ADPH London
@londonadph.bsky.social
The London Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH London) represents Directors of Public Health in London’s 32 local authorities and the City of London, supporting them to improve and protect the health of local populations www.adphlondon.org.uk
Today is World Kindness Day 💛 — show kindness to yourself, others & London.
Choose active travel: walk, wheel, cycle. It boosts health, cleans air & connects communities.
Read ADPH London’s Active Travel Statement 👉 http://bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
Choose active travel: walk, wheel, cycle. It boosts health, cleans air & connects communities.
Read ADPH London’s Active Travel Statement 👉 http://bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today is World Kindness Day 💛 — show kindness to yourself, others & London.
Choose active travel: walk, wheel, cycle. It boosts health, cleans air & connects communities.
Read ADPH London’s Active Travel Statement 👉 http://bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
Choose active travel: walk, wheel, cycle. It boosts health, cleans air & connects communities.
Read ADPH London’s Active Travel Statement 👉 http://bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
👋 Working in public health in a London LA & passionate about CYP mental health?
Join us in-person 10 Nov, 9.30–1.30 for an interactive CoP—expert speakers & table discussions.
🔗 More info: khub.net/group/cyp-mh...
Let’s learn & connect 💬
Join us in-person 10 Nov, 9.30–1.30 for an interactive CoP—expert speakers & table discussions.
🔗 More info: khub.net/group/cyp-mh...
Let’s learn & connect 💬
October 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
👋 Working in public health in a London LA & passionate about CYP mental health?
Join us in-person 10 Nov, 9.30–1.30 for an interactive CoP—expert speakers & table discussions.
🔗 More info: khub.net/group/cyp-mh...
Let’s learn & connect 💬
Join us in-person 10 Nov, 9.30–1.30 for an interactive CoP—expert speakers & table discussions.
🔗 More info: khub.net/group/cyp-mh...
Let’s learn & connect 💬
🚶♀️🚲 Clocks go back 26 Oct—keep walking, wheeling & cycling safely.
✅ Reflective gear
✅ Bike lights
✅ Well-lit routes
ADPH London’s new Active Travel & Health statement helps boroughs embed active travel year-round.
📄 bit.ly/4pNLZ8T #ActiveTravelLondon
✅ Reflective gear
✅ Bike lights
✅ Well-lit routes
ADPH London’s new Active Travel & Health statement helps boroughs embed active travel year-round.
📄 bit.ly/4pNLZ8T #ActiveTravelLondon
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🚶♀️🚲 Clocks go back 26 Oct—keep walking, wheeling & cycling safely.
✅ Reflective gear
✅ Bike lights
✅ Well-lit routes
ADPH London’s new Active Travel & Health statement helps boroughs embed active travel year-round.
📄 bit.ly/4pNLZ8T #ActiveTravelLondon
✅ Reflective gear
✅ Bike lights
✅ Well-lit routes
ADPH London’s new Active Travel & Health statement helps boroughs embed active travel year-round.
📄 bit.ly/4pNLZ8T #ActiveTravelLondon
🚲 New £1M fund from Active Travel England to support bold projects that help more people walk, wheel & cycle. Grants up to £100K. Great chance for London boroughs to boost climate & health goals. Apply by 14 Nov.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government launches £1 million competition to take active travel innovation to the next level
Organisations and businesses can bid for a share of £1 million funding to help them deliver initiatives that enable more people to walk, wheel or cycle.
www.gov.uk
October 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🚲 New £1M fund from Active Travel England to support bold projects that help more people walk, wheel & cycle. Grants up to £100K. Great chance for London boroughs to boost climate & health goals. Apply by 14 Nov.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
🚶♀️🚲 ADPH London’s new Active Travel & Health statement shows how walking, wheeling & cycling boost health, cut inequalities & build resilient communities. Hear from Glenn Stewart & explore how public health can lead change.
bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravelLondon #ADPHLondon
bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravelLondon #ADPHLondon
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🚶♀️🚲 ADPH London’s new Active Travel & Health statement shows how walking, wheeling & cycling boost health, cut inequalities & build resilient communities. Hear from Glenn Stewart & explore how public health can lead change.
bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravelLondon #ADPHLondon
bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravelLondon #ADPHLondon
🚶♀️🚴♂️ Active travel boosts mental health — reducing stress, lifting mood & connecting us to community.
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, explore ADPH London's new statement on how walking, wheeling & cycling support public health. 👉 bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravelLondon #MentalHealthMatters
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, explore ADPH London's new statement on how walking, wheeling & cycling support public health. 👉 bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravelLondon #MentalHealthMatters
October 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🚶♀️🚴♂️ Active travel boosts mental health — reducing stress, lifting mood & connecting us to community.
