LGA/ADPH annual public health conference and exhibition 2017
Extending influence to promote health and wellbeing. Thursday 9 March 2017, London. Our annual flagship conference on public health will explore and build on the challenging, innovative work being undertaken by councils and public health teams with their partners and...
Button batteries pose ‘deadly’ risk to toddlers
The BBC reports: Surgeons are warning of the potentially deadly risk posed to young children by button batteries. If accidentally swallowed, the small, round batteries can get lodged in the oesophagus and burn a hole through its lining. London’s Great Ormond...
Directors of public health are pivotal in tackling health inequalities
BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i5013 (Published 20 September 2016) “The BMJ reports on plans for government policy to tackle health inequalities.1 The health select committee’s report is clear about why public health is important and the key...