The Public Health team is part of the Public Health and Migration Division. Reporting to the Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, the team helps people to stay healthy and protect them from threats to their health.
The Public Health team commissions and delivers a wide range of services and programmes that tackle health inequalities and help people to live healthier lives, including:
- Alcohol and drug misuse strategy, treatment and recovery services
- Sexual health services, including sexually transmitted infections and contraception
- Healthy lifestyles support losing weight, getting more active, giving up smoking, cutting down on alcohol and improving your well-being
- Physical activity strategy and projects, including school-based exercise, parks and cycling
- Family health, including health visiting, infant feeding, school nurses, teenage pregnancy support, family weight management and services supporting BME families
- Health protection strategy and services including air quality, blood-borne virus testing, screening & immunisations, infection control, emergency planning and outbreak management
- The Marmot City strategy, reducing health inequalities across the city
- Domestic abuse and sexual abuse strategies and support services
- Youth violence reduction
This is an exciting and challenging time to work in the Public Health Team. If you are an individual who is committed to achieving the best outcomes for people across Coventry, our team can help you make a difference through high-quality professional support, supervision, excellent learning and development opportunities.
