It was lovely to share our story last night on TV and to see this follow up story here.👎 parkrun UK Southportparkrun

Thank you so much, Mr Mayor, for extending free school meals across London for another year. Now every child in the city, whatever their circumstances, will have access to nutritious food, helping them to thrive. It takes real courage to stand alone and blaze a trail, and Sadiq's

Yesterday, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan announced that primary school children would continue to receive free school meals in 2024/25. 👀Read why we have joined other health leaders in urging #Gvt to commit to funding free school meals to ALL primary school children➡️bit.ly/freemeals24

Free school meals for all, a universal policy, that ‘cut obesity and help reading skills’ in England. theguardian.com/society/2024/f…

“I will always champion the underdog, because I know what it’s like to be the underdog” RIP James Williams Always pursuing ideas to make the next difference for the communities he worked for

Vice President of Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), Alice Wiseman, is giving oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee today about reducing alcohol harm. ADPH policy position statement calls for, amongst other actions, a new national alcohol strategy. adph.org.uk/resources/what….

Our ADPH Manifesto for a Healthier Nation calls for: ➡️A new Public Health Act ➡️Health inequalities strategy ➡️Plan to end child poverty ➡️Investment in public health #ADPHManifesto24

We are seeing the consequences of already ⬇️ 💉rates with outbreaks of eg measles. ✂️ could mean a further decline, likely to impact the most disadvantaged communities most, exacerbating the already ⬇️coverage. Result = ⬆️people ill with preventable or detectable diseases.

16 new Champions ready to make the difference! Great to hear from them on why they’ve joined this programme - some were inspired by the support they’d received from other Champions, all simply looking to help their communities - thank you!

A decade of clinical leadership on prevention has passed quickly! Dr Richard Pile signing out with a flourish: the case for investing in prevention at scale has been repeatedly landed “ so put your money where your mouth is & invest in doing things differently” 💪👏👏👏 👇

I am immensely proud that the NHS I work in is one of the most multi-ethnic and diverse organisations in the world. NHS colleagues and emergency workers from many countries and faiths work around the clock to serve every UK community. You have my utmost appreciation and respect.

Camden is no place for hate. If you experience or see a hate crime or incident, we're here for you - visit camden.gov.uk/hate-crime to see different ways to safely report this & to get support. Tell MAMA UK can support you if you have experienced Islamophobia or anti-Muslim hate.

Congratulations to all those who got the exam results they hoped for. Those that didn't the best is yet to come.

Covid-19 had a huge human cost. To prevent this in future, we must tackle the lack of communication and information sharing between central government and those on the ground when dealing with local outbreaks, writes greg fell FFPH Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Our annual Virtual School Awards recognising the contributions and achievements – educational and personal - of Camden's children and young people who are looked after by the Council is at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium today. Children enjoyed meeting mascot Gunnersaurus 🦖 🏆

'Happy to chat' benches installed by town council bbc.in/4fqGkPW

This year’s President’s Award was awarded to James Williams, former Director of Public Health Medway Council who passed away earlier this year and is sorely missed across the public health community ♥️

Watch “Arsenal in the Community: Shape Up Project” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/856389052?ref=…

The next Shape Up course is coming to Acland Burghley early January. If you're interested please contact Rhys on [email protected]. Arsenal Community