Tag: Public Health England

The Mix represents young people in Public Health England (PHE)’s new Every Mind Matters campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The Mix are taking part in PHE’s next phase of the Better Health – Every Mind Matters campaign. The campaign is designed to support children and young people’s mental wellbeing. The Mix are representing young people as one of the UK’s leading youth charities. Over half of parents said that their children’s mental health was one of their biggest worries during covid and most families have experienced upheaval in their daily lives during the pandemic. With children and young people now back at school or college, PHE’s new campaign provides…

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PHE launches Change4Life campaign around children’s snacking

Stuart Mitchell

Public Health England (PHE) is helping parents take control of their children’s snacking by launching the first Change4Life campaign promoting healthier snacks. This is because half of children’s sugar intake, currently around 7 sugar cubes a day, comes from unhealthy snacks and sugary drinks, leading to obesity and dental decay. Each year children are consuming almost 400 biscuits; more than 120 cakes, buns and pastries; around 100 portions of sweets; nearly 70 of both chocolate bars and ice creams; washed down with over 150 juice drink pouches and cans of…

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PHE launches new sexual health campaign ‘Protect against STIs’

Stuart Mitchell

Public Health England had launched ‘Protect against STIs’, a new campaign that aims to reduce the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among 16 to 24-year-olds through condom usage. The campaign is the first government sexual health campaign in 8 years. To coincide with the launch of the campaign, a new YouGov survey of 2,007 young people reveals current attitudes towards condom use and what prevented them from using protection. Shockingly, the findings revealed that almost half (47%) of sexually active young people said they have had sex with someone…

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PHE launches new campaign to help ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’.

Stuart Mitchell

It is estimated that at least 5,000 deaths are caused every year in England because antibiotics no longer work for some infections. As the Chief Medical Officer and experts around the world warn of a ‘post-antibiotic apocalypse’ and ‘the end of modern medicine’, Public Health England launches a major new campaign to help ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’. The campaign warns people that taking antibiotics when they are not needed puts them at risk of a more severe or longer infection, and urges people to take their doctor’s advice on antibiotics. Public Health…

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PHE launches ‘Stay Well This Winter’ Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Public Health England (PHE) have launched their ‘Stay Well This Winter’ campaign launches to urge people who are most vulnerable to flu to get their free vaccination. People who are the most vulnerable to flu are being urged to get their free vaccination from the 12 October 2017, ahead of the winter period when the virus is most common. This year, Public Health England (PHE) is offering the vaccination to more people than ever – around 21 million people in total. Children in school year 4 will be offered the vaccine…

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