The problem with being both a true-crime podcast enthusiast and a dog owner at last, means that I think I've exponentially raised the chances of finding a dead body on a walk. #DogMumProblems

Opening key note by deputy chief medical officer Dr Jeanne de Gruchy, highlighting worrying increases in obesity in both children and adults with people living in deprived areas worst affected. Food industry promotion of unhealthy foods are one of the main drivers. #WSARoadmapevent

Insights from todays presentations #WSARoadmapevent in Birmingham

Dr Justin Varney-Bennett providing food for thought by talking about the culture context of dietary decisions (place, identity, experiences, deprivation). Thinking about culturally intelligent eating guides, weight as an aspect of cultural identity, and the stigma of food poverty. #WSARoadmapevent

Four lessons from Dolly van Tulekken to make national food policy work: 1) deploy a compelling argument, 2) build a movement, 3) enlist the prime minister, and 4) be bold, act fast, no regrets! #WSARoadmapevent

Very pleased to be at the #Whole #Systems #Approach Roadmap event in Birmingham talking about all things healthy weight, systems, and collaborations between academia and local authorities to share insights, including from @nihr-phirst.bsky.social projects. #WSARoadmapevent

Happening today is the #WSARoadmapevent led by PHIRST Connect bringing together expertise from different organisations to create a plan to implement Whole Systems approaches that will tackle obesity systemically @leedsbeckett.bsky.social @profkebrown.bsky.social @lauralamming.bsky.social

Lovely write up of #NI_WSALearning Event here: www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/lived-e... @nihr-phirst.bsky.social

#NI_WSALearningEvent kicking off soon! @nihr-phirst.bsky.social

We will be sharing findings from our process evaluation of the whole systems approach to obesity currently being implemented in councils in NI phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/... #NI_WSALearningEvent

The WSA Learning Event in Belfast in next Weds! A collaboration between PHIRST & NI Public Health Agency. Excited to welcome implementation experts from @publichealthscot.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social PHWales + @leedsbeckett.bsky.social + NI council implementation teams! #NI_WSALearningEvent

These have been the work of two years with @profkebrown.bsky.social @katienewby.bsky.social, Imogen Freethy, Gavin Breslin and many more from @nihr-phirst.bsky.social Fascinating to see the challenges and tenancity of the implementation teams using the PHE guidance in NI! #NI_WSALearningEvent

Excited to host this with @profkebrown.bsky.social and Dr Gavin Breslin from Queens University Belfast! The culmination of two years hard work in NI - and by hard work, we mean the councils and Public Health Agency's extremely diligent implementation of a WSA to obesity so far! #NI_WSALearningEvent

A banner day - email addressed to Prof. Dr Laura Lamming. That MPhil in Public Health is really working for me....How could it NOT be spam?! I mean, afterall, I am also very well equipped to present at their enginnering conference....

I like that Mary Bennet got two wet shirted men, while Elizabeth only got one. Well done, BBC, well done. #TheOtherBennetSister #FeelsFairGivenTheMother

Delivered a lecture on whole systems approaches to obesity to undegrads today. Managed to work in a genuinely relevant pic of my dog. #NailingDogMumAcademiaCrossover #MyDogIsABadInfluenceOnMyHealthyEating

Heading to Cambridge for the EoE public health conference today and looking forward to chatting about whole systems approaches and seeing old pals from @imsepidemiology.bsky.social former MRC Epi.

Can one call in sick becuase the Buffy reboot got cancelled? #AskingForAFriend

Research=dating. I'm in the honeymoon phase of new project, coyly learning a new topic & waiting to find out its annoying quirks. Simultaneously, breaking up with an older project, feeling like I learnt a lot, but its me, not you (I've got to start the new project), but I will always love you.

Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls. As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination. #HealthForAll

Off to @local.gov.uk conf nxt week? #Liverpool. Join our PHIRST sessions @nihrlambethhdrc.bsky.social @helenmw66.bsky.social @dph-mashton.bsky.social @lauralamming.bsky.social @pvandergraaf.bsky.social @profkebrown.bsky.social @susiesykes.bsky.social @janedwills.bsky.social

I have evolved from following my dog round checking what's in her mouth, to following my dog round with her cooling mat and attaching a cold 'cape' in the form of a teatowel. #PokemonDogMumEvolution #Colddogizard

M&S using 'all the small things' for their latest ad. That's it, hell has frozen over.

