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29th February 2008: Congestion charge seems to have important health benefits which make it important to extend it beyond inner London, says Public Health Chief.

20th January 2008: More action to prevent falls needed says Public Health Chief.

10th January 2008: Healthy living is not as difficult as it sounds and could add 14 years to one's life says Public Health Chief.

8th January 2008: Ban on junk food advertising is welcome but a recent survey shows how much work needs to be done to tackle poor diet says Public Health Chief.

14th December 2007: Two more reasons for making combatting overweight and obesity the top public health priority says Public Health Chief.

5th December 2007: We need to raise public awareness of the rish of stroke, how to prevent it and how to detect it as early as possible, says Public Health Chief.

9th August 2007: Free fruit scheme in primary schools bodes well for children's future health says Public Health Chief.

20th July 2007: Proposals to increase minimum driving age to 18 must be supported says Public Health Chief.

6th July 2007: Contents labelling of bought in sandwiches would be helpful says Public Health Chief.

26th June 2007: Doctors are right to call for a hard line on alcohol says Public Health Chief.

28th May 2007: Another reason to limit our salt intake says Public Health Chief.

15th May 2007: New research provides another good reason for eating a Mediterranean Diet says Public Health Chief

30th April 2007: We need to raise public awareness of the risk of stroke and the need to have their blood pressure checked says Public Health Chief.

18th April 2007: We need to be much tougher with our drink driving policy.

2nd April 2007: Today is a great day in the fight against tobacco but much more remains to be done.

21st March 2007: We need to sensitise people to the dangers of too much salt.

12th March 2007: Full marks to Consumer Association for its grading of government action on healthy eating.

26th February 2007: President of Royal College of Physicians warning must be taken seriously.

20th January 2007: Trends in consumption of fruit and vegetables and some other dietary components are encouraging but we cannot afford to be complacent.

11th January 2007: Doctors could do more to detect and manage alcohol misuse.

4th January 2007:Current Driving Test procedures must be changed to improve road safety particularly for young males.