A reminder that the Faculty’s fourth Distinguished Lecture on #FuturePublicHealth is taking place on Friday 7 June, with Linda Bauld joining us to discuss the evidence – and importance – of the commercial determinants of health.

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Together with RoySocMed, Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and Royal Society for Public Health, we held our ‘Tackling Poverty – A Call to Action’ Conference to address how poverty impacts people's health and what public health professionals can do to address this issue.

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The Faculty published our ‘Vision for the Public’s Health’.

This milestone publication offers evidence-informed recommendations for the next UK Government to build a healthier, fairer, and more productive UK.

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🧵 #5FromFPH – Five highlights from the Faculty and our partners on X this week as we work together to support Better Health For All – leaving no one behind.

Yesterday, Kevin Fenton spoke to Eddie Nestor MBE BBC Radio London about the significant increase of #measles cases in London.

Professor Fenton encouraged parents to vaccinate their children to protect as many of London's children as possible.

Listen back 📻⬇️

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Sobering stats shared today by Joseph Rowntree Foundation at the ‘Tackling Poverty – A Call to Action’ Conference with Faculty of Public Health Royal Society for Public Health RoySocMed Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)

Worsening situation with 6 million people in deep poverty in 🇬🇧.

4.3 million children living in poverty.

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‘Nearly 7.5 million people don’t have enough income to cover their costs. Those experiencing long-term health conditions suffer disproportionally.’

Clare Moriarty, CitizensAdvice Chief Exec

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‘Day after day we help people in the most desperate circumstances. We are helping more people, they have more problems, and more complex problems.’

Clare Moriarty, CitizensAdvice Chief Exec

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“In the last year, over half coming to us for debt advice have been in negative budget. They're getting systemically into debt and by definition can’t pay it back”

Clare Moriarty on debt which particularly affects those with long term health issues

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‘The Faculty’s work on poverty is led by the FPH Poverty Special Interest Group, who has been driving forward evidence, action, and partnerships to reduce and mitigate the impacts of poverty in populations across the UK.’

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‘With those in the most deprived areas of the UK dying a decade earlier than those in the least deprived, we know we need purposeful – and urgent – action at local, regional, and national level.’

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‘Tackling poverty is one of FPH’s strategic priorities for action & we have just launched our #FPHVisionForHealth with 50 pragmatic, evidence-informed recommendations to improve health in the UK ahead of the next general election.’

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FPH President Kevin Fenton welcomes delegates to the ‘Tackling Poverty – A Call to Action’ Conference with RoySocMed, Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and Royal Society for Public Health today – the Faculty is pleased to continue this partnership to tackle the health impacts of poverty.

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THIS!!!—> Parents urged to vaccinate children after London measles outbreak. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Health issues, the cost of living, and lack of support networks can all negatively impact our mental health.

Kevin Fenton spoke to Eddie Nestor MBE about the importance of looking after ourselves and building resilience during #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek ⬇️

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Delighted to see a new study published in The BMJ showing that #HPV vaccination has reduced the incidence of cervical cancer by almost 90% 👩🧑

Make sure your children take up the vaccine offer to protect themselves and others

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