One of our ambitions for healthcare public health is to make the ‘vital visible’. This means being able to show the amazing work that health care professionals are doing to prevent illness, protect health and promote wellbeing and resilience. So …
A newborn baby's brain is only around one-quarter the size of an adult's. It grows to about 80 percent of adult size by three years and 90 percent by age five. A baby’s earliest experiences will shape their brain development, …
As a Health visitor many years ago, it was always part of my role in supporting parents; we supported parents with their relationships. We never had any specific training but intuitively felt it was important. We now have more evidence …
Guidance for parents to support their child’s learning and development in the early years foundation stage. Developed and written by 4 Children in partnership with parents, and supported by the Department for Education, Ofsted and Public Health England. This new …
This week (20-26 June 2016) is #celebratebreastfeeding week. Next week PHE will be publishing a toolkit for local authorities to support them in promoting and improving breast feeding in their communities but if we urge you to read this blog that …
In my capacity as an iHV maternal mental health champion I have been able to train health visitors locally. I have also been able to improve my knowledge of maternal and infant mental health, which has been beneficial to my …
"Of all the harmful exposures in pregnancy, it is arguably smoking which causes the greatest harm. Not only does it cause impaired fetal growth, low birth weight and preterm birth, it is also associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, …
In October 2014 Public Health England published Evidence into Action[1] which set out seven strategic priorities for improving the nation’s health including Ensuring every child has the Best Start in Life. We want to ensure that prevention and health improvement …
Welcome to our week of action on getting it right for all our children and young people (#BestStart0to19). This week marks a watershed with the formal, final stage of the transfer of commissioning of 0-5yr public health services to local …
Join us next week, 28th Sept to 2nd Oct, for our ‘Week of Action’ #BestStart0to19 on getting it right for all our children and young people. #Beststart0to19 is about giving all our children and young people the best start in …
