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Fred Turok, Chair of the Government's Public Health Responsibility Deal physical activity network, and Chair of the Fitness Industry Association, has today challenged all businesses to do more to encourage their staff, customers and wider communities to get more active.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Innovate UK-supported life science company Phynova finds further evidence that its plant-based food ingredient promotes healthy blood sugar.
A new Public Health England report shows people with severe mental illness (SMI) suffer worse physical health compared to the general population.
The health harms arising from licit and illicit substance use and misuse are wide-ranging and vary depending on the substance used and the pattern and context of their use, but it is well established that their use represents a major public health...
National Heart Month 2016: new research shows a discrepancy between how much men value their health, and what they do to look after it.
Andrew Lansley speaks at Brookings Institute, Washington DC.
Concerns about normalisation of overweight, possible links between deafness, blindness and dementia and pedestrian and cycle safety.
Schools Minister announces that 99% of schools are now on track to deliver universal infant free school meals this September.
Today, the Department of Health published the combined results from the first three years of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) rolling…
Public Health England (PHE) will work to help people live longer, healthier lives by supporting and enabling local government, the NHS and the public to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities.
Today, speaking at the Royal Society for Public Health, Andrew Lansley set out some of the features of the new public health system.
The Men’s Health Forum, supported by PHE, publishes guidance on how to tailor weight management services for men based on new research.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock speaks to the King's Fund about the benefits of social prescribing.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A PHE world-leading evidence review and UK Chief Medical Officer physical activity infographic has been launched for disabled adults.
An ambitious CIC providing holistic health services in Southend-on-Sea.
Stonewall and NAHT welcome guidance to help ensure children have the knowledge they need to grow up healthy, happy and safe
Public Health Minister Anna Soubry calls on the nation to get active and get healthy.
Many food supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that could be causing serious health risks, according to research
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are warning people to be aware of the dangers of buying diet pills online.
People who may have purchased Yiganerjing Cream are urged to discontinue use immediately as it contains an undisclosed steroid and two antifungal ingredients.
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