GLA Group Public Health Unit

The Mayor established the Greater London Authority Group Public Health Unit (GLAG PHU) because to reduce health inequalities, we must also tackle the wide ranging factors that affect a person’s health.

These factors include:

• housing
• transport
• environment
• employment and skills
• community safety
• social cohesion and discrimination
• poverty

The GLAG PHU is led by the GLA Group Director of Public Health and is hosted by the GLA.

We work to ensure that prevention, resilience and tackling health inequalities are part of each organisation’s strategy and planning.

We work across the GLA and the four organisations in the wider GLA Group and serve:

• The Mayor, Assembly and GLA
• The London Fire Commissioner (LFC)
• The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and Violence Reduction Unit (VRU)
• The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC)
• Transport for London (TfL)

The Public Health Unit works closely with the Mayor’s Health and Wellbeing Team, which leads on implementing the Health Inequalities Strategy and delivering the Mayor’s manifesto commitments to support the health of Londoners.

As part of London’s public health ecosystem, the Public Health Unit works alongside local authority public health teams, and regional and national teams in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) and the NHS.

The GLA Group Public Health Unit Inaugural Annual Report 2024 outlines our progress and impact so far.

Read the GLA Group Public Health Unit Inaugural Annual Report 2024.