Posted in Climate change, Disaster relief, Public Health Events, tagged Climate change, floods, FPH conference, heatwaves, natural disasters on July 13, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Morning parallel session, at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference, on Wednesday 7 July.
Chaired by Professor Alan Maryon-Davis (former President, UK Faculty of Public Health), and panel members Lucy Reynolds (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Wayne Elliott (Head of the Health Programme, Met Office) and Shona Arora (Director of Public Health, NHS Gloucestershire) and Andy Wapling (Head of Emergency Preparedness, NHS London).
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Morning parallel session, at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference, on Wednesday 7 July.
Chaired by Laura Donnelly (Health Correspondent at the Sunday Telegraph), and panel members Dame Carol Black (National Director, Health Work and Wellbeing), Andrew Harrop (Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Age UK) and Yvonne Coull (Consultant to, and former Director, Queen Mary University Centre for the Older Person’s Agenda).
Posted in Health Protection, Media and public health, Public Health Events, tagged FPH conference, Laura Donnelly, Lindsey Davies, Liz Scott, Media, MMR, Sarah Boseley, Swine Flu, Tony Jewell on July 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Plenary session 2 at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference, on Wednesday 7 July.
Chaired by Dr Liz Scott, Treasurer at Faculty of Public Health, and panel members Tony Jewell, Chief Medical Officer Wales, Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph, Sarah Boseley, Health Editor of the Guardian, and Lindsey Davies, Former National Director of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness.
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 City Council and Ed Cox, Director at IPPR North.
Posted in Public Health Events, tagged Andrew Lansley, FPH, FPH conference, public health on July 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Secretary of State Andrew Lansley’s speech plus short Q&A, Wednesday 7 July at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference
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Andrew Lansley this morning revealed his personal ambition for a new Public Health Service, where public health is something that is taken seriously at all levels – nationally, locally, and as individuals. The Secretary of State for Health announced that the Prime Minister has agreed to the formation of a Cabinet Sub-Committee on Public Health, which Mr Lansley will chair.
A new Health Premium which will target public health resources towards the areas with the poorest health was also announced, alongside confirmation that we can expect a public health white paper in the autumn. Mr Lansley also outlined his commitment to Change4Life, but said that he wanted to change it from being a government campaign to a social movement, with reduced central funding and great financial contributions from business, local government and charities.
Mr Lansley also made reference to last week’s controversy at the BMA conference, declaring that “contrary to the media reporting, I applauded Jamie Oliver’s initiative” and argued that the TV chef understood that encouragement and empowerment are what is needed to improve the public’s health, not regulations and rules.
Full text of the Secretary of State’s speech is now available here.
Better Health For All 