This weeks substack essay is with @sandrogalea on what public health can learn from the history of ideas in navigating the challenges of the moment: https://t.co/w010eiZnXa
📢 New publication from PHIRST South Bank available now:
An evaluation of a community-based intervention in England aiming to reduce inequalities in exercise participation
https://t.co/t8dwttvqDk
How can 🚭services better reach disconnected smokers? It's all about building trust. Allow staff time to engage with the community they want to reach. Reflect & refine the practices used #Smokefree2030@TomMills1984@susie_sykes_@AshOrgUK@LTA_London
https://t.co/kkgnY5VaMY
We highlight 5⃣ considerations when planning mental health interventions for young people. Incl. Services should support + train people with lived experience to help others. Peer support is unique + invaluable #PowerInCommunity#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek https://t.co/8FjqsdsgCb
Has been a privilege working with @James__Grimes on Chapter One's 10-point plan, launching today in parliament @GambleWithLives https://t.co/qQHWJkko0I
A step forward from @DCMS but still much to do. Our research shows how community organisations and people with Lived Experience (LE) can work together to address gambling harms. A comprehensive public health strategy is required that includes support for LE-led organisations
🧵 PHIRST South Bank just released its evaluation of a mental health initiative for young people (16-25) in Central Bedfordshire. Our infographic walks through the key findings:
https://t.co/lPRdZjDbVJ
A fascinating read for library fans! And my favourite library buildings all feature: Swiss Cottage, Fullwell Cross, and Canada Water.
https://t.co/D1wnZ5dX0f
As health and wellbeing are created and sustained in the settings where people live, study, work and play, the Institute of Health Promotion and Education calls for the creation of health promoting settings.
https://t.co/GQDRSjXoHK
Deeply concerning & disappointing that Smashed, a school-based programme funded by multinational alcoholic beverage company Diageo, is being allowed to tour schools in Wales ⬇️
https://t.co/KJfiZBF12a
The @guardian view on public libraries: "For all their benefits, funding for libraries is never a priority, trumped by the more urgent demands of healthcare and schools. And yet, properly resourced, they can help alleviate the pressures on both." https://t.co/QJqVY0ziww
This sticks with me...
"patient and public inclusion in research may become less likely to aim towards inclusion of public and patient-led priorities, acting instead as kind of a “handmaiden” to research, servicing and validating institutionally pre-defined research goals"
Important new analysis from @BBCNews reveals extent of library cuts since 2016. The poorest areas are around four times more likely to lose a local library than the richest. Our CEO @HunterIsobel is quoted https://t.co/OsJgpbOJQQ
💬 "I knew I wanted to use my experiences to help other people"
Take a look at this video from @NIHR_PHIRST exploring the contribution of the lived experience in addressing gambling harms at the local level ➡️
https://t.co/ChVfd9AKEB