title: Directors of public health are pivotal in tackling health inequalities.
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, D86, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2HA, UK Michael.Watson@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Michael Craig
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Promotion and Education, Welwyn AL6 0UD, UK.
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tilford
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006292:Health Priorities; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D011635:Public Health Administration