This blog is now archived
This blog is now archived
This blog is no longer being updated.
All Our Health: Lifelong learning into practice – Are you ready for action? - Wendy Nicholson & Teresa Chinn
‘Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears and never regrets.’ Leonardo Da Vinci Learning is so entwined with our personal and professionals lives. It helps us to grow and develop and promotes sharing. The way we …
Walking the Walk
Posted by:
Viv Bennett, Posted on:
-
Categories:
AHPs, All Our Health, Blogs, Health Improvement, One You, Pharmacy, Physical Activity, population health
Public Health England’s purpose is to protect and improve the nation’s health and this includes providing evidence-based information and data to help others make informed choices about managing their own health and wellbeing. There is perhaps no stronger way of …
Physical Activity Nurse Clinical Champion - Stella Sawyer
Posted by:
Viv Bennett, Posted on:
-
Categories:
Blogs, Health Improvement, One You, Physical Activity, population health
As a specialist public health nurse (Occupational Health) working in the NHS, I welcome the recent government funding incentives for NHS organisations (via CQUIN payments) aimed at improving the health of NHS staff, which include providing healthier food choices in …
Breakfast and Activity – Can Children be Encouraged to Enjoy Both? - Maggie Clarke, Carolyn Foreman & Georgia Barrett
Posted by:
Viv Bennett, Posted on:
-
Categories:
All Our Health, Getting it Right for Children and Young People, Physical Activity, population health, School Nursing
School Nurses play an important role in promoting healthy lifestyles and are well placed to influence and support positive behaviour change but we know as a small workforce for any enduring improvement a collaborative partnership approach has sustainability. We work …
The Role of All Allied Health Professionals in Supporting Physical Activity - Anna Lowe
Posted by:
Viv Bennett, Posted on:
-
Categories:
AHPs, All Our Health, Blogs, Health Improvement, obesity, Physical Activity, population health, Reducing health inequalities
Physical inactivity is a major threat to health. It contributes significantly to many common cancers, diabetes, coronary heart disease and many more health conditions. These conditions can substantially reduce people’s quality of life through worry, pain and disability. Becoming more …
Pharmacy Teams Supporting People to Increase their Physical Activity - Gul Root
Posted by:
Viv Bennett, Posted on:
-
Categories:
All Our Health, Health Improvement, One You, Pharmacy, Physical Activity, population health, Reducing health inequalities
Physical activity is important for all of us, at every age and every ability. It has the potential to save lives and reduce the burden of disease, but it can also be fun, efficient and social, and a great way …
The Work of a Nurse Physical Activity Clinical Champion - Sue Foster
Posted by:
Viv Bennett, Posted on:
-
Categories:
All Our Health, Blogs, Health Improvement, One You, Physical Activity, population health
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 …
Health and Care Professionals supporting the new 'One You' Physical Activity campaign - Viv Bennett
Posted by:
Viv Bennett, Posted on:
-
Categories:
All Our Health, Blogs, Health Improvement, Physical Activity, population health
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 …
#WeActiveChallenge - Leading by Example: Reducing Health Inequalities - Pauline Watts
Posted by:
Viv Bennett, Posted on:
-
Categories:
All Our Health, Blogs, Health Improvement, Learning disability nursing, No health without mental health, Physical Activity, population health
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 …
Improving Physical Activity - Helping Others: Helping Ourselves #WeActiveChallenge - Wendy Nicholson
Posted by:
Viv Bennett, Posted on:
-
Categories:
Blogs, Getting it Right for Children and Young People, Health Improvement, Health Visiting, Physical Activity, population health, School Nursing
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 …
Related content and links
