Health Equalities Group

We’re Health Equalities Group, a public health charity working to improve the wellbeing of communities across the UK.

[Obesity Health Alliance - Account Inactive @OHA_updates]

In today’s very interesting blog, in support of our new Local Government Position Statement, we hear from @food_active @HealthEqualGrp, on the need for striking the balance with the National Child Measurement Programme.

#PowerToPlaces

https://t.co/p787Kmkyuk

[Food Active @food_active]

Expressions of interest have now been launched for acute Trusts to take part in pilot of Cheshire & Merseyside NHS #PreventionPledge!

📅 Deadline for submissions close 18th Sept.

@HealthEqualGrp @C_MPartnership @CMPHN @NHSHEE_NWest @nwphpn

More info 👉 https://t.co/4qWwqordwk

[NW_PHPN @nwphpn]

Read about the C&M Prevention Pledge pilot, which addresses prevention within tertiary & secondary care, supporting Trusts to consider how services & environments are shaped to promote good health, increased healthy life expectancy and reduce inequality. https://t.co/VysooAYCpQ

[Health Equalities Group @HealthEqualGrp]

Thanks to colleagues for attending this morning's workshop at @LivHospitals.

Lots of enthusiasm, good practice and idea's shared for taking forward the C&M NHS Prevention Pledge. Looking forward to next week's session to continue the discussions!

#CMPledgeForPrevention @CMPHN

[Champs Public Health Collaborative @ChampsPHC]

The first C&M Prevention Pledge Stakeholder Workshop is taking place today, to discuss the proposed core commitments that trusts will sign up to. Looking forward to exploring how prevention agenda can be progressed via NHS #CMPledgeForPrevention @food_active @healthequalgrp

[Health Equalities Group @HealthEqualGrp]

Today we are hosting our first Stakeholder Workshop at @LivHospitals to consult on the Cheshire and Merseyside Prevention Pledge, which aims to enable Trusts to become anchor institutions and systems leaders in prevention.

#CMPledgeForPrevention
@C_MPartnership
@CMPHN

[Food Active @food_active]

Delighted to launch our new report on the Food Active Healthy Weight Declaration which details the impact and influence of the declaration in eight local authorities.

#FoodActive2019

@DPH_MAshton @robinHEG

https://t.co/ZkpjfiI47e

[Food Active @food_active]

Today @HealthEqualGrp (@food_active @healthystadia), alongside over 80 health & local government organisations, are calling on the Government to #fundpublichealth as a priority.

Find out more about this important statement to Government below ⬇️
https://t.co/cAMxhks684

[Department of Health and Social Care @DHSCgovuk]

We're consulting on the placement and promotion of food & drinks in shops: https://t.co/SCW653aLV3

We want to work with shops to make healthier foods more affordable for families. #GrowingUpHealthy

👇 Read the new research from @food_active, @UK_HF and @PHE_uk on this topic

[Food Active @food_active]

Many thanks to @PHE_uk for commissioning @food_active & @UK_HF to investigate the promotion of unhealthy food and drink items in traditional non-food retailers.

Card shops, pharmacies, clothing retailers and department stores all promote #HFSS products:

https://t.co/x438G0ZoFS

[Food Active @food_active]

We are pleased to announce the publication of our new research with @UK_HF and @PHE_uk demonstrating the marketing and promotion of less healthy food and drink items in traditional non-food retailers.

Read the reports here:

https://t.co/x438G0ZoFS

[Food Active @food_active]

Our latest bulletin is now live:

🛒NEW @food_active #PricePromotions report
🤼‍♀️@BwDPH & @RochdaleCouncil #ChildhoodObesity Trailblazers
🗣️N.West Consultation Event
⚽️@healthystadia takes action on #JunkFood sport sponsorship
🗞️Latest news, events & more..

https://t.co/mi0t8h0AoF

[Healthy Stadia @healthystadia]

➡️New Research: Peer reviewed article published today in @WHOBulletin focussing on the Commercial Determinants of Health in Sport by lead author @robinHEG - read our backgrounder article & link to main paper: https://t.co/YluGYpOcgP #HealthySponsorship

[Healthy Stadia @healthystadia]

In the latest in our series of #SweetAndUnsavoury blogs, @EmmaBoyland looks at some of the unsporting behaviour on display from #JunkFood and #SugaryDrinks brands and how they use athletes to promote their products to children and young people:

https://t.co/2kO1QTRpet

[Healthy Stadia @healthystadia]

The @premierleague revamped its brand in 2016 to shed its corporate image, refocus on the people behind football and to make it a more attractive proposition to partners.

But this has had unintentional consequences for #PublicHealth

#WhereEveryonePlays

https://t.co/kT88frzSKi

[Healthy Stadia @healthystadia]

Today @CocaCola_GB activated a campaign 'celebrating' its partnership with @premierleague ⬆️marketing of #junkfood via the 'national game'; see our response & joint letter with @The_FSF asking @mimsdavies & @MattHancock for regulation https://t.co/zovAKLpWUc #WhereEveryonePays

[Healthy Stadia @healthystadia]

In this guest blog, Caroline Cerny from @OHA_updates, discusses #JunkFood marketing, why current policy is not protecting our children from commercial interests and how football is being exploited by brands promoting unhealthy products:

https://t.co/X9D3g84GpL

[Healthy Stadia @healthystadia]

Fantastic to see @PLCommunities raising awareness of single-use plastic!

Last year, our #GiveUpLovingPop project provided over 900 re-usable water bottles to children in Lancashire. Read more here:

https://t.co/WS4CaLST1K

@stanleyfctrust @FTFCCommunity @pnecommunity

[Healthy Stadia @healthystadia]

Last year, the @premierleague & @CocaCola_GB announced a 3.5 year partnership, starting in January 2019.

This isn't the first time Coca-Cola has used football to market their products to children and young people. They've been doing it for 70 years...

https://t.co/i1e8zktzDv

[Healthy Stadia @healthystadia]

Playing football prevents over 8,000 cases of Cardiovascular Disease a year in Scotland, according to a @UEFA-commissioned study.

The report also suggest football contributes £700 million worth of #PublicHealth benefits to Scottish society.

#EqualGame

https://t.co/L6cb0BaIPs