Senior roles within the Public Health Team
The Director of Public Health is the person in the local council who leads efforts to keep the community healthy and safe.
They advise Councillors and local services on what the biggest health issues are and what can be done to prevent illness, reduce inequalities, and protect people from things like infectious diseases or environmental risks.
A Public Health Consultant is a senior expert who helps the council understand local health issues and decide what actions will most improve residents’ wellbeing.
They work with the Director of Public Health, the wider Public Health team and many local partners to design and guide programmes that prevent illness, protect people from health risks, and reduce inequalities in areas such as mental wellbeing, substance misuse, housing, and healthy lifestyles.
In Havering, our Director of Public Health and the four Assistant Directors who support him are professionally registered Consultants in Public Health.
Each Director/Assistant Director also has a corporate role aligned to the Council's organisational structure; People, Place, Resources.
Mark Ansell, Director of Public Health
In addition to his DPH responsibilities Mark is the senior leader with responsibility for the healthy weight strategic workplan.
Emily Grundy, Assistant Director of Public Health (Place)
Emily is the senior leader with responsibility for infant feeding, children and young people's emotional wellbeing, healthy early years, healthy schools, health visiting, school nursing and sexual health.
Kate Ezeoke-Griffiths, Assistant Director of Public Health (Resources)
Kate is the senior leader with responsibility for health in all policies and tobacco.
Samantha Westrop, Assistant Director of Public Health (Resources)
Sam is the senior leader with responsibility for engaging with the community, suicide prevention and self-harm, vaping and oral nicotine product use, and infectious diseases and environmental hazards; including extreme weather, health protection assurance and the response to fires at Arnold's Field, Launders Lane.
Tha Han, Assistant Director of Public Health (People)
Tha is the senior leader with responsibility for cardiovascular health, mental health, older people, screening and substance misuse.