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Kicking off this year’s ukpublichealthscience.org conference with another line up up fantastic keynotes, oral presentations and poster presentations! First up, Prof Liz Green talking about creating healthy places and spaces in Wales #PHSci

Prof Green: a deprived area with lots of HMOs was turned into modern housing around an inviting green space that is accessible and being used by all local residents

Basil McDonald: 60% of local residents agreed or strongly agreed that planning could be used to restrict access to fast food outlets to influence the obesogenic environment

Carolyn Ingram presenting the views of homeless services users on their own health: opportunities for support navigating grief and parenting, but also great potential for providing peer support to others

Enfys Preece and Lois Griffiths talking about the barriers to accessing mental health services for adolescents in Wales now: “People weren’t actually helping - they were just trying to signpost me to things”

Louise Mc Grath-Lone talking about local authority expenditure on public health services to 0 to 5-yr-olds in England: the public health grant since 2016 has decreased by 25%. In 2/3 of LAs, expenditure for children subsequently decreased, while in 1/3, it increased.

First panel discussion of the day with the speakers of the "Impact and implementation of public health science in policy and practice" session #UKPHSci

Second keynote of the day with Prof Ruth Hunter #PHSci - there is "No Planet B: Health and the Environment"

Prof Ruth Hunter, 2nd keynote speaker of the day, talks about the importance of providing and maintaining our green and blue spaces: “Multi solvers are people who address both challenges of humans and environmental health.”

Prof Ruth Hunter: “with every 1% increase in green space in a geographic area, the annual count of preventable deaths among the most deprived neighbourhoods was lower by 37-41%” 👉 jech.bmj.com/content/early/…

Outstanding conference UKPHSci The Lancet #PublicHealth

Excellent presentation by @MajelMcG about preconception health in migrant women: opportunities to improve care for migrant women in vulnerable situations to improve outcome

Excellent talk by Julie Cowie about a co-designed incentive intervention to support healthy weight and wellbeing (ELLY study) with promising outcomes: “Just being engaged in community activities… losing weight was almost a bit of a bonus!”

Isra Al-Sharabi now talking about commissioning healthcare services for asylum seekers. Lived experience input is esssential! “We come here as blind people - we need you to open our eyes so we know what services are available.”

Delighted to win Kevin Kelleher medal for best talk on Nat. Traveller Cancer Awareness Research at Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Public Health Conference. Research shows the value of Traveller PHC workers in addressing Traveller health inequalities & partnership working in research

Dr. Missie Collins Pavee Point reflects on the start of the Primary Health Traveller Care Project, saying she was told that it would not work: “You aren’t educated and it won’t work, Travellers talking to Travellers”. HSE Social Inclusion HSE Ireland

Delighted to be celebrating thirty years of Traveller Primary Health Care Projects and looking forward to continuing the partnership with Traveller organisations, PHCTPs and HSE to address Traveller health outcomes now and into the future. HSE Social Inclusion HSE Ireland

Fantastic partnership HSE Dublin and South East and University College Dublin Healthy UCD 👏👏 FYI University College Dublin UCD College of Health & Agricultural Science UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems UCD in the Community HSE Ireland UCD Students' Union // Aontas na Mac Léinn COBÁC