North Yorkshire Council Public Health commissioning responsibilities
In order to achieve our aim of improving and protecting the health of our residents, the North Yorkshire Council Public Health Team commission several services and programmes of work. Local government public health commissioning responsibilities include:
- Tobacco control and smoking cessation services
- Alcohol and drug use services
- Public health services for children and young people aged 0-19 (including the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme and the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme
- Interventions to tackle obesity such as community lifestyle and weight management services
- NHS health check assessments
- Dental public health services
Oral Health Promotion Team at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - Comprehensive sexual health services (including testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, contraception outside of the GP contract and sexual health promotion and disease prevention)
