Wider determinants of health data comparison tool from Public Health England - Philippa Lynch

This Wider Determinants of Health tool from Public Health England brings together local indicators and resources about the wider determinants of health. It is designed to draw attention to the broad range of individual, social and environmental factors which influence our health. It will provide the public health system with intelligence regarding the wider determinants of health to help improve population health and reduce health inequalities. The tool presents data for available indicators at England and local authority levels, with links to further resources. An explanatory briefing accompanying the launch is available.

The tool aims to provide the public health system with intelligence regarding the wider determinants of health to help improve population health and reduce health inequalities. The tool contains seven domains:

• the natural and built environment,
• work and the labour market,
• vulnerability,
• income,
• crime,
• education and
• the set of Marmot indicators (developed by UCL’s Institute of Health Equity, in collaboration with Public Health England, several of which have been updated for this release).

In addition, there is a health outcomes domain enabling a cursory look at how the wider determinants relate to health outcomes.