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News
RSPH and FPH Launch Public Health Manifesto
With the general election approaching, RSPH and the Faculty of Public Health have published a package of 12 practical recommendations that, if adopted by the next government, will improve the UK’s health and well-being for the new decade.
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Download the manifesto in PDF format
Application Process for the 2010 Health Promotion and Community Well-Being Organisation and Partnership Awards is Open
The RSPH is calling for applications to the 2010 Health Promotion and Community Well-Being Organisation and Partnership Awards.
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Standards and Competencies of Health Promotion and Behavioural Change Workforces in England Workshop
There are a few places still available for the final workshop on the Standards and Competencies of Health Promotion and Behavioural Change Workforces in England, contributions from which will form part of the final report to be submitted to the Department of Health in the spring of 2010.
22nd February 2010, Leeds Metropolitan University, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
If you would like to participate please email Gina Mohajer gmohajer@rsph.org.uk expressing your interest with contact details and any special requirements.
The RSPH has accredited the MHPF's programme which trains those who wish to use the Care Pathway Toolkit. This is part of a project which encourages a whole system approach to the assessment of those in Out of Area psychiatric placements and local rehabilitation care.
Events
Free for all public health trainees from every sector, this one-day conference will focus on future challenges in public health, and some of the new methods and knowledge products available to address them.
4th Annual European Nutrition & Lifestyle Conference
23-24 February 2010, Brussels
Enabling healthy choices - where does the regulatory balance lie? A one and a half day high level conference focussing on EU nutrition regulation, examining how successful it has been to date and where the regulatory balance may lie in the future.
Infectious Diseases
26 February 2010, Bristol
This RSM conference is intended to define the situation in present-day Britain, to look at current and projected immunisation programmes, to examine the safety record of vaccines, to highlight new advances in diagnostic techniques and to look at some of the consequences of acute and chronic infections.
Marmot and the Third Sector: Addressing Health Inequalities Together
9 March 2010, London
A conference organised by Regional Voices and the Department of Health's Strategic Partners to discuss the findings and impact of the Marmot Review of Health Inequalities in England.
Marmot Event
The UKPHA - 18th Annual Public Health Forum - Confronting the Public Health Crisis
24-25 March 2010, Bournemouth International Centre
With a General Election imminent, the 18th Annual Forum will be focusing on the creativity and enthusiasm of the Public Health workforce in rising to the challenge of the Public Health Crisis.
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Developed by the RSPH in partnership with the National Social Marketing Centre, with funding from the English Department of Health
The Guide will assist commissioners in choosing and fully utilising the best methods of promoting health, as it is written with the latest understanding of how commissioners can support people to make healthy choices as individuals within the social and environmental contexts in which they live.
This guide is available to download for free from the RSPH website - www.rsph.org.uk/commissioning
The NGO Forum, recently hosted the launch of its new publication; 'A planning guide: health inequalities and the voluntary and community sector'. The NGO Forum, which is hosted by the Royal Society for Public Health, brings together public health experts from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government policy makers, to help improve public health and reduce health inequalities across the UK.
The Strategic Review of Health Inequalities is pleased to announce that the Marmot Review final report will be published on Thursday, 11 February, 2010 and will be available for download from http://www.ucl.ac.uk/gheg/marmotreview/. The aim of the Review is to propose an evidence based strategy for reducing health inequalities from 2010. The strategy includes policies and interventions that address the social determinants of health inequalities. In addition, Sir Michael Marmot's presentation at the Coventry: Shaping our Future Health Conference on 8th January, 2010 can be viewed here.
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