Launched this week – http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/marmot-review-10-years-on. This is a (detailed) briefing on key points in three parts – 1) what does it say, 2) some reflection, 3) some thoughts on where next. Acknowledgement – Paul Hayes, Wakefield MDC, Jeanelle De Gruchy, ADPH President, and many who commented on the launch of the report on social […]
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Public health and violent crime
There are many variations on what “a public health approach to” violent crime actually means. For me there is nothing inherently wrong in the words, but a lot of misconception and baggage with it + people see “public health approach to” in different ways This is a LONG blog. Sorry. Sets out […]
Healthcare is eating other public service funding so says the ex editor of the BMJ. This blog from Mathew Whittaker sets out how the austerity policy and political priorities pursued by successive governments have placed major strain on a number of public services. He argues that, as a result, the size of the state […]
Councils Can be trusted with Public Health This is an extended version (for the public health dorks and nerds) of a piece which appeared in LGC . Thanks to LGC for permission Jim McManus and Greg Fell Jim McManus is Director of Public Health for Hertfordshire and Vice-President of ADPH. Greg Fell is Director […]
Is there any actual evidence for social prescribing yet? …..I was asked recently. In fact it’s a q that crops up a lot My immediate answer is normally – 1) yes, 2) define social prescribing, 3) define “work”, 4) its tricky, 5) apply a level playing field, and a lot of common sense. […]
This is a longish blog by Dave Buck and myself. It was done in preparation for the publication of the All Parliamentary Group on Longevity report. An edited version will eventually make it into the report. We try to set out a rationale for a wide ranging approach to longevity and improving healthy life expectancy, […]
Short blog setting out the structure and rationale behind our approach to physical activity. Thanks to Anna Lowe for helpful comments Strategy. We set out to be the most active City by 2020. The mission and vision are clear, as are the main building blocks are clear. These are set out in […]
I was invited by @heasonevents to see Motherload in November. This was part of the monthly cycle to the cinema event series – https://cycletothecinema.co.uk/ Motherload itself is a fabulous story – both inspiring and uplifting of how one mum (and lots of others) are changing the way they think about transport for them […]
Asked q on twitter yesterday in prep for a research interview I am doing next week for a researcher from Princeton Very helpful set of responses Put here in full. Not especially sorted or ordered. Use as you need to Why hasn’t what is being observed in the USA on opioid addiction been seen here. […]
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What do you actually *do* then
What do you actually do then The question every DPH detests. This is a niche blog (!) to give my answer to a question I get asked a lot. My answer depends on how much detail folk want. Graham Mackenzie did an excellent primer on what is “in” public health, I often send […]
