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...
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...
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...
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...
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"Failing to invest in prevention is counter-productive First and foremost, we continue to stress that investing in public health is vital for relieving the pressures on both NHS and social care budgets and making broad societal returns on investments in the...
Produced by Public Health England with the National Falls Prevention Coordination Group member organisations. This document outlines approaches to interventions and activities helping prevent falls and fractures to improve health outcomes for older people. Read...
Removing alcohol adverts from streets and public transport, and phasing out alcohol sponsorship in sport are among the steps that should be taken to prevent alcohol companies reaching our children. In a report published Feb 2017 by Alcohol Focus Scotland, leading...
From: Public Health England First published: 28 February 2017 This toolkit aims to guide school nurses through evaluations and provides guidance on how to implement results to promote learning, make improvements and demonstrate the impact of interventions. Read...
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT 2016 DANGEROUS WAIST THE PUBLIC’S VOICE ON HEALTHY WEIGHT Excellent DPH Annual Report by Dr Andrew Furber Read...
The Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee report on public parks warns that parks are at a tipping point and face a period of decline with potentially severe consequences unless their vital contribution to areas such as public health, community...