FPH congratulates Prof. Susan Hopkins @smhopkins.bsky.social on her appointment as Chief Executive Officer of @ukhsa.bsky.social. The Faculty looks forward to working with Prof. Hopkins in the years head, and to deepening our collaboration with UKHSA at this important time for public health.

Very much looking forward to working with colleagues and partners as President of The Faculty of Public Health over the next 3 years @fphuk.bsky.social

Emergency Alert day has been confirmed as 7th September. If you have a secret phone for safety go to settings and turn off all government notifications. Setting it to silent or airplane is not enough 🚨 (guidance on each step is on the internet). Spread the word

#NHSisfullofpride Wishing everyone a happy, safe and joy filled Pride Month. In Celebration of our LGBTQ communities. Bring all your colour and joy. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Very looking forward to joining and learning from amazing women. #internationalwomensday

The under recognised form of domestic abuse, which needs more attention. apple.news/AUkb-FEz3QeK...

We celebrate the decade on decade improvement to life expectancy, but are we kidding ourselves, if we use number of birthdays as the indicator of life expectancy, and not balance this with quality of life,it raises the question; is life expectancy truly extending or are we just dying for longer?

A welcome publication from the RCP on effective public health systems www.rcp.ac.uk/policy-and-c...

I’ve been in the company of some amazing Public Health People this week. My take away lessons: Knowing we won’t win isn’t a reason not to fight. Stay angry about the inequities that continue thrive. Know your purpose. You don’t need permission to do the right thing. Be the change. #fairersociety

Harmful Marketing link.springer.com/article/10.1... This is sooooo good 1. Obscuring Goals & Impact 2. Efforts to Conceal Impact 3. Efforts to Protect Its Investments (through advertising, and thus shaping our views and attitudes) And many issues beyond

That advice about never listening at the door is real. I over heard someone saying, [about me] No one is that nice 😂 1. How sad that ‘nice’ is seen as a threat. 2. I’m not nice (what a bland description) but I am, or at least try to remain kind. I was reminded of the work of Justin Mecham

This 👇

There’s been two incidents today where I have demonstrated extended my capability in this department 🙈

I had the great pleasure of being part of a conversation with @lucygobag.bsky.social yesterday. As ever inspired by my her energy and sheer good sense. #cashnotstuff

The Bright Side by Sumit Paul-Choudhury review – keep the glass half full

Fabulous article. The right kind of aid, (cash, not stuff) for the right amount of time, ensuring that the right support is in place for the long term.

Very much looking forward to hearing from Andrew Cooper at the @fphuk.bsky.social workforce wellbeing meeting tomorrow, on the importance of avoiding harm from internal processes www.hpma.org.uk/avoiding-harm/

I wrote a quick post about the latest UKHSA data on the current flu wave. christinapagel.substack.com/p/its-defini... TLDR: we are in a very big flu wave, but Covid levels are low & RSV decreasing. But we should consider extending eligibilty for annual flu (and RSV, Covid) vaccines.

No more resolutions going up in smoke - this #newyear, quit smoking and start a fresh, smoke-free chapter. Resolve to quit smoking in 2025 to see what’s possible for your health when you quit: bit.ly/41Bj4Lh

fantastic to see The Health Plan for Wales published. A committed instruction to improve the health of women and close the equality gap. executive.nhs.wales/functions/ne...

A really important piece. Organisations need to be aware of where trauma shows up, and ensure people work in an environment which is safe and supportive, where we avoid internal processes and behaviours which further add to the risk of moral injury.

We know that domestic abuse will soar this Christmas, so why can’t we stop it? | Yvonne Roberts

It feels hard to articulate what Gisèle Pelicot has done for women and victims of sexual assault. She found courage where so many voices are lost to shame and stigma. Merci Madam.

For every perpetrator of violence against women, the world is changed forever. We will not hide, we will not be quiet, we will stand strong, we will stand together.

