This afternoon's Third Reading debate marks the end of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill's journey through the Lords. We're so close to creating a smokefree generation and a future free from the harms of tobacco. 🎉
To prevent violence in the workplace, we need to take a public health approach.
On 21st & 28th April, we'll be running a two-day course to equip you with the skills you need to prevent and reduce violence in the workplace. Book your space now 👇
RSPH accreditation demonstrates to customers, clients, staff, and the public that you are committed to meeting the highest standards, showcasing your:
✅ Credibility
✅ Expertise
✅ Commitment to quality service
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Understanding the role nutrition plays on health is essential for improving health outcomes.
On 14th April, we're running an online course on nutrition and health, giving you the skills you need to improve health through food.
Find out more and book your space ⬇️
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We have joined the advisory group of a new research project which will test the effectiveness of workplace health initiatives in reducing employees time off sick.
Beginning in May 2026, the programme will investigate initiatives that are free for employers.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/wo...
We would like to welcome Sharon Hodgson MP as the new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention.
Sharon is a long-standing ally of public health, and we look forward to working with her over the coming years to help build a healthier future.
We're looking for submissions for a special issue of our journal, Public Health, on AI and health.
Research should focus on not only how AI can treat or manage ill health, but how it can prevent it.
Find out more and submit your paper by 31 May 2026: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
There's only one month left to apply for the Health & Wellbeing Awards!
Free to enter, the Awards celebrate the fantastic work going on across public health to promote and improve health and wellbeing.
Find out more and apply by 27 March 2026 at 17:00: www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/rsp...
We're hiring! 🎉
We're looking for a Head of External Affairs to bring together our policy and communications to strengthen our national voice, increase our impact and support delivery of our mission.
Find out more and apply by 27 March at 09:00 here ⬇️ www.rsph.org.uk/vacancies/he...
We're running a two-day course in April covering how to prevent and reduce violence in the workplace.
You'll learn the causes of violence and abuse, how to respond, and how to support teams and contribute to organisational change.
Book your space:
Until everyone has access to decent housing, a good working environment, healthy food and safe spaces to be active, we cannot expect healthy life expectancy to improve – or the inequalities gap between communities to close.
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This should serve as a wake-up call for policymakers to address the drivers of ill health, not just the consequences.
We're calling for the Government to invest in public health and preventative measures to close the gap in inequalities and strengthen the building blocks of health.
Healthy life expectancy refers to the average number of years a person born today would expect to live in good health.
A man born in the UK today can expect to spend 18 years of their life in poor health, and a woman can expect to spend 22.5 in poor health.
New data published today by the Office for National Statistics shows that healthy life expectancy is down by seven months at a national level, the lowest level since 2013.
Here's what the data shows ⬇️ 🧵
Pupil absence soared during the latest flu season, according to @rsph.bsky.social analysis that has sparked calls to roll out flu vaccinations to all schools before the October break
Read more in our latest deep dive 👇
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It's crucial that government, policymakers and schools take action to boost vaccine uptake in school children.
Fail to do so and we will continue to see more of the same later this year in our schools, hospitals and workplaces.
The government must roll out the flu vaccine to all schools before October half term.
It must also work with the pharmacy sector and local government to increase the availability of juvenile flu vaccines outside of school throughout the Autumn.
The flu vaccine remains the single most effective way of protecting the public.
Children aged 2 to 18 are eligible for a flu vaccine, but only 45% of children in England are vaccinated against the flu.
So what can we do to boost vaccine uptake for school children? 👇
📆 2.5 million days of school have been missed this winter.
Flu was a major contributing factor. This has a major impact on pupil's attainment at school.
The flu season started unusually early this year, with a new variant of influenza compounded by low vaccine uptake causing it to spread across the population.
While this affected our overstretched health system, it also impacted our schools, causing a sharp rise in absences 🧵 👇
We're looking for papers for a special issue of our journal, Public Health in Practice, about work, welfare and health.
Find out more and submit your paper by 30th November 2026 here:
Want to learn more about the relationship between diet and health?
Our Level 2 Nutrition for Health open course will help you to improve health outcomes through nutrition.
Secure your place now: www.rsph.org.uk/events/open-...
We're looking for papers for a special issue of our journal, Public Health in Practice, about work, welfare and health.
Find out more and submit your paper by 30th November 2026 here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
There are also limits to what AI can achieve.
Both experts agree that the future of public health and AI will depend on how well we integrate it with human expertise.
Hear more on our podcast: shows.acast.com/rsph-present...
Any new technology is only as good as it's operator.
The workforce and early career entrants must be given support and training to be able to use AI properly and safely, and ensure that their skills stay relevant alongside technological advancements.
We should show caution towards unregulated AI, particularly when it's driven by commercial incentives.
While it can support public health campaigns, it can also spread misinformation and cause fearmongering.
AI could be used in public health for things like spotting infectious diseases or encouraging behaviour change.
While it's good at using data, it's what you do with that information that counts: what policies you make, how you implement them, and whether they work.
On the latest episode of Spread the Health, we spoke to professors Christina Pagel and Martin McKee about the risks and rewards of AI, and what it could mean for our health.
Here's what they had to say ⬇️
Artificial intelligence has developed so rapidly over the last few years that almost every sector has had to consider how it might affect its work.
Public health is no different 🧵👇
