good morning, everyone, - welcome to margate park run!ple every week. they run alongside the stunning kent coastline and staying healthy is their number one reason for taking part. but walk 20 yards across the road and you're in some of the most deprived and challenged areas in the country. 0nce grand houses, converted into hundreds of often poor quality bedsits. professor whitty�*s report highlights the link between poor housing, poor health outcomes and the risk of dying young. one of the quotes that stood out for me in his report was the fact that people live short lives in poor health in coastal communities. yes, of course, he mentioned smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse, but the other big issue was that people here had very high rates of preventable illness. illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity that can lead to men in thanet dying as much as 15 years earlier than in some parts of west kent. driving a mile in thanet from one end to the other will give you a ten—year life gain. it is absolutely shocking and it's somethin