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The Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) represents a network of 12 public health observatories (PHOs) working across the five nations of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. We produce information, data and intelligence on people's health and health care for practitioners, policy makers and the wider community. Our expertise lies in turning information and data into meaningful health intelligence. APHO and the PHOs all have policy lead areas, which you can see here.

Technical Briefing 9: Measuring Sustainable Development

This briefing looks at sustainable development and carbon reduction measurement: the metrics and tools already available, future developments and the wider political and ethical context

Marmot Indicators for Local Authorities in England

London Health Observatory and the Marmot Review Team have produced baseline figures for some key indicators of the social determinants of health, health outcomes and social inequality that correspond to the indicators proposed in The Marmot Review of Health Inequalities.

APHO Small Area Indicators for Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

APHO has published a set of indicators at MSOA level for use by organisations carrying out joint strategic needs assessment. The indicators include population estimates, mortality, hospitalisation, lifestyle and socio-economic data.

Dying to know: How to interpret and investigate hospital mortality measures

APHO has published a step by step guide, "Dying to Know," to help health professionals and Board members understand the problems and pitfalls of measuring in-hospital mortality and how to deal with them.

Improving Health and Lives

The Improving Health and Lives Learning Disabilities Observatory is here to keep watch on the health of people with learning disabilities and the health care they receive.

National End of Life Care Intelligence Network

Launch of the new National End of Life Care Intelligence Network

Intelligent Commissioning

The report gives examples of the work of the Association, Public Health and Themed Observatories to support commissioning and looks at the way forward.

APHO General Practice Profiles

The profiles are designed to assist GPs, consortia and PCTs to ensure that they are providing and commissioning effective and appropriate healthcare services for their local population.

Technical Briefing 8: Prevalence Modelling

This briefing discusses the need for prevalence modelling and provides an overview of various methods of generating estimates of the prevalence of diseases or risk factors in local populations.

Local Tobacco Control Profiles

APHO publishes the new Local Tobacco Control Profiles for England, which bring together, for the first time, a detailed picture of the burden of smoking-related disease, costs and action for every local authority and primary care trust in England.

HSJ Supplement 27 May 2010: Health Intelligence (in partnership with APHO)

A review of 10 years of public health intelligence delivered by public health observatories and a look ahead to future opportunities and challenges.

Health inequalities intervention tool 2010

The Health Inequalities Intervention Toolkit is designed to assist evidence-based local service planning and commissioning, including Joint Strategic Needs Assessments

CMO celebrates PHOs 10th Anniversary

Speech by Chief Medical Officer regarding the ten year anniversary of the Public Health Observatories

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