Health communications are an essential element of an active health data culture and a fundamental responsibility of a robust ministry of health. Well-written, accurate and accessible reports are the best means to share public health data with a variety of audiences.
A public health report is a document that communicates population health information to a particular audience. They can be used to inform, advocate, develop policies and evaluate public health strategy. Through it’s Public Health Reporting training activities and publication of its Guide to Writing Public Health Reports, Vital Strategies builds the capacity of governments to conduct regular public health reporting and strategically communicate health data to a variety of internal and external audiences.
After completion of the training, agencies are better able to prepare and share information about the health status of their country or city with a variety of audiences. Participants understand the value of reports as an assessment tool and are empowered to use them to identify gaps in current health strategies, measure and evaluate progress towards health goals (for example national health indicators and the Sustainable Development Goals) and illustrate where increased resources need to be mobilized.
Analysis of the Causes of Mortality in Peru - Brochure
Colombia Annual Report of Vital Statistics (Spanish)
Health Brazil – States 2018 (Portuguese)
Peru Ministry of Health Mortality Atlas (Spanish)
Sri Lanka Annual Health Report
Autopsy-based study on deaths due to gender-based violence in Mumbai - Brochure
Autopsy-based study on deaths due to gender-based violence in Mumbai - Report
Colombia National Road Crashes Yearbook (Spanish)
Bangladesh
Brazil
Cambodia
Maharashtra
Malawi
Morocco
Mozambique
Mumbai
Peru
PNG
Senegal
Shanghai
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Bloomberg Philanthropies | Data for Health Initiative
The Initiative, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies is providing technical assistance to 20 low- and middle-income countries worldwide to improve public health data systems. The Data Impact Program, focusing on data use, is one of three Initiative components; the other two components focus on data collection and quality: improving civil registration and vital statistics systems and developing new tools for noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance. Collaborating institutions in the Initiative are: Vital Strategies, CDC Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the World Health Organization.