We very much welcome such a strong focus on safeguarding children in today's Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill. EVERY child deserves to thrive. Find out how we are sharing learning to improve public health practice & ⬇️ health inequalities for infants, children and young people ➡️bit.ly/3Vg9yIM

Thank you @felly500.bsky.social Really looking forward to working alongside you.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... The government has given councils powers to ban new takeaways from opening near schools after a Times investigation revealed how council attempts to do this were being thwarted by challenges made by the fast-food giant KFC

@michaelmarmot.bsky.social inspiring the room and closing the Wales/Canada Coloquium on health equity. An opportunity for Torfaen Council to host the day and showcase their incredible work with partners. Amazing to be part of it

We need to work as a system to reduce the impact of ultra processed foods, and the ease of access to fast food near schools. This needs be developed as a planning priority.

Today's OHID data shows the number of deaths caused by alcohol in England have now risen for *five years in a row* and are 40% higher than pre-pandemic. England hasn't had an alcohol strategy for over a decade. The case for action has never been stronger 👇 www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

I’ve taken a Christmas shopping day today, I’ve arrived at my destination. It’s so busy, I can’t bring myself to get out of the car. So I’m sat in the car ordering online.

Enjoying being a woman of a certain age and not tolerating misogyny, sexualised ‘jokes’, sexual comments or any gender based abuse.

James Baldwin died on this day (1Dec) in 1987 “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced” From “As Much Truth As One Can Bear” ,1962 The New York Times Book Review

Worth noting that the middle-aged women #greggwallace finds so objectionable are of the demographic who've been routinely dismissed as 'TERFS' for the past 10 yrs. It's almost as if there's something about mature women, wise to male abuse strategies, that abusive men don't like. Who'd a thunk it?

This ⬆️££ is v welcome. BUT to reach the goal of no new HIV transmissions by 2030 we also need ⬆️ ££ for local sexual health services which, in England, are paid for not by the NHS, but by the #PublicHealth Grant which has been consistently ✂️since 2015. #WorldAIDSDay www.gov.uk/government/n...

This #worldaidsday our Public Health Director Professor Tracy Daszkiewicz, who lost her best friend to HIV, stands alongside the rest of Wales in an effort to reach the no HIV transmissions goal by 2030.

Every contact I have with Lucy, every reading of her words reminds me of the strength, wit and courage that emerges out of disaster. I have witnessed the very best of being human during the very worst of times. Despite the awe of this, always wishing it had never happened.

Tonight we attended Downing Street’s #WorldAIDSDay event with @eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org and @thtorguk.bsky.social. The PM committed to ending HIV in England by 2030, and announced further funding for opt-out testing. We will work with the Government to support quality of life for people with HIV.

A Welshman from Carmarthenshire who was concerned about 'uninspiring and old fashioned' Welsh teaching resources has launched a revolutionary resource for young Welsh learners

www.nesta.org.uk/report/nouri... A Political Manual for Improving the Nation’s Health Obviously applies to food. Equally applies to so many other things Full of wisdom and practical advice excellent from @henrydimbleby.bsky.social and @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social

I agree with @michaelconroy.bsky.social here - please use International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women #IDEVAW rather than ‘White Ribbon Day’, which completely hides the purpose of the day bsky.app/profile/mich...

Post of the day Thank you Michael And having just read one of your reposts, white ribbon day is replaced with eliminating violence against women and girls Let’s call it out See it, say it, end it

Another amazing piece of work. The focus on CDoH is essential in protecting health, to enable truth and reduce harm. This 👇

Minister for Public Health - Andrew Gwynne - opening the #ADPHConf24 Opens by stating that closing the gap in health inequalities is his greatest priority. And recommits to halving the gap in life expectancy between the richest and poorest regions of England.

Excellent research by @inquisitivegyn.bsky.social highlighting another aspect of gender inequity in medicine www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Our recent report on #AntimicrobialResistance & the need for improved surveillance, testing, infection control, #antibiotic stewardship, funding & global commitments for #AMR solutions in humanitarian settings. #WAAW2024 #MedSky msfaccess.org/broken-lens-...

Another great vaccine. Helpful to women and men.