Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 1032-1034, October 2008

The UK public health system: Change and constancy

  • L. Donaldson

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Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS, UK

Summary 

The public health system in the UK has evolved from medical officer posts rooted in the era of sanitary reform to a modern service embedded within the National Health Service. The challenge for today's public health function is to retain a broad-based philosophy encompassing population programmes addressing health inequalities, whilst also delivering the personalized approach to supporting lifestyle change which is being demanded increasingly.

Keywords: Public health, History, Sanitation, Health inequalities

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PII: S0033-3506(08)00137-6

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2008.05.001

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 1032-1034, October 2008

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