A10- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 8, 1996 Northerners tend to die earlier than other people NORTHERNERS CAN can expect to dic up to two years earlier than people living in the south, according to a provincial healih report released earlier this year. Province-wide average life expectancy sits at 78.3 years, while in the north it only reaches 76.1. In the Skeena health region, the disparity for men is even higher, The average age of death for males living in the north is 72.5 — three years under the B.C. norm of 75.2, For women the gap works out fo be much sialler. Overall, females live to the age of 81.3 in B.C. In the north the average is 81.1 years. “Those differences can be attributed to a number of factors,’’ says Skeena medi- cal health officer Dr. David Bowering, ‘‘Ranging from education, poverty levels and type of work a person does.” In the south, explains Bowering, there are more people who work in admin- istrative positions. While the stress levels may be high, he says, the combination of substantial income and authority gives a person more control over their life situation. Many people living in the north work in areas where they have little or no control in ihe work place, and on average earn lower wages, The result is a feeling of loss of control, which leads to alcohol abuse and smok- ing. Both widespread habits help play havoc with mortality rates in the north, Another factor, adds Bowering, is education. In northem. communities the drop out rate is much higher than in the Lower Mainland. Statistics show, he says, that individuals who graduate and go on to post secondary institutions are much more aware of health issues and how to stay in good physical shape. ‘‘All these factors begin to add up.”” Giving children the best care possible in their in- fancy also has a role to play in the discrepancy, Teen pregnancies in north- erm communities are well over the provincial average, according to Bowering. He would argue that a young, often single mother, is not always able to give her child the solid nutritional building block integral to a healthy future. **What happens in the first few years of life plays a role in the last few years.”’ Other faclars boosting the tegion’s mortality rate in- clude a proportionally high aboriginal population, many of whom live in below poverty-level conditions, long stretches of highway between sparse medical NATIVE RIGHTS Feds’ control of facilities in case of acci- dents, and dangerous oc- cupations such as logging, “The occupation hazards of logging and mining are part of the reason for the gap between fife ex- pectancies for men and women living in the north,’’says Bowerlng, “Fewer women work in those industries than men, and accidental death in cach are quite high per year.’” Overall, the report did point out that British Columbians are among the healthiest in the world. B.C’s average mortality rate is only one year behind Japan — the healthiest na- tion in the world. Dr. David Bowering ag Oe ~ Northwest Singers & Guests presents... Breath § Spring ¢ Dessert Concert Saturday May 11 at 7:30 p.m. * Terrace Pentecostal Assembly Fireside Room 3511 Eby St. Adults $10 =F Students $8 Tickets Available at Erwin Jewellers (Skeena Mall} ak i. aed oe Teed «

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