Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 28 February 2020
This week our Chief Executive's message covers COVID-19, the 10 year review of Michael Marmot's Health Equity in England report, and the PHE Public Mental Health Summit.
Health Matters: Smoking and mental health
The latest edition of Health Matters focuses on smoking among the population of people living with a broad range of mental health conditions. Read this blog for a summary of the full edition's content.
Giving everyone the opportunity to lead a healthy life
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John Newton, Posted on:
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Health inequalities, Reducing the burden of disease
Ten years on from his original report, Michael Marmot and the Institute of Health Equity have published the 'Marmot review 10 years on' report. In this blog we look at some of the work PHE is doing to reduce health inequalities, including the developing priorities set out in our new 5-year strategy for 2020-2025.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 21 February 2020
This week our Chief Executive's message covers COVID-19, tobacco harm, mumps, Year of the Nurse and Midwife, and our new Start4Life campaign.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What is self-isolation and why is it important?
COVID-19 - In this blog, we will explain what self-isolation is, why it is important, and which groups are currently being advised to self-isolate.
WHO Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Leadership in Prevention, Protection and Promotion
2020 is the WHO Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Read this blog about how PHE has been working with Health Education England's e-Learning for Healthcare team to develop a series of resources for health and care professions, as part of the All Our Health programme.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 14 February 2020
This week our Chief Executive's message covers COVID-19, HIV in older people, longevity, Women and Girls in Science, and behaviour change.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Expert interview: What is contact tracing?
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Nick Phin, Posted on:
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Coronavirus (COVID-19), Health Protection, PHE's science
One of the ways we protect the public from infectious diseases like novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is contact tracing. In this blog Nick Phin, Deputy Director at PHE’s National Infections Service answers some questions about how this works.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 7 February 2020
This week our CEO's message includes a 2019-nCoV update, PHE's seventh annual cardiovascular disease prevention conference, and the upcoming Heads Up Weekend.
The 10-year CVD ambitions for England – one year on
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Jamie Waterall, Posted on:
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Health Improvement, Health inequalities, Health Matters
This blog outlines several promising areas of work and initiatives led by members of the Cardiovascular Disease System Leadership Forum that have been addressing the national 10-year CVD prevention ambitions since their launch in February 2019.