News
This page lists news from the North East PHO
2007 Adult Mental Health Workbook
The 2007 Adult Mental Health Workbook and accompanying briefs are now available on line...
Local basket of indicators tool
The Local basket of indicators (LBOI) is an easy to use tool that gives push button access to a set of periodically updated indicators at local authority level.
Draft Strategy for the North East Public Health Observatory
The North East Public Health Observatory has launched a draft five year strategy paper and would encourage comments from stakeholders.
Launch of National Cancer e-Atlas in England
A new public website ‘Cancer e-Atlas’ has been launched by the newly established National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) to improve public access to basic cancer statistics at Local Authority and Cancer Network level across England....
North East Health Profile - 2008
The North East Health Profile 2008 gives a snapshot of health in the North East region. With other regional and local information, this Health Profile has been designed to support action by local government and primary care trusts to tackle health inequalities and improve the health of the population.
Health Profiles Launch
Health Profiles for every local authority and region across England were published today by the Department of Health and the Association of Public Health Observatories.
DH Report Health Inequalities : Progress and Next Steps
This document outlines the Government's approach to hit the 2010 health inequalities Public Service Agreement targets, assessing what has and has not worked, and setting the direction of travel beyond 2010.
Health Inequalities intervention tool
The Health Inequalities Intervention Tool is designed to support Primary Care Trusts with their Local Delivery Planning and commissioning. It builds on the previous tool which provided information for Spearhead areas only, and now includes all local authorities, spearhead and non-spearhead, and provides information on inequalities both within as well as between areas. It also models the impact of four evidence based interventions on life expectancy in local areas.
Making smoking history for our children and future generations
The Government will soon launch a three month consultation on a new and comprehensive National Tobacco Strategy, which will have a significant impact on smoking levels in the region in the next 10 years....
A Joint Report from NEPHO, ERPHO, PHG Foundation
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p> A Joint report from NEPHO, ERPHO, and PHG Foundation to provide an introduction and overview to the field of public health genomics....