I've always said David Tennant was my Doctor but damn, I'm claiming Ncuti Gatwa as my Doctor too!! 10/10 Doctoring! Knew he'd be excellent! #DrWho

Very worrying and not impressed by the veiled dig at junior docs who absolutely deserved their pay increase. I don;t know what to say! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Can't believe no-one told me that the best way to stop scam calls is to drop your phone down the toilet #LifeHacks

*Free/subsidised place opportunities for NHS and Local Authority colleagues to attend the 2025 Society for Social Medicine and Population Health Annual Conference in Bradford (10-12 Sept)* 10 to those in the Bradford district; 10 from elsewhere in the UK and Ireland. Apply here: bit.ly/3FCh8JR

Great news for women's health and reducing health inequalities in the UK! Bravo! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yesterday was #SocialPrescribingDay. In a new blog, Loreen and Nurajahan explore the role of shared leadership in social prescribing. Read the full blog. buff.ly/w3zDbe9

Happy birthday, BF Skinner! (1904-1990) This quote, which rings even more true today than ever, is from Contingencies of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis (1969)

Heathrow willing, we will be completing our data collection in NI next week for our process eval of the implementation of a whole systems approach to obesity! We're finding some really interesting stuff which we can't wait to share with you this summer! For more: phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/...

Come and play with us, lovely local governments! Check out our website for the sorts of evaluations we've done so far phirst.nihr.ac.uk WE WANT YOU!

Aah it's nice to be back in academia, receiving insane spam emails inflating my standing: "Dear Professor Lamming..." Sadly, I will respond to nothing less than my chosen honorific: Integalactic Leader of the Empire and Goose Juggler Extraordinaire, Madam Lamming. Predatory journals take note.

Our PHIRST Connect Team has published a research article on their evaluation of Green Health Prescriptions (GHPr) in Scotland using the APEASE criteria Acceptability Practicability Effectiveness Affordability Spillover effects Equity (1/8) rdcu.be/eaU19

Rollercoaster of a week for millenials, Buffy's Michelle Trachtenberg dead (sob, apparently she wrote her own invesnted story arc to convince stupid Whedon to give her a part, gotta respect the fandom) and 5ive reuniting. My heart is very conflicted!

Having an employer that supports wellbeing makes all the difference. This blog written for the Society of Occupational Medicine describes how SMEs can get over barriers they may face in supporting employee wellbeing www.som.org.uk/supporting-e... @profkebrown.bsky.social @lauralamming.bsky.social

Highly recommend going to see Buffy ReVamped while it's on tour. My cheeks hurt from laughing and I'm hoarse from whooping. #SpikeSlayed

THIS! A powerful, hopeful and enjoyable presentation of some really valuable work around the barriers and facilitators for politicians trying to change food policy for the better. Phenomenal 'elite participants' + excellent avocado earrings @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social Bravo!! #WholeSystemsApproach

As a public health researcher, my inability to spell 'imporving' and 'intervnetion' is the bane of my life....#improving #intervention #SpellCheckIsMyGod #publichealth

Women’s health has long been overlooked and neglected. Could digitalisation help improve this situation? Find out in Loreen Chikwira and Danielle Jefferies' new blog: www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Great that PHIRST Connect Green Health Prescription evaluation phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/... in @naturescot.bsky.social report Realising the Potential of Scotland's Natural Health Service www.nature.scot/doc/realisin... @profkebrown.bsky.social @lauralamming.bsky.social @afwellings.bsky.social

Listening to the inauguration. Think I sicked up in my mouth a bit...

Fixed it. "Trump's inauguration moved indoors to hide poor turnout this time around" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In other #PublicHealth news, thought this tool was interesting. But worried that it could be used like a shopping list by govts. to pick cheap interventions to use without considering local context or other not-included approaches blueprint.nesta.org.uk @davidjbuck.bsky.social seen this?

I think this emphasises how common sense sometimes is forgotten in the face of ethics constraints - ethics panels are there for a very good reason, but measured consideration must be used to ensure vulnerable, marginalised groups are still given (safe) opportunities to participate. #PublicHealth

Late to the game here, but loved this article championing the approach of using the "whole system of everyday policy making." We must go big, or go home. But do we have the visionaries in policy-making roles to deliver on this, I wonder? #WSA #PublicHealth

As I'm enjoying doing some WSA eval work in NI right now, I wanted to share some other work in the area. WSA's feel like the direction of travel and have so much potential. Local (and central) govts. should feel proud to invest in schemes that promise better futures beyond their tenure #PublicHealth

The irony is not lost on me ...

This should be my Friday spotlight public health tweet, and indeed I am back at work, but instead I'm going to reflect on how I can now confirm without a doubt that I'm old. I bought myself a debobbler for christmas and I'm so f*cking excited to crack that sucker out this weekend. #PublicHealthStuff

With advent calendars, decorations + gifts abounds, I have never spent quite so much time trying to figure out what my dog has in her mouth. (Its ok gang, it was a lamb braid this time...but she's side-eying me right now in a way that makes me feel I'm being lulled into a false sense of security.)