Summer School 2025! Thanks to the Registrar conference reps for arranging a fantastic 2 days. The theme this year was ‘Inclusion Health’

At the Climate & Health conference and proud to see familiar faces from Yorkshire up there with colleagues from across the UK!

This graph says so much about the incredible progress on smoking in Britain. Spot the plateau in the 90s when we lacked strong strategy and see how it accelerated again once proper plans were put in place from late 90s onwards

Poverty and public health: taking local action The Royal Society of Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Association of Directors of Public Health, and Royal Society for Public Health are co-hosting this conference addressing poverty in the UK to e...

The FPH, @roysocmed.bsky.social, @rsph.bsky.social & @adphuk.bsky.social are hosting a conference to examine links between poverty and health, share best practice and identify solutions.

Main sessions on:

- Child poverty
- Housing crisis
- NHS and prevention agenda

www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

Hello, I’m Sohaib Akhtar and I’ll be taking over this account for the next three months!

I’m a public health registrar, currently based at Doncaster Council. @mydoncaster.bsky.social

To celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth, we asked our staff which women from across history inspire them. 👩‍⚕️👩‍🎓👩‍🚀

From physicians and nurses to balloonists and singers, their choices highlight some of the most fascinating and important women across history. 🧵👇

Does the drive for prevention risk sacrificing patient care in general practice? The FPH Primary Care & Public Health SIG in collaboration with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is delighted to present this webinar to debate whether the drive to prevention risks sa...

The FPH Primary Care and Public Health SIG has partnered with the Royal College of General Practitioners to host a webinar which will focus on the ‘drive for prevention’ and its impact on patient care in general practice.

This lunchtime webinar is open to everyone.

www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

Norovirus lab reports in England, by week. The graph shows a stabilisation over the past few weeks.

LATEST #NOROVIRUS DATA: Although norovirus levels have stabilised over the last few weeks, they are still more than double the five-season average.

Full report 🔗 www.gov.uk/government/s...

🎉Last night MPs voted to pass the historic Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will phase out the sale of tobacco to the next generation, protecting children from the harms of smoking.

In this month's Presidential blog, Greg Fell discusses the lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic and how @adphuk.bsky.social continues to work to help ensure we are better prepared for future pandemics.

👀Read in full➡️ bit.ly/4j76klj

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Moving Bodies Lab at Durham University Searching for an academic job? Explore this Postdoctoral Research Associate in Moving Bodies Lab opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Moving Bodies Lab
Durham University
Durham
£38,249
Closes 21/04

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML034/p...

Forthcoming FPH Events:

🗓️[02/04] - #PublicHealthSpaces: community-centred approaches to public health
🗓️[03/04] - Academic careers advice
🗓️[04/04] - FPH Distinguished Lecture: Professor Sir Frank Atherton
🗓️[11/04] - Health Equity Assessment Tool

Register here ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

Action for healthier working lives - Final report of the Commission for Healthier Working Lives

www.health.org.uk/sites/defaul...

Mapping the commercial determinants of health in countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region: conceptualizations, impacts and actions The health and well-being outcomes of an individual are determined by everyday living conditions, which are driven by the social, political and environmental surroundings in which individual lives or ...

"Governments should avoid partnerships with unhealthy product industries, particularly in areas where they have no competence, such as developing health-related policies."

Strong recommendations from @who.int South-East Asia Regional Office #CDOH report
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www.who.int/publications...

INTRODUCTION

This free learning package on #LLMs and #AI from @carlbergstrom.com @jevinwest.bsky.social is fab. Fun + thought-provoking 2-10 min snippets covering key risks and effective use. Inc how commercial interests may shape them + effects on society. Excuse the French..
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International Women’s Day: Voices in health care – with Dame Jane Dacre, Dr Nikita Kanani and Dr Gabrielle Mathews To mark International Women’s Day, we invited three women at different stages of their careers in health care to reflect on the expectations, experiences and challenges that have shaped their…

In 2023, we invited three women in health care to share their experiences and thoughts on creating an inclusive workforce.

