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Childhood obesity set to more than double from 2020 levels 30 March 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith New report highlights the importance of developing comprehensive national action plans to prevent and treat obesity ‘Forever chemicals’ found in thousands of sites across UK and Europe 09 March 2023, Steve Smethurst Mapping project shows forever chemicals have spiralled out of control in UK and Europe, posing threat to human health, marine and animal life Local authorities get funding boost to tackle air quality 23 February 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith Funding will help local authorities develop and implement measures to protect public health and the environment Children ‘arriving hungry’ as nurseries in England plead for extra funds 09 February 2023, by Steve Smethurst Almost half of UK nurseries have seen an increase in the number of children arriving hungry Air quality: ‘We can and should go further’ says Chief Medical Officer 12 January 2023, Steve Smethurst Whitty cites indoor air pollution as a growing part of the problem, with effective ventilation needed EHPs play ‘unique role’ in supporting control of strep A outbreak 15 December 2022, Steve Smethurst Strep A cases rise in UK, causing fatalities, but ‘well-established processes’ are in place E-cigarettes more effective than nicotine replacement to stop smoking 01 December 2022, Kerry Taylor-Smith Evidence suggests nicotine e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking for six months or more Swimmers made ill from UK waters has doubled since 2021 01 December 2022, Steve Smethurst SAS says government must curb behaviour of water companies responsible for “literal shit storm” Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across UK 03 November 2022, By Kerry Taylor-Smith “Entire populations of seabirds are at risk of being lost” Rising cost of living is compromising food safety 03 November 2022, By Katie Coyne Survey reveals consumers are eating out of date food and turning off fridges to save money
Childhood obesity set to more than double from 2020 levels 30 March 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith New report highlights the importance of developing comprehensive national action plans to prevent and treat obesity
‘Forever chemicals’ found in thousands of sites across UK and Europe 09 March 2023, Steve Smethurst Mapping project shows forever chemicals have spiralled out of control in UK and Europe, posing threat to human health, marine and animal life
Local authorities get funding boost to tackle air quality 23 February 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith Funding will help local authorities develop and implement measures to protect public health and the environment
Children ‘arriving hungry’ as nurseries in England plead for extra funds 09 February 2023, by Steve Smethurst Almost half of UK nurseries have seen an increase in the number of children arriving hungry
Air quality: ‘We can and should go further’ says Chief Medical Officer 12 January 2023, Steve Smethurst Whitty cites indoor air pollution as a growing part of the problem, with effective ventilation needed
EHPs play ‘unique role’ in supporting control of strep A outbreak 15 December 2022, Steve Smethurst Strep A cases rise in UK, causing fatalities, but ‘well-established processes’ are in place
E-cigarettes more effective than nicotine replacement to stop smoking 01 December 2022, Kerry Taylor-Smith Evidence suggests nicotine e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking for six months or more
Swimmers made ill from UK waters has doubled since 2021 01 December 2022, Steve Smethurst SAS says government must curb behaviour of water companies responsible for “literal shit storm”
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across UK 03 November 2022, By Kerry Taylor-Smith “Entire populations of seabirds are at risk of being lost”
Rising cost of living is compromising food safety 03 November 2022, By Katie Coyne Survey reveals consumers are eating out of date food and turning off fridges to save money