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The 2019 Director of Public Health report has recently been added to Understanding Herefordshire website. The report, which was published for the February 2020 meeting of the Health and Well-being Board, focused on inequalities experienced by those l… read more on article: "2019 Director of Public Health Report"

ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire's population has increased to 192,800 in mid-2019. Data is now available to download from the Population pages.

ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire's population has increased to 192,800 in 2019.  Further information about this update will soon be available from the Population page of our website. In the meantime, you can downlo… read more on article: "New population estimates"

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting many areas of our daily lives and is likely have a significant impact on Herefordshire's economy, at least in the short to medium term. Data and intelligence are emerging all the time and will be vital to helping… read more on article: "Coronavirus: Big increase in numbers claiming unemployment-related benefits"

To mark the tenth anniversary of Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s landmark review of health inequalities in England Fair Society, Healthy Lives a new, updated report Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On has just been published by the… read more on article: "Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 years On - new report released"

In December, we let you know that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had published their latest estimates of the population of small areas in England. We've analysed this new data and it's now available as a download from the population page. … read more on article: "Population and Indices of Deprivation updates"

We have recently published a new oral health needs assessment for Herefordshire which can be viewed, or downloaded, from the oral health page of this website. The oral health needs assessment describes the standard of oral health of people living in… read more on article: "Oral health needs assessment"

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have recently published their latest estimates of the population of small areas in England. We will shortly begin analysing this new data and we will be making it available on the ‘population’ and ‘about your… read more on article: "Latest small area population estimates"

Reflecting the importance of environmental factors to people's health and wellbeing, we are gradually expanding the environment section of Understanding Herefordshire.   In a recent (September 2019) news item we announced the addition of a new 'clim… read more on article: "Water quality"

The English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (IoD2019) were released at the end of September, replacing those from 2015.  They give an indication of how deprived a local area is compared to all other areas of England based on seven different types, or dom… read more on article: "English Indices of Deprivation 2019"