Kevin Fenton joined Public Health England (PHE) on 12 November 2012.
Career highlights:
- previously held executive positions at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Protection Agency
- over 20 years’ experience in public health medicine, infectious disease epidemiology, HIV prevention and sexual health
- Visiting Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London with research interests in HIV/STI prevention, sexual behaviour, health inequalities, and migration and health
Director of Health and Wellbeing
The Director of Health and Wellbeing is responsible for:
- design and delivery of national health and wellbeing programmes delivered through and by the NHS and local authorities
- cancer screening programmes, and national screening programmes for genetic diseases and other conditions
- supporting programmes to combat the effects of drugs and alcohol and promote recovery
- development and delivery of national health marketing campaigns including Change4Life and Stoptober
- coordinating prevention and early intervention programmes delivered across the lifespan, focused on major killers including smoking, obesity, mental health, HIV, and alcohol and drugs
