Public events - OHID East of England
Foundation Course: Health intelligence for everyday practice - Sept 2017
Events - PublicStarting 14 Sep 2017 - 00:00 through to 14 Sep 2017 - 23:59
The Foundation Course is a free one-day course offerred by PHE to aid users of data and intelligence to gain a greater understanding of how it can be used in practice. If you are interested in hearing more about the Foundation Course please contact LKISEast@phe.gov.uk
There are three main aims:
•To improve understanding and
interpretation of health intelligence through practical
examples.
•To aid effective commissioning and needs
assessment.
•To provide hands-on training of the PHE CKO
Fingertips based tools
You will learn to:
•Learn what health intelligence is and how
it can be used in commissioning.
•Define and understand your
target population.
•Use data to assess need.
•Understand
health inequalities.
•Interpret health profiles and data and
information from the ‘Fingertips’ set of tools.
Who will benefit
•Anyone involved directly with the
commissioning cycle.
•Local Authorities
•Third sector
partners.
•New Public Health Analysts who have no previous
knowledge of public health issues.
•Health Improvement Analysts,
Managers, Facilitators.
•The wider CCG workforce who need to
understand how health intelligence can inform decision making.