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North West Public Health Group

The North West Public Health Group is part of the Department of Health, Standards and Quality group. Based in Manchester within the Government office our agenda is delivered by the Regional Director of Public Health, John R Ashton CBE.

In the North West there is a 7-year difference in life expectancy of people living within a short distance of each other. Manchester has the lowest life expectancy at birth of any local authority in England at just under 70.

Tackling health inequalities is a top Government agenda and the North West Public Health group are an enthusiastic and dedicated team who are committed to our role within the region. We believe that if all public services such as education, police, health, social care and transport work together with local businesses, voluntary and community sector bodies and local people, health can be improved and inequalities reduced.

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News/Press Releases

	Title	Created
	Manchester United support No Smoking Day	08/03/2006
	Smoking Bill	22/02/2006
	Smoking Bill Announcement	22/02/2006
	Health on Wheels	22/02/2006

Publications

Type	Document Title	Created
	Health and Migration in the NorthWest of England. An Overview Summary: November 2008	15/01/2009
	Health and Migration in the NorthWest of England. An Overview: November 2008	15/01/2009
	Migration and Infectious Diseases in the North West	30/09/2008
	North West Regional Workplace Health Strategy	29/01/2007
	Summary of Workplace Health Strategy	29/01/2007
	Cover of Workplace Health Strategy	29/01/2007
	2007 North West Public Health Awards nomination form and guidelines	26/01/2007
	Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report 2005	21/07/2006
	Culture & Health - building the evidence	27/09/2006
	North West Food & Health Action Plan Executive Summary	14/03/2006
	North West Food and Health Action Plan Background Paper	14/03/2006
	North West Food and Health Action Plan for consultation	14/03/2006
	North West Workplace Health Strategy Consultative Draft	21/02/2006

Contact Info

North West Public Health Group
18^th Floor
City Tower
Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
M1 4BE

Tel: 0161 952 4433
Fax: 0161 952 4058Email: nwenquiries@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Latest News

Healthy Start launched on 27 November 2006
Families from low income households in the North West will benefit from a new scheme from today, giving free milk and fresh fruit and vegetables to children and mums to be. Healthy Start - which replaces the Welfare Food Scheme - will be launched on Monday 27 November 2006. For the North West, this means that an estimated 75,000 pregnant women and children under four in low income families (the corresponding national figure is around 605,000) are to be given more choice as the Healthy Start vouchers can be exchanged for milk, indant formula and fresh fruit and vegetables instead of just milk and infant formula. Free vitamin supplements remain an improtant part of the new scheme. The key aims are to improve nutrition, give children the best start in life and reduce health inequalities.

The new vouchers will be worth £2.80 each. Qualifying pregnant women and children over one and under four will get one voucher every week, and children under one year old will get two vouchers a week. Vouchers can be spent at participating retailers - including small businesses and milkment as well as larger supermarkets and chemists.
27 November 2006