December 2014

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Hertfordshire Public Health Conference 2014

The second Hertfordshire Public Health Conference
organised by Herts County Council in association with
RHEnvironmental and JigsawPSPH attracted over 200
delegates to Stevenage in November. Keynote speakers were

So This is Xmas
and what have you done to use a lyric from one of my
idols the late John Lennon. Its at this time every year
we get a chance to reflect on the past 12 months. Busy
is the first word Id use to describe 2014 in Public
Health terms as the subject has really hit the
headlines in a way I cant remember previously. Much
of that must be down to the actions of individual Local
Authorities and nationally to Public Health England
who have certainly made sure that subjects such as
obesity, smoking and alcohol are rarely out of the
news. Quite whether thats good enough to improve our
long term health and take some pressure off the NHS
is something that will still take time to show itself.
With an election looming in 2015 that is a concern,
from what I have heard and read the three traditional
parties, if we can call them that, still seem to want to
solve all our ills by throwing money at the NHS. As for
UKIP its hard to know exactly what they have in mind,
their website has no search function and their policies
dont mention Public Health at all. Still plenty of work
to be done there then. The recent Ebola outbreak has
been a tragic but still interesting example of much of
the medias perception of health. Quite rightly a lot has
been made of the need for treatment centers and
qualified health staff but disappointingly little has be
written about the equally relevant Public Health
advice that can play a major role in stopping the
spread of the virus. Finally as I write this DECC are
running a days Twitter engagement using
#BackClimateAction. The response has been amazing
with the subject trending nationally. Maybe it points a
way forward for the Public Health Family? The more
engagement and the more the message gets out the
more pressure there will be on the new administration
not to dismantle what finally seems to be making
progress. Have a Great Christmas!

Pete

Clinical Psychologist Gay Sutherland who talked about

smoking and mental illness and Ipsos Mori Chief Executive
Ben Page who gave a fascinating insight into public opinions.
Other topics on the day included, behaviour change and
obesity, physical activity, and the voluntary sector.
Proceedings were recorded by visual artist Laura Broderick
(opposite) and you can view more from the day at http://
bit.ly/10WWpqS

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Happy Christmas
& A Prosperous and Healthy New Year
from all At JigsawPSPH
Thanks for your support in 2014

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