Anti-vaccine sentiment is rising, boosted by social media, activism & mis-info. Conventional approaches to address convenience, complacency & confidence factors aren't enough. What else can & should we be doing? Read our editorial here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @rsph.bsky.social

Men’s health: potential for accident prevention www.bmj.com/content/392/...

IHPE – reasserting the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Vaping>>>clear recommendations. www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Vaping Research is needed www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Evidence of increased vaping, and associated smoking, by children and young people is of great public health concern. People with ADHD, including children and young people, are at increased risk of addictive behaviours. www.bmj.com/content/392/...

NEW 🔔 The Taichung Statement on Health Literacy (2025): sustaining action on health literacy to promote health for all ✍️ Peter Chang, Tuyen V Duong, Enny Rachmani, Terrence Min-Che, Stephan Van den Broucke, Diane Levin-Zamir, Samantha Thomas 🔗 FREE doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf220

IHPE Position Statement: Arts and Health ihpe.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Health Promotion and Mindfulness. A joint paper from the Mindfulness Initiative and the Institute of Health Promotion and Education. ihpe.org.uk/wp-content/u...

@HouseofCommons for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Young Carers & Young Adult Carers summary report launch carers.org/all-party-pa...

Homelessness - an important public health issue. >>>Solutions are available ihpe.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Conversation around the research findings for tech use and mental health of young people theconversation.com/evidence-for...

An interesting paper to help our understanding of the impact of tech on the mental health of young people. It echoes my observations as a parent that what it is used for has more of an impact, for better or worse, than time spent. academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/a...

Restoring nature, restoring health. An informative article outlining the interconnectedness of the health of people, animals and the environment. environmenthttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14635240.2025.2604884

I highly recommend The Handbook of Settings-Based Health Promotion, offering accessible advice to implement and evaluate this approach within schools, workplaces, hospitals, the digital environment, prisons and more. This approach is a recommendation made in the seminal document, the Ottawa Charter.

The history of the Institute (IHPE) from 1962 to the present day. ihpe.org.uk/about-us/ihp...

The Royal College of Psychiatrists now endorses our book 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World' amzn.to/2JIpu41 In US amzn.to/2JGyCWT Available via your GP as part of #ReadingWell Books on Prescription scheme. Pls RT. #mindfulness

Free webinar >>Reducing child accidents in the home >>12th February 2026, 1pm – 2pm. Reserve a place here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stay-one-s...

Position statements on a wide range of public health topics >>.Autism....ethics.......mindfulness...breastfeeding....air pollution......child accidents........homelessness ....... ihpe.org.uk/resources/po...

It is a privilege to be part of this new network to support parents of neurodivergent children.

British Medical Journal items on public health covering many topics...positive health...Ottawa Charter....physical activity...accident prevention...healthy eating...healthy homes....primary care......Health promoting hospitals...... ihpe.org.uk/bmj-rapid-re...

Looking forward to listening to this and moving forward with advocacy of the arts and health this year.

@drmcw.bsky.social good to see my colleague and co-author Dr Michael Craig Watson on Bluesky. Look out for informative posts advocating for positive health promotion and the work of the Institute of Health Promotion and Education ihpe.org.uk/resources

An inspiring read for anyone struggling at the moment. Also, for those advocating for the arts. #carersrightsday #artsandhealth leftlion.co.uk/features/202...

Please share this position statement to help raise awareness and increase support for young carers. The statistics are staggering. #carersrightsday ihpe.org.uk/resources/po...

We need to call out misinformation and create a society that works for autistic people. www.bmj.com/content/390/... @rpharms.com @cppeengland.bsky.social @clairewynn.bsky.social

The Institute of Health Promotion and Education Position Statement on autism ihpe.org.uk/resources/po...

Please share with Pharmacy colleagues. It was a pleasure to be part of the project team for this new e-learning for autism and ADHD. Neurodivergent people are regular users of pharmacy services and value the support of pharmacy staff. Our profession can make a difference @clairewynn.bsky.social

Join me on Friday 15th August for a free session exploring mindfulness as a natural, trainable component of health and wellbeing with potential to ensure a sustainable future. @jennyedwards.bsky.social internationalrelaxationday.com/ird-conferen... #internationalrelaxationday2025

Staggering statistics re young carers and young adults carers presented, in our latest position statement. For example, 69% of schools report zero young carers in their cohorts, though it is reported that 2 pupils/classroom provide high or very high levels of care. ihpe.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Open letter on CWS Bill rightsforchildren.uk/open-letter-...

With sadness and honour, I can now share that I will be overseeing future sales of books by the late Jayne Pigford. Her legacy page with further details is below. A percentage of profits will continue to benefit renal charities. mindfulmedicine.co.uk/jayne-pigford/

People aged 16-34 with a mental health condition are almost 5 times more likely to be economically inactive than others. Nearly a quarter of all people out of work due to ill health are under 35. Time to take action to #BreaktheCycle #YoungPeople #MentalHealth #Unemployment

🗣️ "We exist in struggle, but we could do with less of a fight". This #TransDayofVisibility, read Jay's account of the toll that transphobia takes on their mental health, and how they navigate accessing mental health support: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/in-flux-betw...

The more you believe in the kindness of others, or in other words, are socially trusting, the higher your individual well-being and the higher collective well-being. Why countries with less social inequality are happier.

Country rankings in 2025 for the World Happiness Report. USA at 24, with UK just above. Whereas Canada, Mexico & Denmark (inc Greenland) much happier. @worldhappiness.report data.worldhappiness.report/table?_gl=1*...

Incredible story of the life-saving kindness of one man. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Here is a short opinion piece from me on the tragic case of Valdo Calocane. www.nationalworld.com/news/opinion...

Robust data: Crucial for guiding public health. Interesting to work on this with an expert mathematician. I had underestimated the scale of the issue. www.bmj.com/content/388/...

The benefits for our hearts of up to 4 morning cups of coffee. #coffee #mortality #heart

So excited to share this. Use the link to pre-order and check out my new novel! #newfiction waterstones.com/book/the-won....

This looks an interesting evening in Notts hearing about @paulcrawford.bsky.social new book.

Thank you to Call the Midwife for a lovely big dose of oxytocin last night. I remember my mum's midwife, who became a family friend after delivering 2 of my siblings. Special memories.

Interesting to learn the collective name for some of my favourite birds: a tidings of long-tailed tits. Not surprised to discover it describes their lively, joyful, social behaviour. Grateful that mindfulness practice enabled me to escape my busy mind to notice and enjoy them.

Clear recommendations for an evidence-based, positive approach to health promotion. Free access for 4 weeks. Watson M, Neil K. Positive health promotion: the Ottawa Charter approach. Perspectives in Public Health. 2025;145(1):11-13. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...