Health profile format for a community
Health profile for … local authority (Briefly describe the chosen area)
• Location
• The boundaries and where it is set
• The infrastructure and green space
• Buildings and green space
Demographic data
• Size of population currently and projected population
• Age-what proportion are elderly and very young?
• Sex-Are there relatively more men than women in the community?
• Ethnic minority communities-proportion of ethnic minority groups compared to England
Social Determinants of health data compared to England
• Housing/substandard housing/homeless
• Education/Employment/unemployment
• Income/elderly and children on low income
• Health services-distribution/ availability/performance
• Environment-air/noise pollution/violent crime/Accidents
• Social, cultural and political factors
Inequalities
• Proportion of people on low income compared to England
• Distribution of socio-demographic groups in the area
• Indicators of deprivation(IMD 2015)
Health status of the community
• Life expectancy and causes of death
• Indicators of inequalities for life expectancy overall and for key causes of death eg cancer and cardiovascular disease and whether there is a trend of improvement or deterioration
• Child health
• Elderly health
• Injuries and ill health- Non-communicable disease/wellbeing/accidents
• Communicable disease-TB, Sexually transmitted disease, vaccination status
• Behavioural risk factors-Diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking

Health profile format for a group which experiences health inequalities-positive and negative influences on health
Briefly describe:
• the characteristics of this group
• the size
• location
• variability within the group
• Why the group is disadvantaged
Demographic data
• Size of population currently and projected population
• Age and sex distribution in relation to vulnerability?
• Ethnic minority communities experiencing deprivation
Social Determinants of health data related to the chosen group
• Housing/substandard housing/homeless/overcrowded
• Education/Employment/unemployment
• Those on low income within the group/deprivation
• Environment-air/noise pollution/violent crime/Accidents
• Social, cultural and political factors
Inequalities
Identification of inequalities related to:
• Indicators of deprivation(IMD 2015) related to this group
• Those within the lower socio-economic groups related to the chosen group
• Access to health services distribution/ availability/performance related to this group
Health status of the group
• Life expectancy and causes of death
• Indicators of inequalities for life expectancy overall and for key causes of mortality and morbidity-communicable, non-communicable-biopsychosocial health and wellbeing
• Behavioural risk factors-Diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking

Health profile format for a family which experiences health inequalities-positive and negative influences on health. Briefly describe:
Demographic data
• the characteristics/composition of this family
• the size/family members
• location
• Why the family is disadvantaged/vulnerable
Social Determinants of health data related to the family
• Housing/substandard housing/homeless/overcrowded
• Education/Employment/unemployment
• Those low income families/deprivation
• Environment-air/noise pollution/violent crime/Accidents
• Social, cultural and political factors
Inequalities
Identification of inequalities related to:
• Indicators of deprivation(IMD 2015) related to this family
• Those within the lower socio-economic groups related to the chosen family
• Access to health services distribution/ availability/performance related to this family
Health status of the group
• Life expectancy and causes of death
• Indicators of inequalities for life expectancy overall and for key causes of mortality and morbidity-communicable, non-communicable-biopsychosocial health and wellbeing
• Are there any illnesses which particularly affect health and wellbeing for this family and why?
• Behavioural risk factors-Diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking/Cultural factors in the family which might influence behaviour?
• How well are the priority families which have been identified being provided for so far and how could this be improved?