Public Health Reports
What is Public Health?
Public health is concerned with improving the health of the population, rather than treating the diseases of individual patients.
"The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organised efforts of society"
For more information visit the Faculty of Public Health website http://www.fph.org.uk
Structure of Southwark Public Health Department
- Health Protection
- Health Priorities
- Health Intelligence
- Health Improvement, Policy & Partnerships
Key areas of Public Health work include:
- Health Intelligence
- Health information
- Knowledge Transfer
- Research & development
- Research Support Unit
- Governance and ethics
- Research support
- Health Inequalities
- Health Improvement
- Health Partnerships
Annual Public Health Report
Each year the Director of Public Health has a duty to produce an independent report on the state of the public health in their area. The reports can be viewed online by clicking the links on the left hand side of the webpage.
Contact southwark.communication@southwarkpct.nhs.uk 020 7525 7888
Any text of these reports may be reproduced without charge provided that this is not for gain and that the copyright of the Southwark PCT is acknowledged. Where reproduction is for commercial purposes Southwark PCT reserves all rights.
Paper copies of the latest report are available from the above address.