Public Health Advisory Committee

About Us
Our Role

Background
The Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC) was established under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. It was set up as a sub-committee of the National Health Committee (NHC) and had its first meeting in August 2001. All of its members are also members of the National Health Committee appointed by the Minister of Health.

The PHAC role as set out in the legislation is to provide independent advice to the Minister of Health on public health issues, including:

Factors influencing the health of people and communities
The promotion of public health
The monitoring of public health.

Themes running through PHAC projects include the wider determinants of health, reducing health inequalities, improving Māori health, and the need for intersectoral collaboration.

Membership
Current members of the Public Health Advisory Committee are: Geoff Fougere (Chair), Lynette Stewart, Neil Pearce, Robin Kearns, Riripeti Haretuku, Linda Holloway (Chair NHC), Phil Shoemack

View profiles of the members of PHAC