by John Middleton, Vice-President of the Faculty of Public Health The results of our latest member survey show despair, uncertainty and distress about the NHS reforms. We share members’ anger and frustration, reflected in feedback from local boards and committees. The results articulate the possibility of a wholesale departure from the specialty and major risks [...]
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Musings from Ethiopia
Posted in Africa, Climate change, Global Health, Health Inequalities, Health Protection, HIV on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Dr Jackie Spiby Hello from Addis Ababa. It is a warm and sunny morning. By lunchtime it will be hot, but not too hot as we are 2,400m high and there is usually a breeze. When I go out it will be dusty, smelly and, if I noticed it anymore, the air will be [...]
Great food, great heat and great work
Posted in Disaster relief, Health Inequalities, Health Protection, Uncategorized on June 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Andy Beckingham, ex-DPH and public health consultant now living and working in India I spent much of 2010 in South India on sabbatical with Indian Institute of Public Health. Would my UK experience be useful? Or irrelevant in India? I made new friends and networks, loved the food, the heat and the work. I [...]
Don’t forget public health in health services
Posted in Alcohol, Climate change, Health Inequalities, Health Protection, Obesity, PH Spending, White Paper, tagged Alcohol, Climate change, Diet, Food, health practitioners, Healthcare reform, Inequalities, Obesity, public health, Tobacco on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dr John Middleton, Director of Public Health for Sandwell and FPH Vice President, email vpPolicy@fph.org.uk On first reading, the health bill seems silent on public health roles in the health service. More than 300 public health specialists and consultants who work in health service public health are justifiably nervous about what the future public health [...]
Improving the health of the poorest fastest?
Posted in Health Inequalities, PH Spending, White Paper, tagged Andrew Lansley, cuts, Inequalities, Michael Marmot, white paper on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Alan Maryon-Davis The public health white paper promises to ‘improve the health of the poorest fastest.’ Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said that closing the health inequalities gap is a top priority, echoing the Marmot Review – ‘more must be done to tackle the causes of the causes of ill-health.’ To this end he [...]
Dreaming of a White Paper
Posted in Health Inequalities, PH Spending, White Paper, tagged Health and Wellbeing Boards, Public Health England, Public health white paper on December 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Alan Maryon-Davis There’s plenty of Christmas cheer in the public health white paper. Warming words about the importance of protecting and improving health. A bulging sackful of goodies – health improvement to be a statutory duty for local authorities; directors of public health (DsPH) to be embedded in local government where they truly belong; [...]
Heatwaves, Floods and Natural Disasters: How do we need to prepare and adapt?
Posted in Climate change, Disaster relief, Health Inequalities, tagged Andy Wapling, Flood, Heatwave, Lucy Reynolds, Shona Arora, Wayne Elliott on July 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Matthew Kilgour What are the difficulties encountered when planning for and responding to natural disasters and adverse weather conditions in the UK? This was the topic of discussion at the FPH Annual Conference session on Wednesday 7 July, featuring contributions from Lucy Reynolds from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Wayne Elliott, [...]
Listen to Cityscapes – How do we create healthier cities for 2020?
Posted in Health Inequalities, Public Health Events, Urban health, tagged Alastair McLellan, Ed Cox, FPH conference, healthy cities, Martin McKee, Michael Hagen, Stephen Hewitt on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Afternoon parallel session at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference, on Wednesday 7 July. Chaired by Alastair McLellan, Editor of the HSJ, and panel members Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Michael Hagen, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Stephen Hewitt, Specialist Professional Planner at Bristol [...]
Listen to Hard Times: Reducing Inequalities in a Tough Financial Climate
Posted in Health Inequalities, Public Health Events, tagged cuts, health inequalities, public health on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Parallel Session A (c) at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference, Wednesday 7 July. Chaired by Rachael Jolley (FPH) and with panel members Chris Bentley (Head of Health Inequalities NST, Department of Health), Peter Kellner (President, YouGov), Samantha Callan (Chairman of Residence, Centre for Social Justice).
A public health postcard from China
Posted in Chronic Disease, Global Health, Health Inequalities, Obesity, tagged APRU World Institute, cardiovascular disease, China, cycling, health promotion, Michael Marmot, non-communicable disease, Obesity, prevention, smoking on June 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
19 June 2010 In sultry heat, I join a continuous stream of people making their laborious way up the 392 steps to the mausoleum of Dr Sun Yat-sen. It’s beautifully situated on the slope of a wooded mountainside in a huge park in Nanjing, Eastern China. Everyone is in holiday mood, stopping frequently to rest, [...]
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