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
Continue readingI started thinking about this blog last year, when it was still basically socially acceptable to cough on strangers. Simpler times. It was to be
Continue readingThis is the second of two blogs on ‘proper’ prevention, with the first on the need for a general ‘shit life reduction strategy’ and this
Continue readingIn health terms, ‘prevention’ basically means doing stuff that reduces risks to health. Primary prevention focuses on the whole population to stop a problem occurring
Continue readingHow 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
Continue readingAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that children can be exposed to while growing up. These include the direct impact of suffering abuse or
Continue readingWe 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
Continue readingHere 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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