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Population health – what is in a term
A lot of folk ask me my views on what all these terms mean. There is, in my view, probably some merit in getting some clarity on terms. Here is my effort. I have blogged on this one extensively before – here for those that want it – some technical stuff some definitional stuff. […]
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Moving beyond “vaguely interested”. Wanless 20 years on.
The NHS is in crisis. Of that there is no doubt. “Public Health” in almost all guises won’t deliver results fast enough on the right now issues. There is a caveat to that – application of operational research, analytic, health economic skills to idenfy how to optimise flow and identify low value spend (it is […]
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Developing a Well Being Economy
Developing a Well Being Economy Short notes (as is my usual format) 1. If I really had to get to the nub of it social outcomes and the well-being of the population as a core goal is as central to the decision-making as GDP growth. Is healthy life expectancy part of core economic metrics? and […]
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A PH take on “work and health”
1 Introductory Historically conversations about economic progress, productivity have focused on stuff like skills and transport. The health of the working age population has been largely neglected as a factor in economic growth. This has shifted quickly over the last year or so. The pivot point was partly, but not wholly, as a result of […]
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Commercial determinants of health. Where next
“doubt is our product since its the best means of competing with the body of fact”… Short set of thoughts on where next on this from view point of a jobbing DPH. Based in no small part on the ADPH 2022 conference and a follow on session for the NE and YH DPH group. Definitional […]
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Levies from harmful product industries
There is massive focus in lobbying on gambling reform on the need for a statutory levy. Industry argues against it, advocates of reform argue for it. I remain unconvinced it is a panacea, nor that it should be the centerpiece of reform. Here is why, this is a tidied version of a thread. It mostly […]
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climate, from a public health perspective
note of short talk I did at a Sheff Health and Well Being Board and Sheff Partnership Board conference on our city’s ambitions for net zero and why this matters. long note. please use as you want 1 intro points why me, why now, why THIS event – the impact of climate on our health […]
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“Tackling Health Behaviours” – “helping people change” or shifting the context in which people make choices
Note from short talk at Kings Fund conference Oct 22 3 parts to this talk – 1) introductory – statements of the blindingly obvious, 2) where to look and what to do, 3) conclusion and asks. Focus on the determinants of “health behaviours” and try to have reference to the audience 1 intro points – […]
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Screening school. Lesson plan 2
Screening school. Lesson plan 2 This is a short blog setting out the things I would expect a pretty robust answer on were we considering introducing a screening programme for something. It is a follow on from lesson 1 (Lesson 1 – Screening school. Screening 101) Test & programme test- safe, acceptable, valid, cut off […]
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Commercial determinants of health – why this matters, from local to global
Commercial determinants of health – why this matters, from local to global This is a note from conference talk on 11 Oct I will focus mostly on local. It is a long post. Sorry Thanks esp to Magda and Amanda in my team and to Alice Wiseman, May van Schalkwyk, Samantha Thomas for thoughts guidance […]
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