Interview with Glenn Stewart - Assistant Director of Public Health

Public health is a strategic service within local government. It is involved in shaping strategies, providing data and intelligence, designing evaluation criteria and defining outcomes from the outset of all key projects1. The transfer of public health from the NHS to local government and Public Health England (PHE) is one of the most significant extensions of local government powers and duties in a generation3. Public health in local government can make a real, large-scale difference to promoting the independence of people with long-term chronic conditions, preventing ill health, improving people’s lives and wellbeing, and reducing health inequalities4.Glenn is passionate about driving population change to provides better outcomes for the community that he serves.Together we covered:· What is public health?· Why it is useful for PH to be in LA’s · Challenges of being in LA’s· The future issues public health will have to face.