| Agency Name: | Office for Health Improvement and Disparities |
| Seal: | Office_for_Health_Improvement_and_Disparities_logo.png |
| Preceding1: | Public Health England |
| Jurisdiction: | England |
| Minister1 Name: | Maggie Throup MP |
| Minister2 Name: | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vaccines and Public Health |
| Chief1 Name: | Professor Chris Whitty |
| Chief1 Position: | Chief Medical Officer for England |
| Chief2 Name: | Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy |
| Chief2 Position: | Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England |
| Chief3 Name: | Jonathan Marron |
| Chief3 Position: | Director General |
| Parent Agency: | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Website: | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-health-improvement-and-disparities |
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) is a government unit within the Department of Health and Social Care[1] that leads national efforts to improve public health policy across England.
The body is a successor organisation to Public Health England, and is responsible for health improvement and public health functions along with NHS England, as outlined in correspondence on the location of Public Health England functions from 1 October 2021.[2] The Office focuses on reducing the burdens of preventable illness and disease, and of health inequalities, on society and the healthcare system.[3] It explores how incentives and rewards can encourage healthier behaviour, with an explicit focus on the work of the Health Promotion Board in Singapore.[4]
The OHID became fully operational on 1 October 2021.[5]