Curriculum Vitae:Dr Joanna Mary Nurse

BMed, MSc, MPH, PhD, MRCGP, FFPHFebruary 2017

CAREER HISTORY AND KEY ROLES

Social Development policy for the Commonwealth Secretariat: In my current role as Head of Health and Education for 52 Commonwealth Countries, I provide leadership to enable national policies and legal frameworks for both the health and education sectors. This includes global advocacy with Ministerial Meetings, strengthening country capacity for health and education systems and the establishment of knowledge hubs to promote transfer of research to policy and the creation of collaborative partnerships.

Public Health Systems and Climate Change – World Health Organisation: From 2010 – 2013, I undertook a 3-year placement with the WHO where I led the implementation of the European Action Plan for Strengthening Public Health Services and Capacity across 53 countries; from 2014 I applied key lessons into the advancement of the ‘Charter for the Public’s Health’ in partnership with the World Federation for Public Health Associations. Between 2010- 2012, I managed a WHO seven-country project, ensuring delivery of climate change and health national assessments and strategies, and shaped strategic thinking on sustainable development across Europe.

National Policy development and leadership: Between 2008- 2010, as the national lead of Public Mental Health and Well Being for the Department of Health, England, I provided leadership for policy development, working with external stakeholders across the DH and other government departments, to promote wider wellbeing. Providing strategic direction, I developed a framework for wellbeing, managed and commissioned work on the evidence base, cost- effectiveness and indicators, as well as ensuring governance structures for policy delivery. From 2006 - 2010, I was the national lead in the Department of Health, England on fuel poverty, excess winter and summer deaths. This involved emergency responses and sustainable long term multi-sector planning, communications, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of national heat and cold weather plans. I also took forward DH guidance and workforce development on climate change and health.

Cross-sector policy delivery and violence prevention: In 2005, I was appointed as a Senior Civil Servant for the Department of Health (Director of Public Health equivalent); in the SE Regional Public Health Group, where I led on public mental health, housing, learning disabilities and offender health for a population of 8 million, and ensured performance improvement for well-being across local governments. I advised the DH nationally on violence prevention policy from 2003 – 2010, which formed the basis for my PhD, awarded by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Early Career – international and community development: I became accredited as a Public Health Consultant, (MFPH), in 2003, gaining experience at local, regional, national and international levels. For my initial consultant posts I led a public health strategy and team in Portsmouth and an older people’s strategy in Southampton. Initially qualifying in medicine in 1991 at Southampton University, (UK), after clinical posts, I worked and qualified as a General Practitioner in 1997. Across my career I have gained international experience working in India, Mexico, Central America, Europe and Central Asia, and in 2003 was seconded to WHO HQ in Geneva to work globally on gender and violence prevention.

Personal Details:

D.O.B. 3rd July 1966

Address: 17, Queen’s Road, Lyndhurst,Hampshire, UK

Telephone: 0044- 2380 282634

Mobile: 0044- 77390 42389

Email: Jonurse66@hotmail.com

Place of Birth: Somerset, UK.

Nationality: British

GMC Registration: Full Number: 3556092

Career Objectives:- To make a significant contribution to public health globally, with a view to a senior leadership position for promoting sustainable health and well-being

- To apply my skills and experience to strengthen health resilience and security, and achieve tangible health, social, economic and environmental

outcomes, especially benefiting disadvantaged populations

Qualifications:

Medical Degree: Southampton University, BMed 1991.MRCGP- Member of the Royal College of General Practice examination: 1997.MSc Public Health: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1999.MSc Health Promotion/ Health Education: Southampton University, 2000.MFPH- Member of the Faculty of Public Health, UK: 2003.FFPH – Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, UK: 2009.PhD: the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, April 2016: ‘The public health contribution to policy development for the prevention of violence and abuse’.

Chronology of Career:

2015 - Present: The Commonwealth - Policy for Health and Education Sectors

Situation: Head of Health and Education, The Commonwealth SecretariatTask: Provide leadership to ensure strengthening of national policies and legal frameworks for the health and the education sectors in order to enable the deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and promote social development;Action: global advocacy; strategic direction and the creation of policy frameworks; country capacity; collaborative knowledge hubs to mobilise partners and resources;Results:

Global Advocacy: Conference Secretary for Health Ministers meetings on global health security and Universal Health Coverage; and Commonwealth Conference for Education Ministers on Education and the SDGS;

Strategic Direction: for the creation of policy frameworks for sustainable Universal Health Coverage and a toolkit for health protection policy; a Commonwealth Curriculum for delivering the SDGS and an education systems policy framework;

Country Capacity: for health and education systems across 52 Commonwealth Countries – country specific work in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and the Pacific

Collaborative knowledge hubs: established in both health and education sectors, to promote innovative approaches for sustainable policy, including digital health and ICT for education; resources and tools for policy; the establishment of collaborative partnerships to scale up action and mobilise resource; and strengthen networks with research institutions across the Commonwealth.

