{"id":24,"date":"2025-10-21T13:53:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/about-public-health\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:59:08","slug":"about-public-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/about-public-health\/","title":{"rendered":"About public health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image has_mobile_background_image text-light\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a3156aa665af\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"banner-with-icons clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a3156aa665db\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-with-icons-outer\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top align-left\"><div class=\"medium-7 large-6 small-12 cell\"><div class=\"banner-with-icons-content\"><header><p class=\"content-subtitle\"><span class=\"content-icon-subtitle icon-light\"><span class=\"fa-solid fa-heart-pulse\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"content-subtitle-text\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"section_title\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Type to edit...\" >About public health<\/span><\/p><h1 data-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"title\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Type to edit...\" >Working together for a healthier, fairer future<\/h1><\/header><div class=\"intro\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"introduction\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Type to edit...\" ><p>Public health promotes and protects the health of everyone living in Devon.  We work to create the conditions for people to live longer, healthier and happier lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"banner-content-buttons\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/about-public-health\/what-is-public-health\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">What the Public Health Team does<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a3156aa665f8\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-badges has-orange-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-default-font-size wp-elements-0266115345a8853b9e2714ed30b93025\" style=\"background-color:#B04A291a\">Reports and strategies<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-card-with-icons clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a3156aa67098\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x \"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-left\">Reports, data and intelligence<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x \"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><p class=\"intro text-left\">Access our strategic documents, annual reports, and data insights that guide public health policy and interventions across Devon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-cards content-border-left link-type-button text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-1 medium-up-3 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><p class=\"content-subtitle\"><span class=\"content-icon-subtitle\"><span class=\"fa-regular fa-file-lines\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"content-text-subtitle\">Annual reports<\/span><\/p><h3>Annual Public Health Report for Devon<\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Overview of the health status of the local population, key health issues, and public health priorities and actions taken over the past year<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-button\"><span class=\"icon-text\">View report<\/span><a class=\"icon-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/about-public-health\/annual-public-health-report\/\" aria-label=\"View report about Annual Public Health Report for Devon\"><span class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer content-icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><p class=\"content-subtitle\"><span class=\"content-icon-subtitle\"><span class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-trend-up\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"content-text-subtitle\">Insights<\/span><\/p><h3>Data and intelligence<\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Data and intelligence that is helping us understand the health and wellbeing of people in Devon.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-button\"><span class=\"icon-text\">View our data<\/span><a class=\"icon-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/resources-insights-data\/data-and-intelligence\/\" aria-label=\"View our data about Data and intelligence\"><span class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer content-icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><p class=\"content-subtitle\"><span class=\"content-icon-subtitle\"><span class=\"fa-regular fa-chart-simple\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"content-text-subtitle\">Health related topics<\/span><\/p><h3>Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy<\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Strategic framework for improving health and wellbeing outcomes for all Devon residents.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-button\"><span class=\"icon-text\">View the strategy<\/span><a class=\"icon-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/jhws\/\" aria-label=\"View the strategy about Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy\"><span class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer content-icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"text-center\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/resources-insights-data\/reports-and-strategies\/\" class=\"button secondary\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">Take a look at all our reports and strategies<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a3156aa670d8\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-card-with-icons clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a3156aa67138\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Other public health functions<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards link-type-button text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-1 medium-up-2 large-up-2 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><p class=\"content-subtitle\"><\/p><h3>Emergency preparedness<\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The Health Protection Team at Public Health Devon work very closely with emergency planning colleagues.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-button\"><span class=\"icon-text\">Visit the DEPP website<\/span><a class=\"icon-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.depp.org.uk\/\" aria-label=\"Visit the DEPP website about Emergency preparedness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image content-icon\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2026\/06\/flood.png\" class=\"attachment-small-thumb size-small-thumb\" alt=\"Flooded river covering surrounding fields in the Devon countryside.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2026\/06\/flood.png 641w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2026\/06\/flood-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div 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