Posts about the work of the Health and Wellbeing directorate
If you have a passion for improving the public’s health it’s hard not to feel excited about the potential solutions to some of our biggest problems. Take obesity; there’s no bigger challenge - and no single way of tackling it …
Are you a teacher or a professional working in an education setting? If so, we have a variety of tools and resources available that can be used in training, in the classroom, as part of whole school approaches or simply …
With an exciting summer of sport ahead, how can we turn inspiration into action? Many people are looking forward to cheering on their sporting heroes this summer. Whether it’s watching Euro 2016, the European Gymnastic Championships, Wimbledon or the Olympic …
Often, when water fluoridation appears in the headlines it is presented as a controversial subject. However, the evidence is clear that water fluoridation is a safe and effective measure to help people improve their oral health. At the levels we …
With 1 April nearly upon us, local authorities, government departments, NHS trusts, clinical commissioning groups and other public sector bodies have been busy planning their budgets and commissioning services for the next financial year. In the context of increasingly limited resources …
As waistlines continue to expand across the country (62% of adults are overweight or obese), diagnoses of Type 2 diabetes are also rising. The cost of treating diabetes, and associated complications such as heart disease and stroke, is costing the …
Last month I blogged about the independent Mental Health Taskforce’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. Public Health England is now working with NHS England and other partners across the health and wider systems to implement the Taskforce’s recommendations. …
What is a healthy, balanced diet? A simple question perhaps, but when faced with a barrage of food advice from friends, colleagues, celebrities, bloggers and the media it’s easy to feel unsure. This is where the eatwell plate came in, …
We recently announced, for the third year, funding support for a range of innovative local projects that are helping people to recover from addiction to drugs and alcohol. This capital investment is going to support 50 projects across England, which …
It’s been a big week for Public Health England. Last Monday we launched our brand new health campaign One You. The response so far has been fantastic and we have been delighted to see such a positive reaction in the media, …
