by IHPE | Jan 20, 2016 | News
“I agree, a sugar tax should be introduced (Report, 18 January), but only if it is part of a multifaceted approach. Instead of hospitals focusing on sickness, they should move increasingly into health promotion, beyond their responsibility for providing clinical...
by IHPE | Jan 20, 2016 | News
More than 500. 000 women and girls in the United States are at risk of genital mutilation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. “The estimated increase was wholly a result of rapid growth in the number of immigrants from FGM/C-practicing countries...
by IHPE | Jan 20, 2016 | News
There are 133 Director of Public Health posts across 152 local authorities (this includes instances where local authorities have entered into shared arrangements to optimise the public health service they can offer). 114 Director of Public Health posts have...
by IHPE | Jan 20, 2016 | News
Gaps in sex and relationships education leave too many children at risk · Survey of over 2,000 young people finds their safety may be at risk due to inconsistent sex and relationships education · Half (50%) of young people did...
by IHPE | Jan 19, 2016 | News
HeForShe campaign is committed to take action against gender bias, discrimination and violence to bring the benefits of equality to us all. Members of School of Health Sciences (University of Nottingham) have signed up to the campaign, (see image). HeForShe is a...