Join Dr Jennifer Dixon, Dame Jane Dacre, Dr Nikita Kanani, and Dr Gabrielle Mathews for #IWD2025.

LISTEN NOW 🔽

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Empower women with better healthcare.

On this #InternationalWomensDay, a recent @lshtm.bsky.social study highlights how racialised & low-income women often self-manage UTIs due to systemic barriers.

It’s time for policies that support, not sideline, their health.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3XAFKIR

Can NHS Digitalisation Improve Women’s Health? | The King's Fund Women’s health has long been overlooked and neglected. Could digitalisation help improve this situation? Loreen Chikwira and Danielle Jefferies think so.

Can digitalisation improve women’s health? We explored this critical question in a recent blog, noting that health systems can use digital technology to make it easier for women to access fragmented services. Read the full blog. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Today is International Women’s Day. Find out more about the work we do on improving health outcomes for all women. #IWD2025

Olive Leonard, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, said: "Dr. Stellah Bosire is an incredible leader who uses her lived experience to tirelessly advocate for women who are usually forgotten or voiceless. "She demonstrates every day how we can achieve both gender equality and health equity by uplifting and strengthening grassroots feminist organisations to drive systemic change in health systems across Africa and ensure women and girls’ voices are heard and their rights upheld."

This International Women's Day, our colleagues are highlighting women who inspire their professional journeys. 👩‍🔬
Olive Leonard from the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team spotlights Dr. Stellah Bosire, whose work she has blogged about here. 🔗👇
bit.ly/3QO21z0
#IWD2025 🧪

Health inequalities | The Health Foundation Improvements in life expectancy have stalled and there are wide inequalities in health within and between local areas

What influences health inequalities?

Our Evidence Hub has been updated and expanded, with the latest insights into the impact of inequalities by deprivation, geography, ethnicity and disability.

Explore the evidence ⬇️

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Steel willow branches of Sheffield's willow tree Covid memorial with wooden leaves bearing messages to a person lovingly remembered by their family

“People gathered in Balm Green Gardens today for a minute's silence to remember those lost to Covid. Thank you to everyone who joined this second annual day of reflection: residents, communities, speakers, and those who made memorial leaves for the willow tree Covid memorial.”

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Two fabulous jobs at @healthfoundation.bsky.social for public health consultants wanting to drive forward the prevention agenda.

1. Assistant director
2. Senior Fellow

Please share

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Very exciting opportunity - @healthfoundation.bsky.social are recruiting a Public Health Consultant to lead on their public health and prevention work!

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The preventative shift: how can we embed prevention and achieve long term missions Published in collaboration with Demos, this briefing looks at how to shift the culture of public bodies to think ‘prevention first’ and target spending at activities which are value for money and…

Prevention must be at the heart of public service reform.

Our research with @demos-uk.bsky.social highlights the need for both financial investment and institutional change to move beyond crisis management.

Read now ⬇️
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Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Both overweight and obesity increased substantially in every world region between 1990 and 2021, suggesting that current approaches to curbing increases in overweight and obesity have failed a generat...

“Both overweight and obesity increased substantially in every world region between 1990 and 2021, suggesting that current approaches to curbing increases in overweight and obesity have failed a generation of children and adolescents”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

UK death rate 'reaches record low' The UK death rate reached a record low last year, according to exclusive analysis of death certificate data carried out for BBC News.

UK death rate 'reaches record low' , although some worrying trends in death rates of young people and cardiovascular disease - more radical prevention strategies are needed
#populationhealth #healthinequalities

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good luck to everyone sitting day 1 of the @fphuk.bsky.social DFPH exam today! This exam (previously called Part A) is sat over 2 days and requires both a wide breadth and depth of public health knowledge, with months of prep and revision building up to this day. We wish everyone sitting it well! 🤞🍀

2024 DPH report

Poverty and health
democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
(Item 10 & webcast)

The report is split into three broad themes:-

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Today some of our public health registrars are sitting their MFPH exam - a practical, role-play based "show how" exam of applied skills and knowledge.

Good luck everyone!!! Remember: you know your stuff, the examiners want you to do well, this is just a chance to show them how brilliant you are!