Assistant Director of Public Health. Physical activity big interest. Also healthy weight; healthy ageing; healthy places. Views own, RTs may not be
South East, England
Joined October 2013
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The next Shape Up course is coming to @Acland_Burghley early January. If you're interested please contact Rhys on [email protected].
@AFCCommunity
Watch “Arsenal in the Community: Shape Up Project” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/856389052?ref=tw-s…
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Watch “Arsenal in the Community: Shape Up Project” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/856389052?ref=tw-s…
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This year’s President’s Award was awarded to James Williams, former Director of Public Health @medway_council who passed away earlier this year and is sorely missed across the public health community ♥️
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'Happy to chat' benches installed by town council bbc.in/4fqGkPW
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Our annual Virtual School Awards recognising the contributions and achievements – educational and personal - of Camden's children and young people who are looked after by the Council is at @Arsenal's Emirates Stadium today.
Children enjoyed meeting mascot @Gunnersaurus 🦖 🏆
ALT Photo of a Camden child meeting Arsenal FC mascot Gunnersaurus at the annual Camden Virtual School Awards, held at the Emirates Stadium.
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Congratulations to all those who got the exam results they hoped for. Those that didn't the best is yet to come.
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Covid-19 had a huge human cost. To prevent this in future, we must tackle the lack of communication and information sharing between central government and those on the ground when dealing with local outbreaks, writes @felly500 @ADPHUK
bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q181…
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Camden is no place for hate. If you experience or see a hate crime or incident, we're here for you - visit camden.gov.uk/hate-crime to see different ways to safely report this & to get support.
@TellMamaUK can support you if you have experienced Islamophobia or anti-Muslim hate.
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I am immensely proud that the NHS I work in is one of the most multi-ethnic and diverse organisations in the world.
NHS colleagues and emergency workers from many countries and faiths work around the clock to serve every UK community. You have my utmost appreciation and respect.
A decade of clinical leadership on prevention has passed quickly! @DrRichardPile signing out with a flourish: the case for investing in prevention at scale has been repeatedly landed “ so put your money where your mouth is & invest in doing things differently” 💪👏👏👏 👇
Today's my last day as a clinical lead for @HWEICB. Over 10 years spent working for ICS and CCG. Proud of the work we've done as a #lifestylemedicine team and the legacy we leave with the Living Well Course, inspiring and training others to spread the word and support their patients. My team and I are sad to leave with work still to do but excited to work with others that have the vision and courage to develop this further.
My message to @NHSEngland and ICS's across the country: if you don't recognise and resource #Prevention (and lifestyle medicine), whilst it may be everyone's job, it becomes no one's priority. As anyone who's ever seen a business case presented, "doing nothing" is always the first option. It's also pretty much always the worst one. Please don't settle for this. Do something. Everyone says prevention is better than cure. So put your money where your mouth is and invest in doing things differently. The alternative is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result...which we all know is madness.
@jimmcmanusph @PSimey @hertscc #Wellbeing #NHS
16 new Champions ready to make the difference! Great to hear from them on why they’ve joined this programme - some were inspired by the support they’d received from other Champions, all simply looking to help their communities - thank you!
Parents and carers received certificates for completing their Families for Life Community Champions volunteer training @rhylprimary
This means they're able to help other families to improve their health & wellbeing by signposting them to services and support 👏🏽
ALT Photo of Families for Life Community Champions at Rhyl Community Primary School with certificates of completion.
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We are seeing the consequences of already ⬇️ 💉rates with outbreaks of eg measles.
✂️ could mean a further decline, likely to impact the most disadvantaged communities most, exacerbating the already ⬇️coverage.
Result = ⬆️people ill with preventable or detectable diseases.
In the midst of a measles and whooping cough outbreak, @NHSEngland has cut almost £50m from its vaccinations and disease screening budget to fill its spending blackhole. In the Sunday Times print edition:
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Our ADPH Manifesto for a Healthier Nation calls for:
➡️A new Public Health Act
➡️Health inequalities strategy
➡️Plan to end child poverty
➡️Investment in public health
#ADPHManifesto24
The UK's health is declining & health inequalities are widening.
Prevention is better than cure.
Work must start on day1⃣ of the next Government.
👀Read our manifesto for a healthier nation➡️bit.ly/3MFXdux
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Vice President of @ADPHUK, @AliceWiseman11, is giving oral evidence to the @CommonsHealth today about reducing alcohol harm.
ADPH policy position statement calls for, amongst other actions, a new national alcohol strategy.
adph.org.uk/resources/what-w….
Monday, 5pm 🕔
We'll be joined by author and broadcaster Adrian Chiles as we consider how to prevent harms caused by alcohol.
We'll also discuss factors and harms associated with alcohol consumption with👇
@UK_AHA ▪️ @BalanceNE ▪️ @ADPHUK
committees.parliament.uk/eve…
ALT An illsutration of a woman leaning against a wall and using a vape. Text that reads: "We are holding an evidence session on Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling & Smoking. Monday 20 May, 5pm Watch on Parliament Live"
“I will always champion the underdog, because I know what it’s like to be the underdog” RIP James Williams
Always pursuing ideas to make the next difference for the communities he worked for
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Free school meals for all, a universal policy, that ‘cut obesity and help reading skills’ in England. theguardian.com/society/2024…
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Yesterday, @MayorofLondon announced that primary school children would continue to receive free school meals in 2024/25.
👀Read why we have joined other health leaders in urging #Gvt to commit to funding free school meals to ALL primary school children➡️bit.ly/freemeals24
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Thank you so much, Mr Mayor, for extending free school meals across London for another year. Now every child in the city, whatever their circumstances, will have access to nutritious food, helping them to thrive. It takes real courage to stand alone and blaze a trail, and Sadiq's bold, brilliant move should be a wake-up call for anyone who is committed to a brighter, healthier future for our kids. This needs to be rolled out across the country. Let's make that happen.
Important free school meals update 📢
Delivering free school meals has been my proudest moment as Mayor.
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be extending this lifeline for another academic year—saving families up to £1,000 per child over two years.
Spread the word ⬇️
ALT Image of a schoolgirl on orange background with text 'BREAKING: Mayor to extend free school meals funding for another year'
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It was lovely to share our story last night on TV and to see this follow up story here.👎
@parkrunUK @Southportpkrun
A woman who thought her visual impairment made running " too difficult and inaccessible" has married the man who became her running guide. bbc.in/3SAUru0
