Jimmy Reid
• Alienation……“It's the frustration of
ordinary people excluded from the processes of decision-making,…
hopelessness that pervades people who feel with justification that they have no real say in shaping or determining their own destinies.”
Assets approach
• Values what we have
• Values human relations
• Capacity building
• Growth
Assets approach
• Employment/ education
• Less power centrally
• Sense of control
• Ability to have a focus and make good choices, whilst contributing to the economy
Social Enterprise
• Generating profit whilst doing good
• Benefits across sectors
• Community focussed, innovation
• Helps SG with indicators/ £
Social Enterprise- Dundee
• Dundee SE strategy, partnership
• Capacity building, growth
• Outcomes- data
• Learnings
Elite Performance
• Aim high• Clear focus• Involve the right people• Growth mentality
Lessons from the summer
How can you
• Identify a focus
• Build your team and capacity
• Support a growth mentality
thanks
www.docandrewmurray.com@[email protected]