WMPHO works to improve the health of the public in the region and reduce inequalities by providing intelligence, developing public health capacity and acting as advocates for both.

WMPHO does this by

• Capturing, analysing and interpreting data about health and its determinants
• Producing reports on topical health issues for target audiences
• Developing and regularly updating regional and local health indicators
• Monitoring trends in health and health inequalities
• Holding workshops and training events and organising an analysts training scheme

On this website you will find

• information on the Health of the West Midlands
• information to support Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
• information on events in the West Midlands
• information on national public health initiatives
• and much more

Mission Statement: An emerging centre of excellence, supporting Public Health, empowering Public Health Stakeholders and turning data and information into knowledge and intelligence.

Regional Health Profiles 2009

The 2009 Regional Health Profiles were released on Friday, 29th January... [more]

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Invitation to attend Workshop on Practitioner registration

The UKPHR plans to launch a register for Public Health Practitioners in... [more]

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Chief Medical Officer’s Public Health Awards Now Open

Press release by the Central Office of Information (COI) dated 20th January... [more]

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West Midlands Introduction to Public Health Intelligence

This course aims to help meet the public health skills and knowledge needs... [more]

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New NCMP 2008/09 report available for England

Summary This report summarises the key findings from the Government's... [more]

Workshop on Practitioner registration

The UKPHR plans to launch a register for Public Health Practitioners in... [more]

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Public Health modelling in West Midlands

The aim of the meeting is to increase basic understanding of principles of... [more]

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Day 3: More data sources, more basic statistics

Day 3 of the "West Midlands Introduction to Public Health Intelligence"... [more]

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Workshop on Practitioner registration

The UKPHR plans to launch a register for Public Health Practitioners in... [more]

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NDTMS Induction Training

The induction course will give each new member of staff a clear... [more]