Nurse Physical Activity Clinical Champions are a key component of PHE’s Moving Professionals work programme, and are partially funded through a grant from the Burdett Trust for Nursing. Everybody Active Every Day, the national framework for physical activity, includes …
Physical activity is good for health and wellbeing and health and care professionals can make a real difference to encouraging and supporting people to be active. Today sees the launch of the latest stage of the One You campaign with a focus …
As we focus this month on the importance of being active and being involved and their importance on both our physical and mental health, let us just pause for a moment and think of the most vulnerable people in the …
As public health nurses working with children, young people and families we know being active improves physical, emotional and social wellbeing and often talk about the benefits of being active and the need to improve physical activity. We aim to …
Promoting a healthy, balanced and sustainable diet is a key public health priority across the UK as well as other health strategies such as promoting healthy lifestyles, physical activity and healthy weight. Promoting healthy diets and nutrition are important for …
As Stoptober 2016 gets underway, some smokers will be choosing to use e-cigarettes to help them through the 28-day mass quitting challenge towards a smokefree future. Smokers are encouraged to search ‘stoptober’ to find free quitting tools and information on …
I was delighted when an online group for Allied Health Professionals called @WeAHP's approached Public Health England (PHE) to support the #WeActiveChallenge on Twitter this summer. The activity challenge is a great example of how a simple idea can bring …
This blog is a thank you for colleagues who have worked with us to develop the All Our Health (AoH) approach and resources and sets out what you told us and how we have used your feedback. In 2013 we …
Although it is well documented that earlier onset dementia for people who have a learning disability is a higher percentage than national average, for everyone, a combination of genetics and lifestyle factors, together with chance occurrences have an impact on …
Linda Hindle, Lead Allied Health professional for Public Health England, writes about her visit to the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service in Birmingham City Council as part of the week of action. Speaking to Allied Health Professionals (AHPS) over the last …
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Updates and comment from Viv Bennett, Public Health England's Chief Nurse
