The 2015 COP21 Agreement in Paris showed that health professionals are increasingly aware of the impact of climate change. There is concern about the health risks of climate change, but also a growing mindfulness of the many positive health benefits …
Many people feel the effects of pollen at this time of year, but did you know the way pollen affects our health could change as plants react to our changing climate? Current pollen picture Pollen grains are tiny particles produced …
Steve Owens, the Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Management lead within PHE, explores the benefits of publicly mapping out how your organisation plans to think more sustainably. PHE has a sustainable development management plan- but what exactly does that mean? A …
In this blog, PHE's Paul Cosford and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Gina Radford welcome the progress made at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris at the end of last year. When world leaders agreed in Paris in …
Global urbanisation has occurred at an eye-watering rate over the past 60 years or so with some estimating that within just a few decades more than 65% of the planet’s population will call a city home. With these dramatic shifts …
If you’re watching your weight, the benefits of replacing some fatty and sugary foods with unsaturated fats from plant sources, sustainably sourced fish, starchy foods and fruit and veg are widely known - but are you aware that the same …
By now I hope you will have heard that the health sector has hit its first target in the bid to limit climate change. The NHS, social care, and we in the public health system have reduced our carbon emissions …
There can be no doubt that the food we eat and produce has a substantial impact on our planet. Estimates suggest that food and drink production and distribution contributes 20% of UK carbon emissions every year and is the leading …
In recent months there has been a high profile outbreak of Chikungunya virus in the Caribbean, reports of invasive mosquito vectors in Paris and concerns over Zika virus emergence in the Americas. So perhaps this is a good time to …
It’s coming up to three years since Directors of Public Health and their local public health teams moved formally into local authorities. Both before and after this transition, much progress has been made towards developing creative ways of improving public …
