Set up your own School of Food. There are empty caretakers houses in schools all over the country. We turned ours into a School of Food. Here’s how you can do the same. Please RT if you are followed by schools!

Listening to “Eleanor Rigby” as a boy, I asked my Dad, “who are the lonely people?” “Your mother is one of the lonely people,” he replied. She died soon after. Loneliness is a killer, as much as smoking. Good to recognise this. 👇 #healthybritain thetimes.co.uk/article/6d3ca8… I

Did my first live radio appearance on Times Radio with Rosie Wright! You can listen to me talking about healthy tweaks to delivery apps at 49 secs here: rb.gy/povmr & huge shout out to Kieran Lowe for coaching me and Filippo Bianchi for leading the research!

1/7 Tower Hamlets Council smashed it!🙌Last night they championed childrens health by restricting unhealthy food adverts! 🎭Removing the spotlight from unhealthy food 🍎putting fruit & veg centre stage 🌟Giving young people a better future #Cities4Health sustainweb.org/news/may23-tow…

We've published new research Nesta on uncovering the data gaps around obesity, diets and the food environment in Wales, with Jono Bone, Trish Beloe, Parita and Lauren Orso. nesta.org.uk/report/uncover…

What should Government prioritise for the next 5 years to address loneliness? Have your say by responding to this survey from British Red Cross Policy and Campaign to End Loneliness 👇

This week has been #LonelinessAwarenessWeek, which raises awareness of the importance of human connections for combatting loneliness. Our healthy life mission is working to better understand the link between loneliness and our health. Find out more: bit.ly/461Fm93

We’re recruiting an expert for our school food team for a 4-month residency. Highly flexible and could be combined with existing roles.

Research by Birkbeck analysing the impact of physical activity on children’s cognitive & academic outcomes has found that physical activity improves on-task behaviour, creativity, problem solving and memory in children! 🤩 Read more: bit.ly/3r8H6gB

Hey #Edutwitter. We are looking for schools where all pupils only eat school meals i.e. never packed lunches. If your school has an all-school meal policy, I would love to hear from you. This forms part of @nesta work to understand current school food participation trends in UK

This study emphasises that psychosocial support targeting loneliness in people with psychosis needs more attention. nationalelfservice.net/?p=172100

New book Wellbeing In The Primary Classroom 2nd Edition is out TODAY! It's practical, evidence-based and will give you plenty of ideas and inspiration to embed wellbeing in your schools. #Teachappy #Wellbeing #teachertwitter Get yours here: amazon.co.uk/Wellbeing-Prim…

🍫 🚫 A new policy was approved at Executive on Monday 24 July restricting the advertising of products high in fat, salt or sugar on council-owned assets. 👏 This is another step towards our 2040 vision of becoming a healthy town. More 👇 m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/news…

.The National Academy for Social Prescribing has launched the Power of Music Fund to allow dementia choirs and music groups to apply for grants to cover costs, like room hire, travel and refreshments. James Sanderson shares how this will support music-based community groups. #SocialPrescribing #CreativeHealth

Are you a planning policy specialist interested in exploring how to improve public health? Join us for a paid residency where you can shape our work exploring how planning legislation can support changes to Scotland's food environment. Apply by 4 Aug. bit.ly/3zvTueS

We're running an event at labour party conference - all about preventing ill-health! We're excited to be joined by Alan Milburn Sarah Woolnough Mark Given & more. Please come join us & reach out to Hugo Harper if you'd like to chat... (Posting now as I'll be in Japan 🥳)

I’m at a Labour fringe event about preventative health care where public health minister Andrew Gwynne explained how Chris Whitty told him on his first day that 40% of NHS spending is on preventable illnesses. Fifteen years on it is forecast to be 60%, he said.

1/8 Fascinating panel on shifting to prevention in healthcare at The Labour Party Ireland conference. Former Health Secretary Alan Milburn noted the challenge of "doing two things at once" - dealing with current NHS crises while also moving upstream to make the system sustainable long-term.