Data blog: Teenage conceptions heading in the right direction
In our last blog post we asked for examples of good data visualisations and two of note were Cancer Research UK's "The causes of cancer you can control" and "Cancer,...
Cancer registration as good as the world's best
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Jem Rashbass, Posted on:
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Chief Knowledge Officer, Reducing preventable deaths
...cancer. Early-stage cancers (stages 1 or 2) have hardly spread at all and patients usually do very well, while late-stage cancers (stage 4) have often metastasized well beyond the original...
Just how close is ICT to the frontline these days?
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Michael Brodie, Posted on:
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Developing our own capacity and capability, Microbiology services, Public health data
...rate at which our medical microbiology is modernising. Of course, these days our Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is at the very heart of everything that we do. This may...
Data blog: We are what we eat
...fruit and vegetable consumption (green blobs), in higher income groups than in lower. more fat consumption and more “unhealthy” fat consumption in lower income and educational attainment groups (more transfats,...
Through health and high water: a young carer’s perspective
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Viv Bennett and Sophie, Posted on:
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Giving children and young people the best start in life
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,...
What does the digital age mean for the public's health?
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Kevin Fenton, Posted on:
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Digital health, Health and Wellbeing, Reducing the burden of disease, Social marketing
If you are reading this blog on a smartphone you are not alone. 62% of UK adults have one, and this is increasing significantly each year. About a quarter of Public Health Matters’ readership access this site from a smartphone …
Hepatitis C: progress through partnership
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Helen Harris and Éamonn O’Moore, Posted on:
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Health and Wellbeing, Health inequalities, Protecting the country's health, Reducing the burden of disease, Screening
Monday was World Hepatitis Day, the annual awareness raising day coordinated by the World Hepatitis Alliance. Over 170 organisations who work in the field of viral hepatitis, representing every region of the world are involved, and our own Dr. Helen Harris …
Heat health warnings: are we stating the obvious?
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Paul Cosford, Posted on:
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Health Protection, Protecting the country's health
...those vulnerable because of age, illness or poor quality accommodation. Sometimes good advice may be obvious. Featured image "Temperature in C° + R" copyright Acid Pix. Used under Creative Commons....
Mythbuster: Low risk or no risk?
...than just show that two factors happen in the same place or even follow the same pattern (otherwise we might assume all kinds of strange things, like US technology expenditure...
Fighting congenital anomalies and rare diseases with information
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Christine Harvey, Jem Rashbass and Sarah Stevens, Posted on:
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A single knowledge and intelligence service, Chief Knowledge Officer, Reducing preventable deaths
We hear a great deal about the common illnesses that affect many people such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. However, we hear much less on rare diseases, each of...