General Public Health Tools and Datasets
- SHAPE Atlas Tool
This tool is available to anyone with a ‘.gov.uk’ email address, users will need to register and can then sign up for live training on the tool via Microsoft Teams or use the resource centre to view training videos and user guides. The tool allows for the mapping of health and services data as well as the layering of a range of wider indicators. The tool also allows users to assess travel times to various locations.
- Office for National Statistics (ONS) Local Statistics Tool
Explore local indicators, trends and get data for Counties, Districts and Regions across topics including economy, housing, education and skills, health and wellbeing and connectivity.
- FutureNHS Public Health Intelligence Webpage
Key Public Health data and tools by topic area.
- Health Survey for England
The survey monitors trends in the nation’s health and care, providing information about adults aged 16 and over, and children aged 0 to 15, living in private households in England. Each survey includes core questions (e.g. about smoking, alcohol, general health), measurements such as height, weight and blood pressure. In addition, there are question modules on specific topics that vary from year to year.
- Public Health Outcomes Framework Profile
An Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) Fingertips profile. The Public Health Outcomes Framework profile may be of particular use as it covers indicators across wider determinants, health improvement, health protection and healthcare and premature mortality.
- Local Authority Interactive Tool (LAIT)
Department for Education excel-based tool for comparing data about children and young people across all local authorities in England.
- Local Authority Health Profiles
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) Fingertips profile that provides an overview of health for each local authority in England. The profile pulls together existing information and data on a range of indicators for the local population of choice, highlighting issues that can affect health in that locality.
- Local Health Mapping Tool
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) tool on small area health-related data visualised in maps, charts, area profiles and reports.
- Annual Population Survey
The Annual Population Survey is the largest ongoing household survey in the UK, based on interviews with the members of randomly selected households. The survey covers a diverse range of topics, including personal characteristics, labour market status, work characteristics, education and health.