alison bell

Consultant in Public Health - tweeting in a personal capacity

[alison bell @healthyalison]

#ExitRacismOnX

[Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service | Turning Point @SDASdigital]

👏We'd really love your support.

The Global Drug Survey, the biggest anonymous survey on drug use worldwide for over a decade, is in its final stretch for this year's edition. 🙌

👉https://t.co/cmNk46EsyE

#GlobalDrugSurvey #SafetyForAll #YourVoiceMatters

[Active Travel England @activetraveleng]

Great to have Active Travel Minister @GuyOpperman visit ATE’s office in York yesterday to test ride the city’s walking and cycling infrastructure and discuss how we’re enabling communities to make healthy and green transport choices nationwide 🚲👩‍🦽🚶‍♂️🛴

[Dry January @dryjanuary]

You’re almost half way through #DryJanuary!

🎊You've made it through your first sober weekend, and almost a second!
🏋️Your exercise routine might be paying off?
🙌More energy and better sleep?

Read our two weeks alcohol-free blog: https://t.co/1xjlblez5x

[Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service | Turning Point @SDASdigital]

Show me your kit!
#carrynaloxone #naloxone #showusyourkit

[Sir Michael Marmot @MichaelMarmot]

New @MarmotIHE report confirms 1m people in 90% of areas in England lived shorter lives than they should in decade after 2011 @UCL #BuildBackFairer https://t.co/5anR7WbQ6q

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

'We are car-free, of course we laugh when we ride by gas stations'
—@bikingfireman and others

[United Nations @UN]

Gaza: Intensifying conflict, malnutrition and disease is threatening the lives and wellbeing of over 1.1 million children.

The violence and the suffering of children must stop.

A humanitarian ceasefire is urgently needed. via @UNICEF

https://t.co/uvje9fKZJR

[Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @ADPHUK]

There is a link between exposure of children to alcohol marketing & alcohol consumption

▶️Children should be more protected through⬆️ restrictions on advertising & sponsorship

▶️Displaying health risks of drinking alcohol on labels should be mandatory - inc the link with cancer

[Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service | Turning Point @SDASdigital]

Great to see another 14 people #CarryNaloxone in #Somerset!

@hussey_deb our @TurningPointUK Safer Lives Lead, spent this afternoon training @SomersetCouncil staff how to use naloxone.

[United Nations @UN]

Civilians are #NotATarget.

Humanitarians are #NotATarget.

They must be protected.

Everywhere. At all times.

[Smokefree Families @Smokefreemums]

Did you know that smoking kills your taste buds and your sense of smell? Many of our clients who have quit, report they could never smell cigarette smoke before and really dislike it. Call Smokefree Somerset today and speak with a practitioner who can support you to quit smoking.

[MarshFamilySongs @MarshSongs]

Here's our final song of 2023, about the deserving folk receiving #NewYearHonours & the contrast with the pathetic cronyism in @trussliz & @BorisJohnson appointees. It's to the tune "There Is Nothing Like A Dame" but called "Does Liz Truss Not Feel Ashamed?" 🎶Happy New Year!🥳🍾

[Somerset Council @SomersetCouncil]

Worried about someone sleeping rough in the cold weather? You can help connect them to local support services via @StreetLink_ in 3 simple steps:
1. Locate where you’ve seen the person
2. Describe the person in detail
3. Submit your alert
To alert go to https://t.co/uCciFZL6Lt

[Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service | Turning Point @SDASdigital]

#NewYear, #NewYou? Take a break and reset. #Recharge your #mind, #body and #spirit.

If you want to give #DryJanuary a go, visit @AlcoholChangeUK

#DryJanuary2024 #TakeABreak #Reset #Recharge #MindBodySpirit #ReduceAlcoholIntake #AlcoholChangeUK @somersetcouncil