Review of the Public Health Function in Scotland

CONTENTS

SUMMARY

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

ABBREVIATIONS

SECTION ONE — INTRODUCTION

THE CHALLENGES
THE REMIT OF THE REVIEW
THE PROCESS OF REVIEW
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTION

SECTION TWO - THE PURPOSE AND LOCUS OF PUBLIC HEALTH

THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
THE LOCUS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTION

SECTION THREE — RESOURCES AND ORGANISATION

PUBLIC HEALTH MANPOWER & CAPACITY
PERCEPTIONS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTION
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
HEALTH INFORMATION & PUBLIC HEALTH INTELLIGENCE
PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH
ACCOUNTABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTION

SECTION FOUR — FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTION

THE HEALTH BOARD AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANISATION
THE ROLE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PUBLIC HEALTH
NETWORKS — SOME MODELS
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
TRAINING AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTION
A NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

APPENDIX 1 - MEMBERSHIP OF THE REVIEW STEERING GROUP

APPENDIX 2 -ORGANISATIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CO-ORDINATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTION IN SCOTLAND

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