Child Health
Lead person: Sian Evans
Local ChiMat Coordinator: Julia Yelloly
The purpose of this topic page is to provide ready access to regional data on maternal and child health using downloadable erpho publications and interactive web resources. In addition, it offers signposting to key data sources and useful organisations, websites and e-bulletins.
East of England Child Health Profiles 2008 |
Click here for Local authority and County Child Health Profiles in pdf format published September 2008. Updated versions are available electronically via ChiMat
Child health profiles for PCTs in the East of England will be available later this year.
A wide range of data relating to maternal and child health and well being are available.
ChiMat
- Go to ChiMat for easy access to a range of key maternal and child health data sets. ChiMat is the National Maternal and Child Health Observatory which aims to pull together key maternal and child health data and present it in easily accessible formats. The Local ChiMat Specialist for the East of England is Julia Yelloly.
Other specialist observatories or lead areas of interests with APHO of particular relevance to child health
- Injuries data and resources can be found at the Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland .
- Obesity the National Obesity Observatory (NOO) has a range of resources relating to obesity including information on child obesity and the National Child Measurement Programme
- Physical activity resources are available from the South West Public Health Observatory (SWPHO).
- Dental health resources can also be found at the North West Public Health Observatory (NWPHO)
- Diabetes community health profiles for children and young people can be found at Yorkshire and Humber Public health Observatory (YHPHO)
- Alcohol resouces including local alcohol profiles can be found at the North West Public Health Observatory (NWPHO)
- Smoking resources can be found at the London Health Observatory
- Sexual health data and resources, including the Sexual health Balanced Scorecare can be found at the South West Public Health Obsersatory (SWPHO)
- Teenage conception resources including an interactive mapping tool can be found at theEast Midlands Public Health Observatory EMPHO)
- Mental Health resources are available from the Mental Health Observatory (NEPHO)
- A new Learning Disability Observatory has recently been launched. based at the North East Public Health Observatory
Click for further information about these and other APHO lead areas .
Elsewhere on the erpho website
APHO Indications of Public Health across the English Regions: Child Health
Indications of Child Health in the East of England series
Other erpho publications