NEPHO

Acronym	Definition
NEPHO	North East Public Health Observatory (UK)

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NEPHO hopes the data will be used to inform commissioners of health and social care services in their decision making.

SHOCKING RATES OF SELF-HARM REVEALED; Money worries affecting mental health - MP

NEPHO director John Wilkinson said: "The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory aims to provide better, easier to understand, information on the health and well-being of people with learning disabilities.

Health boost for vulnerable

Director of NEPHO, Prof John Wilkinson, said: "This is about industrial heritage.

Shorter life for OAPs in North; New study highlights effects of the divide

But the NEPHO study reveals that many of the North-east''s primary care trusts look set to meet the Department of Health''s target of cancer deaths being reduced by a fifth between 1995 and 2010.

CANCER DEATH RATES FALLING; Trusts on target

The likely effects of the Olympics have been discussed in an 18-page report by the NEPHO following meetings with public and private-sector organisations.

Golden chance to cut obesity problem

However, Stockton-based NEPHO's study shows that the number of premature deaths related to CHD dropped 9% between 1997 and 2006.

Report shows drop in deaths

Professor John Wilkinson, director of NEPHO, said: "Dental health is better now than at any time in the last 50 years, with 60% of five-year-olds nationally having no experience of tooth decay.

Health bosses want fluoride gaps filled; But that's illegal, insist campaigners

The week coincides with the launch of a new national "e-library" for public health, the only one in Europe, which has been developed by NEPHO.

Fat fight at fingertips

The NEPHO based at Durham University's Queen's Campus in Stockton is one of nine across England which has collected the information during the last year.

The north -north divide

Director of NEPHO, John Wilkinson, said: "Much of the information gathered has been anecdotal, but it has given us a real insight into the problem."

Weighty problem with mums-to-be

The recommendation comes in a report by the North East Public Health Observatory (NEPHO) which reveals the results of a survey of more than 13,200 five-year-olds from 545 schools across the region.

The teeth gap

Nearly 10,000 people in the region are receiving treatment for substance misuse, according to latest figures being analysed by the North-East Public Health Observatory (Nepho).