What we do
Working together to reduce health inequalities across the North East
Practice Improvement
ADPH North East takes collective responsibility for the continual improvement of local public health outcomes across the sector, in line with the ADPH UK model for improvement.
Practice improvement (PI) covers a wide range of improvement actions, with an emphasis on public health practice. It aims to integrate Sector-led Improvement (SLI), Quality Improvement (QI), public health audit and assurance. This explainer provides an overview of PI, including definitions, principles and examples.
ADPH North East works with ADPH UK using practice improvement approaches in relation to nationally identified projects, the current national projects can be found here.
In addition to the national projects ADPH North East, have worked together with using the 8 Marmot principles to identify priorities for reducing health inequalities by:
- giving every child the best start in life
- enabling all children, young people, and adults to maximize their capabilities and have control over their lives
- creating fair employment and good work for all
- ensuring a healthy standard of living for all
- creating and developing sustainable places and communities
- strengthening the role and impact of ill-health prevention
- Tackle racism, discrimination and their outcomes
- Pursue environmental sustainability and health equity together
Priorities identified through this process are taken forward through the ADPH North East Practice Improvement Programme.
Amanda Healey (DPH Durham County Council) is the current SLI DPH lead for the North East.
Thematic Networks
Commercial Determinants of Health
The commercial determinants of health (CDoH) are the conditions, actions and omissions by corporate bodies that affect our health. They are the activities of private sector industries that impact us both positively and negatively by shaping the environments in which we’re born, grow, live and work.
ADPH North East have agreed a position statement outlining the regional approach to CDoH including the following key principles:-
Key Principles
- UCIs should not influence health policy, health services or education/awareness-raising initiatives, particularly those aimed at young people.
- Children and young people are a priority group to protect from the tactics of UCIs, particularly those living in our most deprived communities
- UCI marketing drives harmful consumption and health inequalities and needs to be tackled
- Reframing the narrative from personal responsibility to the actions of industries and their harmful products is a legitimate intervention
Working nationally with ADPH
As a region we are committed to supporting the work of ADPH nationally, advocating for the health of the population and to reduce health inequalities across the North East.