Skip to main content
Blog UK Health Security Agency
Organisations:
UK Health Security Agency
UK Health Security Agency

Life expectancy continues to rise, but inequalities remain

Posted by: , and , Posted on: - Categories: Chief Knowledge Officer, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Reducing preventable deaths

Since life expectancy was first measured in the mid-19th century the trend in England has been of continued increase, interrupted only by the World Wars. Despite this, people in some areas of the country are still not living nearly as …

The ordinary person: measuring height and weight in adults

Posted by: , , and , Posted on: - Categories: Chief Knowledge Officer, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Reducing preventable deaths

“To tall men I’m a midget and to short men I’m a giant; to the skinny ones I’m a fat man and to the fat ones I’m a thin man….. In fact I’m quite ordinary.” So says the Ordinary Man …

Understanding alcohol-related hospital admissions

Posted by: and , Posted on: - Categories: Chief Knowledge Officer, Reducing the burden of disease

Alcohol is England’s second biggest cause of premature deaths behind tobacco. 34 per cent of men and 28 per cent of women exceeded current consumption guidelines on at least one day in the last week. Public Health England, in partnership …

Of RAGs and riches: indicators of public health in the Public Health Outcomes Framework

Posted by: , and , Posted on: - Categories: Chief Knowledge Officer, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Reducing preventable deaths

“Are we there yet?” You don’t have to travel very far with small children before you are asked this question. In fact, a survey by Littlewoods.com in March 2013 reported that children ask their mothers around 300 questions every day …

Related content and links

About this blog

The official blog of the UK Health Security Agency, providing expert insight on the organisation's work and all aspects of health security.

Sign up and manage updates

Recent posts