International public health development and emergency response

"This document outlines our capabilities to support low and middle income countries strengthen their public health capacity and respond to outbreaks and emergencies. It also describes activities of relevance to higher income countries where we may assist on issues of global health security."

International public health development and emergency response: capability statement
Public Health England
July 2015

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Improving cardiovascular disease commissioning

Public Health England’s National Cardiovascular Intelligence Network (NCVIN) has published Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) focus packs as part of Commissioning for Value, a collaborative project between PHE, NHS Right Care and NHS England.

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The future of public health

"This work was intended to help inform thinking at the strategic level within Public Health England (PHE), firstly in relation to the wider vision of the Agency (which was only established in April 2013) and, secondly, in relation to the proposals for the creation of an integrated public health science hub within a network of facilities across the country."

The future of public health: a horizon scan
M Morgan Jones, A Hall, D Brooker, S Castle-Clarke, E Winpenny, D Jahagirdar, J Exley, J Chataway
RAND Europe
March 2014

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Public health functions to be exercised by NHS England

"This agreement sets out outcomes to be achieved and funding provided for NHS England to commission public health services."

NHS public health functions agreement 2014 to 2015: public health functions to be exercised by NHS England
Department of Health, Public Health England
November 2013

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Public Health England priorities

Public Health England will focus its energies on five priorities:

1. Reducing preventable deaths
2. Reducing the burden of disease
3. Protecting the country's health
4. Giving children and young people the best start in life
5. Improving health in the workplace

Public Health England: Our priorities for 2013/14
Public Health England
April 2013

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