Special Interest Groups
One of the benefits of UKPHA
membership, is that individuals and organisations can actively
participate not only in national and regional activities but
also in our Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
The aim of Special Interest
Groups is to provide an opportunity for UKPHA members to come
together to influence policy, advocate, create awareness and
network around a particular issue or area of interest.
In some instances the groups respond
to consultations or produce reports themselves, but sometimes the
groups feed results from their meetings back to the UKPHA council.
When this occurs the UKPHA council can address issues which have
been raised and seek the opinion of the membership.
Once ratified by the UKPHA Council,
the recommendations and background research produced by SIGs will
form the basis of UKPHA policy.
We currently have 7 Special
Interest Groups:
- Alcohol & Violence
- Food
- Health & Sustainable Environments
- Child Public Health (formerly Health Visiting & Public
Health)
- Housing & Health
- Pharmacy & Public Health
- Public Mental Health
Please click on the links in the left hand menu for further
information on these SIGs. Members of these SIGs can also
access meeting documentation, documents of interest and any
consultation responses once logged in. If you are interested
in trialing membership of a SIG before joining UKPHA, please email Gemma Levy. If you
would like to join UKPHA, please complete the "Join
UKPHA" form.