1. Indicators of Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years
Rory J Mitchell
NHS Health Scotland
Public Health Observatory Division: Part for the ScotPHO Collaboration

2. The ScotPHO Children & Young People Profiles
Due 23rd Nov
2010!

3. National vs local data ……at local level
Indicators for ScotPHO profiles (and beyond) need to be:
Robust
Relevant
Consistent across Scotland
……at local level

4. Early years indicators
Of 38 health & wellbeing indicators, 8 specifically relate to the early years:
Infant mortality rate, <1 year
Child dental health in primary 1
Child obesity in primary 1
Immunisation uptake at 24 months –MMR
Immunisation uptake at 24 months - all excl MMR
Babies exclusively breastfed at 6-8 weeks
Mothers smoking during pregnancy
Low weight live births
A further 16 relate to an age range that includes the early years, and/or are relevant to this group.

5. Local data = local variation

6. Early years indicators: related work
Children’s Mental Health Indicators (Jane Parkinson, NHS Health Scotland)
Early Years Framework Data & Indicators Group (Scottish Government)
Glasgow Profiles (NHS GG&C)
Menu of local indicators for use in Single Outcome Agreements (SOLACE)
Maternal & Infant Nutrition Strategy (Scottish Government)

7. Early years indicators: gaps in local data
Physical activity
Diet
Play
Mental health
Development (emotional, cognitive, language)
Peer and family relationships
Parental mental health
Etc.

8. Early years indicators: conclusions
Value of local early years data:
Understanding challenges
Prioritising action
Planning services
Monitoring
Strategies for improving local data:
Optimising availability and promoting use of existing data
Strengthening existing data systems
Ensuring local data collection is synchronised
Coordination of data requirements across policy areas

9. The ScotPHO Children & Young People Profiles
Publications and data available on ScotPHO website from 23rd November:
Rory J Mitchell
NHS Health Scotland
Public Health Observatory Division: Part for the ScotPHO Collaboration