All Public health articles – Page 117
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DH updates climate change report
The Department of Health has published a report on climate change and health.
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Assembly launches 10-year alcohol strategy
Tackling the harm caused by alcohol is at the centre of a 10-year substance misuse strategy issued for consultation today by the Welsh Assembly.Working Together to Reduce Harm proposes a joint approach to drugs, alcohol and other misused substances. The strategy will be backed by an extra £9.6m in the ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Risk prediction network created
A new risk prediction network has been established to engage health and social care groups - including commissioners, clinicians, community matrons and NHS and social care managers - to share ideas, experiences and knowledge on different methods of predicting and stratifying risk of local health populations.
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HSJ Knowledge
Risk prediction network created
A new risk prediction network has been established to engage health and social care groups - including commissioners, clinicians, community matrons and NHS and social care managers - to share ideas, experiences and knowledge on different methods of predicting and stratifying risk of local health populations.
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HSJ Knowledge
Race for Health progress report with calendar and cookbook
The 2008 Race for Health progress report is out. Recipes for Success is published as a calendar and cookbook. The calendar combines 12 recipes celebrating food and culture from black and minority ethnic communities with 12 case studies of good practice from Race for Health primary care trusts. A faith ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Race for Health progress report with calendar and cookbook
The 2008 Race for Health progress report is out. Recipes for Success is published as a calendar and cookbook. The calendar combines 12 recipes celebrating food and culture from black and minority ethnic communities with 12 case studies of good practice from Race for Health primary care trusts. A faith ...
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NHS to offer new treatment for diabetes
Six NHS centres are to offer cell transplants for people with type-1 diabetes to reduce the risk of recurrent hypoglycaemia.
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Asthma danger campaign launched
Asthma UK has launched a campaign to make people aware of how dangerous asthma can be and to raise funds to support research into the condition.
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HSJ Knowledge
QNI
Staff in the NHS might be expected to be better at looking after their own health than most people. They have health promotion information to hand, they either are, or work closely with, clinicians, and they are usually provided with excellent occupational health services. Perhaps equally important, they are regularly ...
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More to do on tobacco control, says WHO
A World Health Organisation study has found that while progress has been made in tobacco control, not a single country fully implements all key tobacco control measures.It has outlined an approach governments can adopt in an effort to prevent tens of millions of premature deaths by the middle of this ...
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Sharp rise in untreated hypertension
The annual health survey for England has revealed that 2006 saw a large rise in the number of people with high blood pressure going untreated.
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NHS mountain bikes could ride to the climate's rescue
The health service should consider giving people NHS-branded bicycles to help them get fit and contribute to tackling climate change, according to an organiser of a landmark conference on sustainability and the NHS.
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Comment
Tobacco - why now is the time for battle
With smoke-filled public rooms already fading into the past following the smooth introduction of smoke-free laws, it is easy to understand how the public health focus might shift away from tobacco use. But smoking must remain the number one concern for everyone who cares about inequalities in health and tackling ...
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Comment
Tobacco - why now is the time for battle
With smoke-filled public rooms already fading into the past following the smooth introduction of smoke-free laws, it is easy to understand how the public health focus might shift away from tobacco use. But smoking must remain the number one concern for everyone who cares about inequalities in health and tackling ...
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Women take more sick leave, study claims
New research claims women take almost 50 per cent more short-term sick leave than men.
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London launches obesity taskforce
London mayor Ken Livingstone has announced plans to establish a London-wide group to ensure the capital meets the government's target to reduce childhood obesity.
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Campaign promotes antibiotics best practice
A national campaign is to be launched to remind doctors of the rise in antibiotic resistance and make it clear to patients that antibiotics will not get rid of the common cold.
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EU brings in compulsory food labelling to curb obesity
The European Union yesterday moved to impose standard nutritional information on food labelling across 27 countries.The rules are an attempt to counter the epidemic of obesity in Europe, but disappointed some UK health charities by not making the 'traffic light' system mandatory.
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Burden of obesity 'unmanageable', say Conservatives
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has warned about the increasing burden of obesity on the NHS.
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Pressure grows on PCTs to increase obesity services
Primary care trusts will be forced to commission more weight management services in an attempt to meet growing demand, the government has warned.