What is the Public Health Observatory ?

The Public Health Observatory is part of the wider public health programme and form s the public health programme of the SW Observatory.

It is based in Bristol, in the Avon Health Authority, with a Director,  Health Information Specialists and administrative support providing a high level of management and epidemiological expertise. 

It also represents a user-friendly point of access.
The substance of the Public Health Observatory will be in a network of collaborators. Members of the network feed in the work they are doing to the co-ordinating unit. They also use other outputs of the Observatory, contribute to the work programme and collaborate with other members of the network.