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Protecting Health: the National Picture
Health protection includes preventing and controlling infectious diseases; reducing the effects on human health of chemical, microbiological and radiological hazards; and preparing for potential or emerging threats such as pandemic flu and SARS.
Regional public health groups are responsible for ensuring effective health protection arrangements - such as infectious disease control - are in place across each region. As part of this role they co-ordinate action between the Health Protection Agency and NHS strategic health authorities with the assistance of Regional Resilience Teams in Government Offices.
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