RSPH, in partnership with ITN Productions, has launched ‘Championing the Public’s Health’, a new film that takes a topical look at some of the major public health challenges facing the UK today and the initiatives being taken to tackle them.
Following on from our 2015 film ‘Improve and Protect’, ‘Championing the Public’s Health’ is again introduced by national newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky, and premiered at the RSPH Awards 2016, held at the Royal College of Surgeons on 27 October.
The film features a series of bite-sized news-style reports on work being undertaken by RSPH and its partners across a range of public health issues – from drugs and addiction, to physical inactivity and obesity, to the wider structural and financial challenges facing the sector – alongside interviews with a variety of public health leaders, from academics to celebrity chef and health campaigner, Jamie Oliver.
Watch a four-minute trailer, the individual reports or the full film now.
Shirley Cramer CBE, Chief Executive of RSPH, said: “We are delighted to have been able to continue our successful partnership with ITN Productions for a second year. ‘Championing the Public’s Health’ is a fantastic window into the challenges to the public’s health in the UK today, and a great showcase for the innovative work of the diverse range of organisations who have taken part. I would urge policy makers and professionals at any level with an interest in improving and protecting the public’s health to watch and share the film to keep their fingers on the pulse of what best practice looks like.”
Simon Shelley, Head of Industry News, ITN Productions, said: “ITN Productions has thoroughly enjoyed partnering with the Royal Society for Public Health, to examine the way in which we can continue to improve and protect the public’s health by showing innovation that can bring about a change in culture and attitudes; and examining the issues, such as funding, which is affecting the ability to do that.
“We hope that organisations, professionals and the public will engage with the content and share it as a means of sharing knowledge and raising awareness of the excellent work throughout society.”
