Addressing the causes of the causes through a wellbeing economy
*This article was written on behalf of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance on the launch of their Wellbeing Economy Policy Design Guide, and originally published here*
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Picking our battles: public health in public
I started thinking about this blog last year, when it was still basically socially acceptable to cough on strangers. Simpler times. It was to be
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Proper prevention Part II: Shit Place Syndrome
This is the second of two blogs on ‘proper’ prevention, with the first on the need for a general ‘shit life reduction strategy’ and this
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For proper prevention we need a General Shit Life Reduction Strategy – Part I
In health terms, ‘prevention’ basically means doing stuff that reduces risks to health. Primary prevention focuses on the whole population to stop a problem occurring
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Public health has a language problem
How many of you were inspired to work in public health because you wanted to champion a sustainable place-based locality-level social movement to address the
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Good intentions but the right approach? The case of ACEs
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that children can be exposed to while growing up. These include the direct impact of suffering abuse or
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‘Wellbeing in every decision’: re-framing ‘health in all policies’
We know that most of the things that influence population health — poverty, education, the environment, transport, work, relationships, safe and comfortable homes — are not really touched by
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Investment in public health – we need better arguments, not better evidence
Here in the UK, we’ll soon have a chance to make the case for investment in public health and prevention (again). The NHS 10 year
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