
Alice Wiseman
@alicewiseman11
Director of Public Health for Gateshead and Newcastle. Passionate about improving health and reducing inequalities. All views are my own. (she/her).
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06-12-2017 14:43:54
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Rise in alcohol deaths in England is an "acute crisis", finds new study in The Lancet. Almost 4,000 additional deaths occurred than was expected since the pandemic. Lead author Melissa Oldham said: “The sharp increase in alcohol deaths during the.. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/a…

🗣️ 'Can GOV.UK become one of the first countries in the Western world to reverse the problem of obesity'? Henry Dimbleby referencing the importance of the #NationalFoodStrategy on BBC Radio 4 Today 🎧 Listen in full: tinyurl.com/2dp4xznw

Our Vice President Alice Wiseman comments in a @bmj article on health inequalities and what we can learn from local initiatives. bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Congratulations to our Vice President Alice Wiseman who has been appointed as Professor of Practice with Newcastle University's Population Health Sciences Institute. Alice works tirelessly to improve population health at a local, regional & national level & we are v proud of her!


Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) Vice President and Director of Public Health Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council, Alice Wiseman speaking about alcohol harm. Left unchecked, the alcohol harm crisis will only escalate further, placing an ever-greater burden on our healthcare system, economy and society.



In our earlier session on meeting the Govt's plan for change for children, @alicewiseman11 talked about how Newcastle City Council works to hear from children themselves and Dr Matt Price from 1001 Critical Days Foundation challenged us to start thinking about babies, children and young people, not just CYP.


Local authorities are doing important work to improve public health but need more support from central government. Shocking details on how industry harms communities in this piece by Alice Wiseman from Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) “The efforts to reduce the harm caused by smoking over the past 50


In a recent issue of FHJ Royal College of Physicians edited by Chris van Tulleken 🏳️🌈, Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) Vice President, Alice Wiseman discusses countering industry promotion of harmful products to protect public health. #PublicHealth #CDOH 👀Read the article➡️bit.ly/46ms75i



"Leading health figures called the lack of a ban on alcohol advertising in the NHS 10-year-plan a "missed opportunity'." Alice Wiseman Balance North East chroniclelive.co.uk/news/health/nh…

"This is an opportunity to place prevention at the❤️of everyone’s work, but it will need to be done by harnessing local knowledge & expertise so that the needs of each local community are met effectively.” Alice Wiseman 👀Read our response➡️bit.ly/4lsheUs


Great to attend the inaugural Newcastle City Council LGBT+ Roundtable Event today, chaired by Councillor Alexander Hay 🌹. Inspiring to hear from local leaders, community voices, LGBT+ members and allies alike.


Yesterday, ADPH Vice President Alice Wiseman joined Health Equals in Parliament to raise awareness of the unacceptable gap in life expectancy across the country and call for cross-government action on improving the basic building blocks of health.🏡👩💼🌳🚲🚗 #makehealthequal



Labels are crucial to efforts to reduce incidences of cancer, liver disease, and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Ireland and indeed to change the conversation about this product which is heavily marketed as risk-free and essential to everyday living irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4167…

Blog: What did you eat yesterday? 🥣🥪🍝🍏🍫 In today's #fuseblog, Dr Kath Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition University of York, explores the messy science of measuring what we eat ⬇️ fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/what-d…
