Publications

Putting health assets into the heart of local communities.

The examples and case studies detailed in this report express the opportunities for health improvement and what has already been achieved.

A system wide care and health peer challenge involves a small team of peers spending time at a care, health and wellbeing system to provide challenge and share learning.

Public health will become the responsibility of local government when it transfers from the NHS to local authorities in April 2013. This publication for councillors and officers explains the challenges facing councils and the opportunities they have to tackle obesity and reduce health inequalities in local communities.

Local authority staff have essential frontline roles to play in TB control and ensuring that they themselves are also protected and screened if needed.

A briefing for local government and health and wellbeing boards

The LGA commissioned Coram to develop a series of six case studies exploring various elements of family hubs delivery across some councils in England.

These Standards will help ensure that the workforce is fit to practice and are relevant to employers and workers with a role in the commissioning or delivery of public health functions.

Case studies on the use of planning powers to limit hot food takeaway.