Supporting Directors of Public Health (DsPH) across the UK to promote and protect good health and wellbeing, prevent ill-health and reduce inequalities.
Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)
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This Diabetes Awareness Week, we’re calling for affordable access to healthy food & drink 🍏Too often, high sugar, fat &🧂foods are promoted & cheaper than healthier options. This drives ⬆️ obesity, raising the risk of type 2 diabetes by 5x. 👀 Read our recommendations to tackle this ➡️ bit.ly/4uCQZQ9
👏 Great to bring our Council together today, representing a wealth of perspectives & expertise from across the UK to help drive forward our work to support Directors of Public Health.💡
🎉 Huge congratulations to Helen Atkinson, Director of Public Health at Portsmouth City Council and former ADPH Board member on your much deserved MBE for services to #PublicHealth.
Welcome @laylamccay.bsky.social, our new Chief Exec joining later this year. We’re thrilled to have her as we prepare to say 👋 to Nicola Close MBE as she steps down after nearly 20 years as CEO. 🙏 Thank you, Nicola, for your outstanding leadership, & best wishes for a very well-deserved retirement!
This Pride Month, we reflect on the unfair differences in health outcomes experienced by LGBT+ communities & the crucial role Directors of Public Health play in creating a more inclusive health system.
👀 Read the full article➡️https://bit.ly/45NRuea
📣 Our weekly consultation scan is now available to download ➡️ bit.ly/phconsultationscan
We've submitted our response to the Govs consultation on applying the new NPM to existing advertising & promotion restrictions to protect children & our communities from the harms of ‘less healthy’ 🍔 & 🥤marketing & to tackle unfair differences in health outcomes.
👀Read in full now ➡️ bit.ly/4aKlsTL
👏Fantastic to see such a strong list of winners at this year’s LGC Awards. Huge congratulations to all our members & their teams who were nominated & received awards.🏆
📣 Our latest article is out now.
Featuring Sarah Muckle, Policy Co-Lead for Children & Young People & DPH for @essex.gov.uk, as she reflects on chairing our ICYP Project Advisory Group, & the impact this has had on strengthening practice across the children's sector.
👀 Read now ➡️ www.adph.org.uk
