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Public Health England. (2023) Wider Impacts of COVID-19 on Health (WICH) monitoring tool.

External website: https://analytics.phe.gov.uk/apps/covid-19-indirec...


The wider impacts of COVID-19 on health monitoring tool (WICH) looks at the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population's health and wellbeing. Public Health England (PHE) health intelligence teams are scoping metrics that will enable the monitoring of the indirect health impacts of COVID-19. This resource is a central repository for the metrics as they become available. See the indicator Behavioural risk factors - and view alcohol, smoking and gambling.

Metrics in the tool:

  • measures of wellbeing
  • alcohol sales and consumption
  • smoking status and smoking habits
  • grocery purchasing trends
  • mobility trends
  • access to green space
  • homeschooling
  • measures of social capital
  • time spent doing activities
  • measures of impact on business

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