Public Health Responsibility Deal

This article is part of the Spinwatch public health oriented Alcohol Portal project.

Healthy lives, Healthy People: Our Strategy for Public Health in England, published on 30 November 2010 sets out the coalition government’s vision for public health. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and his team have developed what they describe as a “new mechanism to take forward some aspects of public health outcomes.” This in practice involves the establishment of five networks designed to work to address public health challenges set by the government. Certain issues are ruled outside the remit of the networks, such as pricing, tax and any issues that conflicts with competition law. A Public Health Responsibility Deal Plenary Group will oversee the work and commitments made by the networks which are listed below.

Corporate Involvement in Public Health

This article is part of the Foodspin project of Spinwatch.

The extent of corporate involvement in the government's public health network was made public after a question in the Commons from shadow health minister Sharon Hodgson Question forced Anne Milton to admit:

Other than multi-stakeholder meetings, since May 2010, departmental Ministers have held meetings with Unilever, McDonalds and Unacom, while the Department's Special Advisers held meetings with Diageo and Kellogg's. During the same period, departmental officials have held meetings with Diageo, Unilever, Nestle, McDonalds, the Advertising Association, 23Red, Freud Communications, M&C Saatchi, VCCP, MCBD and Fast Track Agency.

Responsibility Deal Networks

• Responsibility Deal Food Network
• Responsibility Deal Alcohol Network
• Responsibility Deal Health at Work
• Responsibility Deal Physical Activity
• Responsibility Deal Behaviour Change