by IHPE | Mar 9, 2017 | News
Every year, more than 2 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer, yet where a woman lives, her socioeconomic status, and agency largely determine whether she will develop one of these cancers and will ultimately survive. In regions with...
by IHPE | Mar 9, 2017 | News
Only about 50% of smokers attempting to quit use any type of support in their quit attempts. A recent trial has provided clear evidence on how to improve uptake of subsidised smoking cessation services. A recent paper by Cummings and Carpenter reports on a trial to...
by IHPE | Mar 9, 2017 | News
The UKHPR (United Kingdom Public Health Register) has announced the launch of a new voluntary register for health promotion practitioners. Sitting alongside the UKPHR’s established register for members of the core public health workforce, the new register is being...
by IHPE | Mar 9, 2017 | News
Five portions of fruit and vegetables every day is good for you but 10 is much better and could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths worldwide. This is the finding of a recent study by Imperial College London. !0 portions a day is equated to 800g, double the current...
by IHPE | Mar 9, 2017 | News
The Institute strongly commends the Education Secretary, Justine Greening, who tabled an amendment to extend statutory ‘relationships and sex education’ to all secondary schools and ‘relationships education’ to all primary schools. On March 1st the Education...
