John Newton
British epidemiologist and public health expert.
John Newton was appointed on 12 October 2012.
Career highlights:
- led England’s contribution to the Global Burden of Disease project
- Chairman of the WHO European Burden of Disease Network
- Honorary Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Manchester and University of Exeter
- academic epidemiologist in the University of Oxford
- Director of Research and Development in two large NHS teaching hospitals (Southampton and Oxford)
- first Director and Chief Executive Officer of UK Biobank
- Regional Director of Public Health for NHS South Central
Visit website: https://www.gov.uk/government/people/john-newton
See also: Public Health England (PHE) - Health protection agency.
Details last updated 30-May-2020
John Newton News
Poor diet is a factor in one in five deaths globally
Guardian - 14-Sep-2017
According to ongoing study of Global Burden of Disease Eating a diet that is low in whole grains...
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BBC - 12-Feb-2016
Latest figures released by Public Health England. At 65 men can expect to live for another 19 ye...
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