To this end, and in pursuit of its wider corporate responsibilities, the board establishes the overall strategic direction of the Health Protection Agency within the policy and resources framework determined by the Secretary of State for Health.

The board meets approximately eight times a year both in London and in locations throughout the UK.

 

• The HPA’s response to ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy People', the Government's strategy for public health in England
  Added/updated: 1 April 2011
  
• The HPA’s response to ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy People', the Government's strategy for public health in England (PDF, 619 KB)
  This paper is the Health Protection Agency’s formal response to the White Paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People. It was prepared on behalf of the Board following extensive consultation within the HPA, with external stakeholders from local to national level and with members of the public drawn from the HPA’s People’s Panel.
  Added/updated: 11 March 2011
  
• Board members
  Added/updated: 2 August 2010
  
• Faculty of Public Health: Annual Public Health Lecture 2008
  Transcript and presentation from the lecture given by Justin McCracken, Chief Executive of the Health Protection Agency.
  Added/updated: 4 May 2010