Responsibility for public health transferred from the NHS to the council on 1st April 2013, under government reforms.
All directors of public health in England are required to produce an independent annual report on the health of their population, highlighting key health risks and opportunities for people in Wigan. It also makes recommendations for action that local organisations, communities and individuals can take to improve health and wellbeing over the coming year.
The 2017 report consists of four chapters and recommendations and progress on last year's report.