Pages tagged with 'public health'

Double trouble? The new public health and localism agendas seminar

Date: 
23/03/2011
Location: 
University of the West of England (UWE), Frenchay Campus

Organised by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Cities and supported by NHS South West, this popular seminar series continues with a focus on new agendas in health and spatial planning. The key theme for the seminar will be the opportunities resulting from public health joining with local authorities.

Great Outdoors: How our natural health service uses green space to improve wellbeing

 

Safe, green spaces may be as effective as prescription drugs for treating mild to moderate forms of depression and anxiety. 'The Great Outdoors: How our natural health service uses green space to improve wellbeing' report from the Faculty of Public Health calls for GPs to use more alternatives to medication for mental illness, including advice to spend time and exercise in green spaces. Visit the Faculty of Public Health website for the full report.

NHS SDU slides for health and climate change

Wed, 25/08/2010

The SDU has produced a slide set which will help NHS organisations understand the correlation between human health and climate change. The resource was originally developed for public health trainees but could be used by NHS staff to explain the importance of sustainable development in health care, within the wider context of climate change. The slides (and their accompanying notes) can be viewed as a PDF on the SDU website and a powerpoint version can be requested.

GPs on sustainability (from SDU bulletin)

Thu, 12/08/2010

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has published its position statement on sustainability and climate change. “It recognises that the unsustainable use of resources poses a significant challenge to public health in the 21st Century and that human-induced climate change in particular threatens the long term health and well-being of populations in the UK and globally.” “RCGP believes that GPs have a responsibility to promote sustainable development and to show leadership by example in tackling climate change. The College will seek ways to inform and support GPs in this responsibility and to influence the wider agenda so that this duty can be exercised without financial detriment to GP practices.” Read the full statement here.

South West Public Health Scientific Conference

Date: 
02/02/2011
Location: 
The Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare

The aim of the conference is to showcase both service and university based public health research and evaluation from across the South West. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Public Health collaboration: research, policy and practice’.

Adapting to Climate Change event - Climate Change & Health, L.Newport (23.06.10)

 

Key points on climate change and public health, as well as Department of Health resources, provided by Dr Louise Newport at the Adapting to Climate Change event held in Bristol on 23 June 2010.

World Health Day

Date: 
07/04/2010

World Health Day 2010 will focus on urbanization and health. With the campaign "1000 cities - 1000 lives", events will be organized worldwide calling on cities to open up streets for health activities. Stories of urban health champions will be gathered to illustrate what people are doing to improve health in their cities. For more information - vist the WHO website.

Health at the centre of the fight against climate change

Wed, 10/03/2010

The danger and cost of climate change to the health of Europeans is at the forefront of the debate as the fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health begins today in Parma, Italy. The conference, organised by the World Health Organisation, will include representatives from across Europe and is an important forum on how to tackle cross-cutting environment and health issues such as climate change. For more information visit the WHO event website

The Health Practitioner’s Guide to Climate Change

Mon, 01/03/2010

This new book, published at the end of 2009, provides a comprehensive study of the ways in which climate change and health interact and overlap. It begins with a review of the science, including the health services’ contribution to CO2 emissions in the UK, and includes clear recommendations for action on adaptation and on building healthy, sustainable low-carbon communities.  It emphasises the need for partnership working and for collaboration with other professions and groups to amplify the health dimensions of climate change. Although it’s eminently readable from cover to cover, it will also be a useful reference for health professionals and anyone concerned about health policy.For further information visit http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=74742

Planning for Delivery: Planning for Health and Wellbeing

Date: 
11/03/2010
Location: 
Taunton Conference Centre, Somerset College of Arts and Technology

This is part of a series developed by South West Councils (with funding support from SWRIEP, CLG and relevant Government Departments and Agencies) to good practice and learning events for SW local authority planning officers and other key partners. If you are interested in attending and would like more information, please contact Kate Murdoch on 01823 270101 or click here for her email

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