The council plays a vital role in the health community as public health is part of its remit. Its role is to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population of Bristol. Its activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy and it focuses on the population as a whole, not on individual patients or diseases.
North Somerset Council is responsible for public health services in the area, including preventing disease and promoting healthy living. They work to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of everyone in North Somerset, with a focus on those with the poorest health.
South Gloucestershire Council has responsibility for public health in its area, including encouraging healthy lifestyle choices, smoking cessation and vaccination uptake.
The University of Bath is one of the UK's leading universities with an international reputation for quality research and teaching. Its mission is to deliver world class research and teaching, educating its graduates to become future leaders and innovators, and benefiting the wider population through our research, enterprise and influence.
The University of Bristol is internationally renowned and one of the very best in the UK, due to its outstanding teaching and research, its superb facilities and highly talented students and staff. Its students thrive in a rich academic environment which is informed by world-leading research. It hosts the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research.