Posts about the work of the Health and Wellbeing directorate
After a Christmas full of feasting, drinking and general overindulging, many of us welcome the start of January as an opportunity to make positive changes for our health and lifestyle. But rather than attempting a punishing detox or buying the …
Preventing suicide is an important area of work for PHE.
The end of 2016 marks the fourth year since the creation of PHE’s health and wellbeing directorate – a dynamic period marked by many major accomplishments and new challenges.
As 2016 draws to a close it’s a good time to round up some recent developments in the battle against childhood obesity.
Fire and rescue services aren’t always one of the public sector services that come to mind when thinking about health and wellbeing, yet across the country they have been mobilising at pace to make an impact on the health of the …
In June 2015, we launched our guidance on smoking in secure mental health settings. The guidance summarised the strong evidence base relating to the harms of smoking for adults with mental health conditions and what could be practically implemented to …
This post was published when Public Health England had responsibility for health advice relating to e-cigarettes. For the most recent information please visit the NHS website or search for the topic on the gov.uk website. The number of people in …
We recently published an evidence-based resource to support local authorities, commissioners and providers to promote cognitive health in older adults aged 55 and above. This is an important issue because, whilst the fact that people are living longer lives is …
Smokers huddled outside hospital doors are a common sight since smoking indoors was banned. Many are sick or caring for others and deserve our greatest compassion, yet continuing to normalise smoking in hospital settings is damaging the health of not …
What’s the public health impact of alcohol and what is the effectiveness of policies for reducing alcohol-related harm? PHE’s new evidence review seeks to answer those questions and you’ll find the full document on GOV.UK and an abridged version published …
