Media Coverage
BBC online: personal responsibility health agenda 'welcomed'
2 August, 2010
Ministers have been vocal about the need for people to take
charge of changing their own behaviour instead of relying on state
intervention. Experts including UKPHA Chief Executive Angela Mawle
have backed this stance, saying attempts by the previous government
were "too bureaucratic." But they stress help is still needed
over work, housing and education. Read full article
on BBC Online.
The Lancet Student at the UKPHA Conference
28 April, 2010
The Lancet Student blogger, Eva Hesmondhalgh shares her
experiences whilst attending the 18th UK Public Health
Association Annual Forum. Please click here to view the article.
Economic Health
9 April, 2010
Environmental Health News - The Chartered Institute of
Environmental Health
Stuart Spear investigates the relationship between the
economic recession and mental health, reflecting on
his experience at the UKPHA Annual Forum in
Bournemouth.
Click here
to read the full article.
Wildflower Charity Scoops National Health Award
27 March, 2009
Community Newswire
Knowsley environment charity Landlife was presented with the
UKPHA Michael Varnam Health Humanity and Environment Award for
its Great Outdoors project, which is working to improve parks and
local open spaces using wildflowers, alongside creative nature
activities to improve people's health and wellbeing. Click here to read
more.
Child obesity: Council to ban takeaways near schools
21 October, 2008
Article from The Guardian
Angela Mawle backs a council's plans to ban new takeaways
opening within 400 metres of schools, youth centres and parks to
help combat child obesity and promote healthy eating. Read
the full article here.
New review launched to look at future scope of health visiting role
26 August, 2008
Nursing Times
UKPHA launches a major project to to 'regenerate'
health visiting and to establish a clear statement about what
constitutes health visiting and develop a best practice
guide. Click here for the full
article.
Life expectancy: north-south lifestyle divide blamed for health inequalities
18 June, 2008
The Guardian
There is a clear north-south divide in patterns of binge
drinking and unhealthy eating which help explain a growing life
expectancy gap, new analysis shows today. Angela Mawle
comments on the importance of local level partnership working in
tackling this. Read the full article here.
Golden Period?
20 September, 2007
Featured article on IDeA website
"Most of the big breakthroughs in public health were made in
Victorian times. Could the country be set for another such 'golden'
period?" Chief Executive Angela Mawle told the IDeA why she thinks
it is. Please click here for the full article.
Unwell adjusted
19 March, 2008
The Guardian
"Labour pledged to reduce health inequality, but new figures
show a widening gap. What has gone wrong?" Prof David Hunter,
Chair of the UKPHA, gives his thoughts following the release of the
Department of Health report, 'Tackling Health Inequalities'.
Read the full article here.
Climate Change & Health
20 June, 2007
Article published in the the Daily Express
"Global warming is bringing a TB boom to Britain" - published in
the Daily Express following the UKPHA press conference "Campaigning
for Change". The link to this article is not longer
live.
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