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📢Calling all Public Health and Integrated Healthcare Professionals in London Don't miss this webinar on Housing Quality, Safety & Health delivered by OHID London, LDNMayor Health and UCL More info 👉🏽bit.ly/HQSHwebinar #HousingAndHealth

NHS England is delighted to announce that the Population Health Fellowship application window for the 2025 cohort is now open! 🔗 Find out more by visiting our website - hee.nhs.uk/our-work/popul…

How do we tackle health inequalities for our communities? Our virtual public health conference taking place 1-3 April with Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) will explore this. We’ll have expert speakers, best practice and much more. Sign up for free: orlo.uk/lQG4k

Launch of ShowerBox Barking 1st dedicated, permanent showers in UK for people experiencing homelessness in B&D Partnership between Barking and Dagenham Council showerboxldn BarkingChurchesUnite NHS North East London giving dignity & improving health of the most vulnerable

Tendency to individual Vs system focus of social determinants of health programmes exacerbates issues Health literacy: -Action focus=health literate individuals -Barrier=health literate systems -Impact=individual responsibility/blame focus Issue=knowledge & policy translation

Immensely proud of Barking & Dagenham colleagues & deserved recognition of Community Health & wellbeing drop-in events Innovative community coproduction of cross-sector events tailored to needs & preferences of groups with inequalities in outcomes & / or access. Well done all!

Role of behavioural insights in policy making Proposes BI - systems analysis combo to achieve systemic change Roles of BI: Behavioural interventions Single policy Policy mix Policy interconnection System publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/han…

Visualisations make complex areas understandable & practicable Love this 'Periodic table of evaluation': 14 categories 6 frameworks 4 quality standards

Illicit vapes is unrecognised issue, removes choice & undermines people trying to quit nicotine addiction National Trading Standards found 1 in 8 vapes sold as 'nicotine free' had as much nicotine as a pack of 20 cigs (0.06 to 27.02 mg/ml) nationaltradingstandards.uk/news/warning-i…

Review of health inequalities across ethnicity in women 1 in 4 women from ethnic minority 'Healthy migrant' phenomena wanes over time due to assimilation Variation across ethnicities Deprivation & racism reinforce inequalities Reccs incl data collection & partner with VCSFE

Lost Boys highlights crisis across boys/young men: 40%⬆️NEET since Covid(7% girls) 60% 'school ready' (70%) 50% 1st-born children u14 don't live with both natural parents 9/10 teen victim of violence <pay at 16-24y More likely mobile phone than Dad at home centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Great to see BBC News coverage of the Barking ShowerBox bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

RCP health inequalities statement ~1/2 (46%) at least half workload due to illness linked to social factors 4 asks: -Plan on Gov health mission tackling social determinants -Update on 5 point plan 4 prevention -Cross-Gov strategy on what makes us ill -Engage HCPs in planning

Fantastic to see NHS England statement on Harnessing the benefits of Physical Activity 4 ways forward: Empowering health & care pros Integrating physical activity into clinical pathways Supporting the NHS workforce Innovation & evaluation with partners england.nhs.uk/ourwork/public…

Toolkit on scaling for impact volunteer-led organisation coproduce with 5 VCS organisations Scale Vs growth Two phases (Design, Systematise & Pilot) Six mindsets required for sustainable scaling

New Active Lives adults data: Continued ⬇️physical inactivity (still 1 in 4 tho) Persistent inequalities No short term, but long term ⬆️economic inequalities in activity by individual & place Activity lowest for those w 2+ inequalities ⬇️cycling Pre-C19 levels of team sport

Exciting opportunity as Health Inequalities Programme Manager for Barking & Dagenham Place HI prog (until Dec 2026) Coproduced across LA,NHS & VCSFE, programme incl 10 workstreams developing & testing new approaches Closes 14/5 Please share! lbbd.gov.uk/council-jobs/d…

Are you tackling MSK health inequalities? Want to connect, share, and learn with others doing the same? Join us for ARMA’s next COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE session! 📅 Next meeting: 3 June 2025, 12:30–1:30pm 🔗Register now: tinyurl.com/3yasfru5