Posts relating to PHE Priority 4: Giving children and young people the best start in life
Improving the health of our most vulnerable families is one of the most complex, but potentially rewarding challenges we face. However, it cannot be tackled in isolation. It requires services to be joined up around the family, intervening at an …
School holidays are upon us, a time for children and young people to enjoy with friends and family, a real opportunity to play, explore and generally chill! Some young people, however, have ongoing responsibilities which may prevent or reduce the …
We know that young adults remain the age group most at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in England. Public Health England’s latest national data show that, in 2013, 15-24 year olds experienced around two thirds of all chlamydia cases …
What do young people think are the big public health messages? The best way to find out is to ask them! Listening to children and young people is core to PHE and Department of Health values and both organisations have …
At end of February nurses and midwives from both PHE and the Department of Health ran a week of action linked to NHS Change Day, focusing on health protection and building resilience. We focused on the public health challenges of …
PHE has an important leadership role on the prevention and promotion of health and well-being for children and young people. We know from research that a good start in the early years through to adolescent years is important for children …
Early on in our existence as Public Health England, the four PHE centre directors for the Midlands and East of England region and I discussed where we particularly wanted to focus our efforts. Considering many of the challenges faced by …
We must do more to improve our children’s health – this is the call for action from the Chief Medical Officer for England in her latest Annual Report. In a hard-hitting analysis, Dame Sally Davies has set out the main …
Last week saw plenty of conversation about the public health aspect of the Compassion in Practice nursing vision. Viv Bennett and her team were letting nurses and midwives know that they can really make a difference. Here are some highlights.
Children and young people are our future. Making sure our children get the best start is an investment in both each person’s health and wellbeing and in our society. PHE has a real opportunity to make a difference by supporting …
