Preventing accidents in children under five
Every parent wants their child to stay safe, but with many potential risks in the home to think about, accidents can happen easily and when we least expect them.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message – 24 Feb 2017
...Alert and Response Network (GOARN) training partners with the World Health Organization. Participants from 20 public health institutions from across the world came together to develop a coordinated programme that...
Breast screening: More women are making the choice to take part
It’s great to see that for the first time in five years there’s been an increase in the number of eligible women taking up the offer to be screened for breast cancer, with levels remaining above the NHS Cancer Screening …
Obesity in secure mental health units: A call to action
Obesity rates among the general population are increasing, rising from 15% in 1993 to 26% in 2014.
Tobacco-free NHS – the journey for one London trust
London has shown leadership in driving down smoking rates, but with 16% of the capital’s population still smoking there is still more to be done.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message – 10 Feb 2017
...the NHS in advising people over 65 having an NHS Health Check that dementia is not an inevitable part of ageing, and that simple life style changes that are good...
Ambulance services on board to promote public health
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Kevin Fenton and Linda Hindle, Posted on:
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Allied Health Professionals, Health and Wellbeing
The millions of interactions that paramedics and ambulance staff have with patients and the public provide a valuable opportunity to improve health and wellbeing among the most vulnerable people in society.
Health Matters: Achievements in combating high blood pressure and a forward look
High blood pressure is currently the third biggest risk factor for contributing to premature death and ill health in England, as outlined in the latest edition of Health Matters.
A closer look at our February PHOF update
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Dave Jephson, James Westwood and Sabrina Safo, Posted on:
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Public health data
This is the second in a series of blogs summarising what we learn each time we update the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF).
Local systems thinking: Making obesity everyone’s business
In late 2015 I wrote about a new programme that aims to explore local systems and design new approaches to prevent and tackle obesity.