Overview
Public Health focuses on promoting the health and well-being of people living in the Scottish Borders and protecting people from becoming ill.
The Public Health team is led by Dr Sohail Bhatti, the Director of Public Health for NHS Borders.
What we can do for you?
- We run programs to help children and families stay at a healthy weight
- We provide support to help people stop smoking, change their lifestyle and reduce their risk of ill health and improve their mental health. For more information go to Wellbeing Service
- We investigate outbreaks of food borne infection as well as other kinds of infection to prevent them happening again or getting worse.
- We provide general advice on communicable diseases, blood borne viruses and infection control in various community settings.
- We invite you to take part in various national immunisation and screening programmes.
- We contribute to ensuring that you have effective, accessible healthcare services.
- Provides information about drug and alcohol use in the Scottish Borders, and advice on where and how to get help for those with drug and alcohol problems. For more information, go to BADP