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Health Inequalities

Blog: Dying young from respiratory disease – are we making progress on reducing inequalities?

Blog
21 May, 2021 - In this blog, Dr Helen McAvoy, Director of Policy at the Institute of Public Health, explores what we know about excess deaths from respiratory disease in socially disadvantaged communities, and…
Chronic Conditions Health Inequalities Tobacco and Nicotine products
Community Development

Blog for #EPHW21: The Elevate Programme – building community development to tackle health inequalities

Blog
19 May, 2021 - Today’s theme for the European Public Health Week is “Your Local Community”.  Joanne Vance, Director of Community Development Health Network (CDHN) talks about the Elevate programme which…
Health Inequalities Public Health
Young man at window wearing mask

Factors associated with changes in consumption among smokers and alcohol drinkers during the COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ period

Journal Articles
11 Apr, 2021 - The impact of the COVID-19 public health social measures (PHSM) on health behaviours is poorly understood. We aimed to identify…
Alcohol COVID-19 Tobacco and Nicotine products
Progress made to protect population health, but tobacco remains leading cause of preventable death

Progress made to protect population health, but tobacco remains leading cause of preventable death

News
17 Feb, 2021 - National No Smoking Day, February 17thWHILE significant progress has been made to protect the population from the harms caused by smoking, tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death in…
Public Health Tobacco and Nicotine products