To take HRT – or not??

To take HRT – or not??

On November 5th NICE released its first advice on the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as part of a guideline on the menopause. The HRT advice triggered some lively media response. The difficulties that women face in making decisions about taking HRT need to...
Allotments and Mental Health

Allotments and Mental Health

The waiting lists for allotments around the country are long and local councils struggle to acquire new land to meet demand. Evidence on the value of allotment gardening has come from a recent study by researchers from the Universities of Westminster and Essex which...
Public Mental Health Awards

Public Mental Health Awards

The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is launching a new public mental health award to be presented at the 2016 FPH Conference. It is especially interested in gathering case studies of local approaches where mental health has been made a public health or Health and...
Raising the Profile of Mental Health

Raising the Profile of Mental Health

Raising the profile of Mental Health                 We welcome the appointment early in November of the first shadow Minister for Mental Health in the UK. Appointed by Jeremy Corbyn, Luciana Berger has immediately spoken out about the importance of mental health...
New IHPE Trustee: Susan Thompson MPH, PGCHE, MIHPE, RGN

New IHPE Trustee: Susan Thompson MPH, PGCHE, MIHPE, RGN

We welcome Sue Thompson to our Board of Trustees. Sue has worked in public health and health promotion for 25 years and is currently Course Director for the graduate entry Masters of Science in Nursing pre-registration programme at the University of Nottingham an...

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