2005 – 2014: UK Government – senior Public Health Policy Roles

Situation: Senior Civil Servant, (equivalent to Director of Public Health), Department of Health, England, (Ministry of Health: population 50 million)Task: Advanced a Global Framework for Public Health; Senior Strategic Public Health Advisor; National lead for Public Mental Health and Well-Being; responsible for extreme weather national plans; regional roles for housing, mental health, violence, alcohol, employment, offender health, disabilities and local area agreementsAction: Identified public health issues, risks and priorities to strengthen public health systems and establish policy agendas; development of evidence- based policy; established implementation processes for policy delivery, including monitoring, communications and workforce development; created evidence based policy briefings; briefed ministers, chaired meetings and groups and sat on executive board meetings; placement with WHO HQResults:

Charter for the Public’s Health: In collaboration with the World Federation of Public Health Associations and partners, I developed the Global Framework for Public Health, which has been published as the Charter for the Public’s Health, (2016)

Policy for Well-Being: Led the development of national policy for Public Mental Health and Well-Being, (DH, 2010) and established delivery processes;

Violence Prevention: Expert advisor on national and international policy for violence and abuse prevention, 2004- 2010; - used as basis for my PhD,

Emergency Planning: Led policy and guidance for the national heatwave plan, including annual evaluations and updates (DH, 2006- 10)

Housing and Fuel Poverty: Led on policy for health and fuel poverty, created pilots, drafted and initiated the national cold weather plan (since established)

Climate Change: Created guidance for implementing policy on climate change and health and established a multi-agency workforce development process.

Regional public health advisor: (population 8 million), for Mental Health, Housing, Alcohol, Violence; and led cross-sector performance outcomes to improve population well-being for Local Government Partnerships (population 2 million).

2010 – 2013: World Health Organisation - (career break from DH to WHO)

Situation: WHO, Europe (covered 53 countries; population 800 million) Task: led on the implementation of the European Action Plan for Strengthening Public Health Services and Capacity (2012- 2013); and a Climate Change and Health multi-country project in Central Asia, (2010 – 2012)Action: briefed and advised ministers, managed teams, budgets and networks, provided strategic leadership, mobilised partners and resources, developed and monitored plans, established governance and delivery processesResults:

Governance: Established the implementation process for the European Action Plan including 10 Essential Public Health Operations, across 53 countries

Delivery: Ensured delivery of objectives, including the development of public health legislation, policy, national assessments and capacity development, for 23 countries

Communications: Published a range of supportive public health reports, developed and implemented a communications strategy and upgraded the website.

Mobilised partners and resources to take forward the action plan with working groups and multi-country networks

Climate change and sustainability: ensured the delivery of a 7 country project, including national assessments, policies, communications and workforce development plans, heatwave and flooding plans and the development of sustainable health systems

1998 – 2005: Community Public Health Experience

Situation: Consultant in Public Health, Southampton and Portsmouth cities, UK, (2003 - 2005), Specialist Registrar in Public Health, Wessex region, UK (1998 – 2003)Task: public health placements included: health services, prisons, community projects, local authorities, a placement in Honduras and at the WHO, HQAction: undertook health needs and impact assessments, led on evidence reviews, evaluated services and projects and developed strategies, plans, governance and implementation processes, managed teams and budgets and provided leadershipResults:

Led the development of city a Public Health Strategy, and an older persons strategy (Portsmouth and Southampton)

Wrote and contributed to publications for WHO on adolescents and violence prevention

Evaluated a health promotion project for young people in Honduras Completed an assessment and plan for healthy prisons Health service improvement: for quality, governance, safety, effectiveness

1991- 1998: Summary of clinical medical practice: General Practitioner; 1996 – 98, Southampton inner city practiceDoctor in outreach clinic for Sex –Workers, Southampton 1997-8Senior House Officer in Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1995-6Senior House Officer posts in Psychiatry; 1993 – 95Senior House Officer post in A and E 1993House Officer posts in medicine and surgery 1991- 1992