Centre for Excellence

Committed to ending the harm caused by tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drink.

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

“We are facing a different kind of health crisis killing more people than #COVID19. Private profits are being made at the expense of health.”

@HFFalliance
@SPECTRUMRes
Tackling harmful #CDoH will help achieve a healthier & fairer future

https://t.co/OjwMIxFtwD

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

Beyond road safety, we need a bold national alcohol strategy. Alcohol remains a leading cause of preventable ill-health and early death. Government must now act on minimum unit pricing, fairer alcohol duty, stronger marketing restrictions, and clear health warnings.

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

We welcome the decision to lower the drink-drive limit in England and Wales. It’s a long-overdue step that will save lives and prevent devastating injuries, bringing us closer to Scotland and much of Europe where stricter limits work.

https://t.co/aXb5zxecnr

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

But this change must be backed by strong enforcement: visible policing, mandatory breath testing, and clear, independent public education. People need to understand the risks and the law – and those affected by alcohol dependence must be able to access specialist support quickly.

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

We welcome new advertising restrictions to protect children from unhealthy food marketing. This is a vital step towards a healthier future but we need further action to protect those in the most deprived areas in our region.

https://t.co/32vnxUvQ2G

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

Record Low Smoking Rates Among Pregnant Women across Humber and North Yorkshire https://t.co/ZAiKxpmEMg

[The Food Foundation @Food_Foundation]

Today the UK's landmark new junk food advertising ban comes into effect, but big food companies are not letting up 🎯

Businesses are switching tactics and using every channel still available to target young people, including:
🚌Outdoor advertising
🏷️Brand advertising (even if they don't show their product, companies can still advertise their brand)

Corporate lobbying has watered down these policies and we have seen delay after delay. We call on the government to ban all forms of #junkfood advertising to children, and create a policy process that is less vulnerable to industry #lobbying.

Read our latest report on the #foodindustry for the hard facts ➡️ https://t.co/99xYf7u6mc

[ASH @AshOrgUK]

With just under a year to go until the smokefree generation takes effect, ASH CEO @HazelCheeseman has written to retailers to discuss what the policy means for businesses and highlight the long-term benefits of the policy for retailers and for children’s health.

[IAS @InstAlcStud]

“Not me, I’m in control!”

A new study shows how heavier drinkers use 'othering' to distance themselves from 'problem drinkers' - protecting identity, reducing problem recognition, and fuelling stigma.

https://t.co/w7PVURAYgn

[IAS @InstAlcStud]

The landmark pre-watershed ban on unhealthy food and drink advertising has come into force

It bans television ads pre-9pm and all online ads, and is expected to reduce the number of children living with obesity by 20,000

The ban does not include alcohol

https://t.co/hmcQH31IsB

[IAS @InstAlcStud]

Withdrawal? Crime? Other drug use?

A comprehensive review of minimum unit pricing found these fears don’t materialise – while health benefits do.

In our latest blog, Dr @jamesmclay of CISUR and @DalEpidemiology explains.

https://t.co/pB93QzSK2h

[ASH @AshOrgUK]

Next year the Government is set to pass landmark legislation to create a smokefree generation.

Legal experts have concluded that the policy complies with EU rules, despite tobacco industry claims to the contrary.

[Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 @DoctorChrisVT]

Ultra Processed Food, and the system that produces it, has overtaken tobacco in terms of health and economic harms, and is also the leading cause of plastic pollution, loss of biodiversity and deforestation, and the second leading cause of emissions.
This week @TheLancet published a landmark three-part series on the science, policy and politics of #UPF. https://t.co/CNhNhLaLA0

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds | Ultra-processed foods | The Guardian https://t.co/qPalH1rx2k

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests | Ultra-processed foods | The Guardian https://t.co/P4qjs7IaHj

[IAS @InstAlcStud]

Labour’s plans to relax alcohol licensing risk deepening a growing public health crisis.

Alcohol-specific deaths are at record highs and inequalities are widening. As the @HealthFdn writes, making drinking easier clearly isn’t the answer.

https://t.co/jHmd2lZwWi

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

'I have missed too much because of smoking' Grimsby woman urges others to quit after scan revealed growth on her lungs - Grimsby Live https://t.co/gXtCaCREbA

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm | Tobacco industry | The Guardian https://t.co/WdWS41YycI

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

Eight-foot red ball touring Humber and North Yorkshire | York Press https://t.co/5FHJ5qNhv2

[IAS @InstAlcStud]

"Contrary to popular opinion, alcohol is not good for the heart."

This #WorldHeartDay, check out the @worldheartfed's myth-busting policy briefing on alcohol and the heart.

https://t.co/GiW9aCNL2f

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns.

Unicef, an agency of the United Nations, is urging governments to protect children's diets from unhealthy ingredients and stop the ultra-processed food industry from interfering in policy decisions. https://t.co/xQSN9sCC6o