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Health and Wellbeing
Posts about the work of the Health and Wellbeing directorate
Do you know your heart age?
Have you seen the latest version of our Heart Age Test?
Clearing up confusion caused by flip-flopping diet news
As Public Health England’s chief nutritionist, I’m often asked what we’re doing about confusing messages in the media about nutrition, which lead to an incorrect assumption that official advice is always changing.
Supporting local action on health inequalities
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Reducing health inequalities is at the heart of public health and PHE’s priorities.
Moving forward with the prevention of mental health problems
When the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health was published last year, it signalled that a step change was needed to prevent mental health problems.
Tackling health inequalities through enhancing the wellbeing role of mosques
A faith centre working to improve the health and wellbeing of the community is not a new concept, from the earliest days of Islam we find the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Mosque in Medina was a community meeting place, a centre …
The importance of hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs
Each year on 28 July the World Hepatitis Alliance brings together patient organisations, governments, medical professionals and industry for World Hepatitis Day (WHD).
England leading the world: New Tobacco Control Plan sets the bar high
We are at a pivotal point in our fight against tobacco where an end is now in sight, and as the plan aspires, a smokefree generation a reality.
Child sexual exploitation - the role of public health in prevention and intervention
For young people who are affected by child sexual exploitation (CSE), the consequences can be profound and long-lasting.
Weight management services - why are they important?
Obesity is caused by a complex set of personal, social and environmental factors. It can come with a number of associated health consequences, all of which can have a huge impact on the individual, as well as the people around …