RSPH announces 2023 Honorary Fellowships and Special Awards

Royal Society for Public Health Annual General Meeting 2023 21 September 2023

RSPH Accredits regional Making Every Contact Count training programme

The RSPH now accredits the North East and North Cumbria ICS Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training programme.

RSPH co-sign letter to the health workforce on support for having conversations with patients and families about school attendance.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have stretched well beyond the health sector. In particular, there has been a rise in school absences, with a large proportion attributable to illness.

175th anniversary of the 1848 Public Health Act

Today is the 175th anniversary of the 1848 Public Health Act. This piece of legislation is a milestone in the history of public health,

RSPH Member Spotlight Samantha Henry

My vision is to pursue a career in public health to assist in improving my country's healthcare system. 

Guest Blog: Michael Chang

Programme Manager for Spatial Planning and Health at the UK Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and PhD student at the University of Bristol

Public health and financial insecurity report

A report from RSPH and Hull City Council examining the types, causes, and impact of financial insecurity

Supporting the wider public health workforce 2023

RSPH is committed to supporting the wider public health workforce.

Blog: U-Turns Don’t Happen Overnight: The Campaign that led the Government to change its policy on summer holiday provision

In 2022 The Food Foundation were RSPH Health and Wellbeing Awards, Health Equity, finalists for their End Child Food Poverty Coalition. Read this blog on the success of their campaign and the distance still to go.

Royal Society for Public Health commemorates 75 years of the NHS

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS. Chief Executive of RSPH, William Roberts, commemorates the NHS that has been our backbone for public health for 75 years.

MECC for Mental Health Trainer Spotlight: Lindsay Jayes

Lindsay Jayes, a Student Midwife at the University of Cumbria, describes her experience of becoming a MECC for Mental Health for PEFS pilot Trainer.

Joint statement: Public health and poverty

Joint Statement: Public Health and Poverty - the impact of poverty on public health

RSPH Member Spotlight: Dr Emily Diamond

This month we meet RSPH Fellow Dr Emily Diamond FRSPH, a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California.

Blog: Our vision for public health for the next five years

RSPH Chair of Council, Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard FRSPH FFPH, and RSPH Chief Executive, William Roberts FRSPH, blog on our vision for public health for the next five years.

MECC for Mental Health Lead Trainer Spotlight: Michelle Walker

Michelle Walker, community Wellbeing Coordinator at Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale CVS, describes her experience as a Making Every Contact Count (MECC) for Mental Health Trainer.

RSPH launches new eLearning module "Navigating Menopause: Supporting Yourself and Others"

The aim of the course is to provide fundamental information on menopause.

MECC for Mental Health Lead Trainer Spotlight: Melandri van Jaarsveld

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 15-21 May, and Stroke Awareness Month, Melandri van Jaarsveld, Specialist Occupational Therapist at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS describes her experience as a Making Every Contact Count (MECC) for Mental Health Lead Trainer.

MECC for Mental Health Lead Trainer Spotlight: Jamie Anderson

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 15-21 May, Jamie Anderson, Chief Executive at Age UK Wirral, describes his experience as a Making Every Contact Count (MECC) for Mental Health Lead Trainer.

Event: More and Different: Improving Pathways into Employment - Programme Partnership Workshop

Royal Society for Public Health and Breaking Barriers Innovations (BBI) are hosting an online event on 25 May for Integrated Care Systems to explore an innovative approach to recruiting and supporting people experiencing disadvantage at entry-level vacancies.

RSPH accredits NHS England’s national Population Health Fellowship

Royal Society for Public Health has accredited the learning programme of NHS England’s national Population Health Fellowship.

Professor Bola Owolabi appointed Vice President of Royal Society for Public Health

Professor Bola Owolabi joins RSPH as Vice-President with a particular focus on inequalities.

Project Launch: Making Every Contact Count for Mental Health North East and Yorkshire Phase Two

Further RSPH thoughts on what Children and Young People have to say about vaccines.

It’s World Immunisation Week, and Dr Fernanda Aguilar Perez, Policy Advisor at RSPH, reflects on the learnings of RSPH project Children and Young Adults attitudes towards vaccinations – what they know and what they have to say.

AHPs celebrating Greener AHPs Week with a focus on the links between climate change and public health

Blog by Linda Hindle OBE, Deputy Chief Allied Health Professionals Officer

Evaluation: Access to Employment in NHS Health Care Support Worker Roles for People with Lived Experience of Homelessness

Evaluation Report: Access to Work Programme