Staying safe for Eid Al-Adha
Staying alert for Eid Al-Adha this month will help to protect friends and family from coronavirus (COVID-19). Read about the important actions you can take are to maintain social distancing during festivities.
Health and Wellbeing
Posts about the work of the Health and Wellbeing directorate
COVID-19 and summer temperatures
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Owen Landeg and Extreme Events and Health Protection team, Posted on:
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Coronavirus (COVID-19), Health and Wellbeing
The current COVID-19 pandemic will amplify the health risks from heat. Equally, in the context of the pandemic, we will need to take actions differently to prevent heat related harm to health. Find out more about PHE's heatwave plans for 2020.
No health without mental health: why this matters now more than ever
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Clare Perkins, Posted on:
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Coronavirus (COVID-19), Health and Wellbeing, Mental health
PHE are leading the work to support the population’s mental health through COVID-19. This blog sets out PHE’s local and national approach to dealing with the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and wellbeing
Stay at home for Ramadan
Staying at home during Ramadan will play an important part in the nation’s effort to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). That’s the message from health experts and Muslim leaders as communities across England prepare to celebrate the holy month.
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.
Can we build healthier, more resilient and connected communities?
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Tom Mapplethorpe, Posted on:
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Health and Wellbeing, Health inequalities, Promoting place-based public health systems
Whether we live in cities or towns, rural or coastal areas, the communities we live in really matter for our wellbeing. Find out how PHE's suite of resources can help you take forward community-centred approaches to health and wellbeing.
Prioritising mental health
Mental health and mental illness have an impact on all of us, either directly or indirectly – whilst we can all benefit from having good mental health, 1 in 6 adults experienced a common mental health problem in the last week. This blog covers the ways in which PHE is prioritising improving mental health and …
Moving forward from the prescription medicines review
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Rosanna O’Connor, Posted on:
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Health and Wellbeing, Reducing preventable deaths
PHE has published the first ever evidence review of dependence and withdrawal problems associated with five commonly prescribed classes of medicines in England. Find out more in this blog about what this means for patients and what needs to be done.
Health Matters: Preventing STIs
The latest edition of Health Matters, PHE's professional resource, focuses on the prevention of 5 common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the public health challenge of antimicrobial resistant STIs, and the commissioning and improvement of sexual health services. This blog provides a summary of the full edition's content.
Supporting people from substance misuse treatment into employment
Find out about a ground-breaking trial of an innovative, specialist form of employment support designed to help people move from substance misuse treatment into employment.