Mark Kemp, Chair of ADEPT’s Transport and Connectivity Board In April, the Government announced ambitious new targets to speed up the target to cut carbon emissions by 78% by 2035. Active travel – defined as ‘non-motorised forms of transport that involve physical activity, such as walking, cycling and manual scooting’ – will play an integral … Continued
Prof. Christine Whitehead & Dr Nancy Holman, LSE London This article was written by LSE London and funded by Trust for London. It first appeared on the Trust for London website on 5 May 2021. In the first in an investigative series of blog posts exploring housing issues, the team at LSE London breaks down … Continued
Claire Sharpe, Marketing Manager at Love to Ride You’ve probably heard the term ‘active travel’, but may not know exactly what it means. Active travel is making journeys via physically active means, such as walking or cycling – so being active whilst getting from A to B. The term usually refers to short journeys such … Continued
Gary McFarlane, CIEH Northern Ireland Director Air quality has been a core public health issue since the mid 1800s. Although the pioneering clean air legislation of the early 1980s significantly improved the air quality in towns and cities across the UK, air quality remains a significant public health challenge. In 2016, the Royal College of … Continued
Dr. Maria Neira, Director of Environment, Climate Change and Health at WHO The spread of COVID-19 around the world has placed a heavy burden on overstretched, and in many cases, underfunded health systems. It has highlighted the growing encroachment by human beings on the natural world and the calamity of inequality. Many of us have … Continued
Greg Fell, Director of Public Health in Sheffield We are emerging tentatively (we hope) from the most significant public health crisis of our lifetime. Never has the spotlight been on public health as much as over the last year. One challenge will be picking up where we left off, and focusing on how public health … Continued
Professor Kevin Fenton, London Regional Director for Public Health England The impact of COVID-19 has been felt by every one of us, and it has been particularly devastating for those who have lost friends, loved ones or have even become seriously unwell themselves. But since the start of the pandemic, we have seen that devastation … Continued
David Kidney, Chief Executive, UK Public Health Register I was both honoured and pleased to be invited to chair a virtual roundtable on the future of public health on 26 November 2020. This roundtable was jointly hosted by Public Health England and UK Public Health Network. Its subject was the relationship between local, regional and national … Continued
By the UK Public Health Register The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital work of those at the front line of public health practice. But public health practitioners don’t just operate in a crisis – every day, they protect and promote the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and populations across the UK. It is … Continued
The UK Public Health Network is an advocate for collaboration. It forms the basis of what we do and why we exist – to facilitate coordination, share opinions and exchange knowledge in the public health community. But collaboration between public and private bodies isn’t as candid. It is a multifaceted relationship which has the potential … Continued