Public health data

Question 1

What are some sources that provide population health data?

Answer 1

NHS
UK Health and Security Agency
OHID
Office for national statistics

Question 2

What data on population health is provided by the NHS?

Answer 2

Prevalence of chronic conditions
Multi morbidity and poly pharmacy
Levels of access to health care

Question 3

What data on population health is provided by the UK health security agency?

Answer 3

Incidence of communicable disease
Vaccination coverage
Environmental hazards

Question 4

What data on population health is provided by OHID?

Answer 4

Wider determinants of health and health inequality statistics

Question 5

What data on population health is provided by the office for national statistics?

Answer 5

Demographic composition e.g. age, sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status
Mortality
Longevity
Common causes of death

Question 6

What are the purposes of public health data?

Answer 6

Disease surveillance
Studying the cause of disease
Identifying and monitoring health inequalities
Matching services with need
Evaluating the impacts of health interventions
Empower communities to identify and raise health concerns