Regional Public Health Observatories
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Transcript of Regional Public Health Observatories
A mini-consultation on SEPHO
Dr Alison HillDirector
South East Public Health Observatory
26th November 2004
Regional Public Health Observatories
– Set up as a result of Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation
– 9 regional observatories– £2.2 million £10 million in 2006/7– Core funding: from DH through Regional Directors
of Public Health – Mix of host arrangements – NHS, University
Shifting the balance of power within the NHS: the contribution of PHOs
PHOs should form the basis of a strong integrated public health function:
• Undertaking the full range of functions to support the Regional Directors of Public Health;
• Supporting public health networks; • Supporting the wider intelligence
functions of PCTs, Trusts, StHAs, and local and regional government organisations.
The Public Health White Paper
Health Information and Intelligence Task Force• Real time public health information• An agreed core dataset• Tackling weaknesses in existing data• Health and wellbeing data from existing sources• Health surveillance at regional level, building on the work of PHOs• Health protection data• New sources e.g. marketing information, NPfIT, nGMS,
UKBiobank• Guidance on data sharing and disclosure• Knowledge management systems
The Public Health White Paper
Public Health Observatories will:• Receive additional resources • Support DsPH to promote local action
and monitor impact• Develop skills in HIA and HEA• Produce a standard set of local health
information
Public Health Observatories
• One stop shop to provide better access to:– public health information– epidemiological and public health tools and
methodologies– people: expertise, specialists, interests….– events– evidence base (e.g. via NeLH and HDA)– current national policy– networking and professional development
opportunities• Contextualised and interoperable.
Association of Public Health Observatories: A national
network 9 regional observatories working together
Each has a national lead area with agreed responsibilities
National collaborative work
Joint digital infrastructure development
• Informing and supporting policy and practice
Better access to information
– Signposting to data from other agencies (e.g. housing and voluntary and social care information resources)
– Public health data tables to download (births, deaths, hospital admissions, demography)
– (and coming soon visual display of these data)
– Hospital episode regional service and analyses
– Drug misuse data
– The 2001 census
Better access to information
– Signposting to data from other agencies (e.g. housing and voluntary and social care information resources)
– Public health data tables to download (births, deaths, hospital admissions, demography)
– (and coming soon visual display of these data)
– Hospital episode regional service and analyses
– Drug misuse, cancer, health protection data
– The 2001 census
Better access to information
Information analysis• Analyses (e.g. CHD mapping, Euro
comparisons)
• Indicator development (basket of health inequalities indicators, regional indications)
• Index development (Health Poverty Index,)
• Making other organisations local analyses available
Put in Jo’s new Euro graph here
Directly standardised mortality rates by all causes, all ages UK, South East, se lected other EU states and EU average
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Better access to information
Information analysis• Analyses (e.g. CHD mapping, Euro
comparisons)
• Indicator development (basket of health inequalities indicators, regional indications)
• Index development (Health Poverty Index,)
• Status reports – obesity, smoking, physical activity
• LHO basket of indicators
Regional variation in overweight and obesity for 16-24 year olds (2001-2).
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% Overweight
Males:
Females:
Better access to information
Information analysis• Analyses (e.g. CHD mapping, Euro
comparisons)• Indicator development (basket of health
inequalities indicators, regional indications) • Index development (Health Poverty Index)
launched on 22nd November • Status reports – obesity, smoking, physical
activity
Tools and methods
• A toolkit for undertaking healthy lifestyle surveys
• A guide to measuring and monitoring deprivation and inequalities
• Health impact assessment
• Health equity auditing
• Visualising and displaying data
Tools and methods
• A toolkit for undertaking healthy lifestyle surveys
• A guide to measuring and monitoring deprivation and inequalities
• Health impact assessment
• Health equity auditing
• Life expectancy calculator
• Excess seasonal deaths calculator
• Visualising and displaying data
Network support and professional development
• Regular consultation with networks to work to their priorities
• Supporting public health intelligence professionals
• PHeNet• Training in resource management –
finding and contributing• Education and training
Delivering our web-based resources
• All data are catalogued (metadata) using agreed international standards
• We have developed a public health language
• All PHOs will be interoperable by April 2005 and will interoperate with HDA and NLH during 2005
• Not dependent on web developer – anyone can contribute
In summary
• PHOs are becoming established now
• They work as a national network
• They provide a one-stop-shop for information, methods and expertise
• They are looking at new ways of analysing and presenting data to help policy makers and practitioners
Giving added value into the future
• What do you want from SEPHO and the other PHOs?