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, explore ADPH London's new statement on how walking, wheeling & cycling support public health. 👉 bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravelLondon #MentalHealthMatters
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, explore ADPH London's new statement on how walking, wheeling & cycling support public health. 👉 bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravelLondon #MentalHealthMatters
This #Stoptober @lta-london.bsky.social has made it easy to spread the word with its London-ready partner comms pack to direct towards local stop smoking services + the SmokeFree App for London 📲
Download, share, support: Let’s help London go smoke-free 🚭
#SmokeFreeLondon
👉🏼https://bit.ly/4nvk7Ve
Download, share, support: Let’s help London go smoke-free 🚭
#SmokeFreeLondon
👉🏼https://bit.ly/4nvk7Ve
October 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This #Stoptober @lta-london.bsky.social has made it easy to spread the word with its London-ready partner comms pack to direct towards local stop smoking services + the SmokeFree App for London 📲
Download, share, support: Let’s help London go smoke-free 🚭
#SmokeFreeLondon
👉🏼https://bit.ly/4nvk7Ve
Download, share, support: Let’s help London go smoke-free 🚭
#SmokeFreeLondon
👉🏼https://bit.ly/4nvk7Ve
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28 days of #Stoptober start tomorrow. Just a reminder that The London Tobacco Alliance and Stop Smoking London have developed a London-specific Stoptober comms pack, in partnership with OHID. You can download it here:
www.londontobaccoalliance.org.uk/resource-lis...
www.londontobaccoalliance.org.uk/resource-lis...
Media resources from the London Tobacco Alliance
Access a selection of London Tobacco Alliance insights reports, videos and resources.
www.londontobaccoalliance.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
28 days of #Stoptober start tomorrow. Just a reminder that The London Tobacco Alliance and Stop Smoking London have developed a London-specific Stoptober comms pack, in partnership with OHID. You can download it here:
www.londontobaccoalliance.org.uk/resource-lis...
www.londontobaccoalliance.org.uk/resource-lis...
This week is #PublicHealthWorkforceWeek.
We’re celebrating the 1.5 million people who work tirelessly to make our communities and our lives healthier.
Find out more at rsph.org.uk/our-work/public-health-policy/public-health-workforce-week/
We’re celebrating the 1.5 million people who work tirelessly to make our communities and our lives healthier.
Find out more at rsph.org.uk/our-work/public-health-policy/public-health-workforce-week/
October 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This week is #PublicHealthWorkforceWeek.
We’re celebrating the 1.5 million people who work tirelessly to make our communities and our lives healthier.
Find out more at rsph.org.uk/our-work/public-health-policy/public-health-workforce-week/
We’re celebrating the 1.5 million people who work tirelessly to make our communities and our lives healthier.
Find out more at rsph.org.uk/our-work/public-health-policy/public-health-workforce-week/
🎉 London meets legal NO₂ limits
A major win for #publichealth! London has achieved legal NO₂ levels—nearly 200 years ahead of predictions.
This milestone paves the way toward meeting @who.int guidelines and protecting Londoners from the health harms of air pollution.
#CleanAir #HealthInequalities
A major win for #publichealth! London has achieved legal NO₂ levels—nearly 200 years ahead of predictions.
This milestone paves the way toward meeting @who.int guidelines and protecting Londoners from the health harms of air pollution.
#CleanAir #HealthInequalities
184 years earlier than predicted, London has met the legal limits for toxic NO2 for the first time.
This historic milestone proves that bold action like expanding ULEZ works, protecting children’s health and giving millions cleaner air to breathe.
This historic milestone proves that bold action like expanding ULEZ works, protecting children’s health and giving millions cleaner air to breathe.
London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says
The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🎉 London meets legal NO₂ limits
A major win for #publichealth! London has achieved legal NO₂ levels—nearly 200 years ahead of predictions.
This milestone paves the way toward meeting @who.int guidelines and protecting Londoners from the health harms of air pollution.
#CleanAir #HealthInequalities
A major win for #publichealth! London has achieved legal NO₂ levels—nearly 200 years ahead of predictions.
This milestone paves the way toward meeting @who.int guidelines and protecting Londoners from the health harms of air pollution.
#CleanAir #HealthInequalities
ADPH London’s new Active Travel & Health statement is out! A practical resource for public health teams to lead change locally. It sets out the case for walking, wheeling & cycling to improve health & reduce inequalities.
📥 Read more: bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravel #PublicHealth
@willnorman.co.uk
📥 Read more: bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravel #PublicHealth
@willnorman.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
ADPH London’s new Active Travel & Health statement is out! A practical resource for public health teams to lead change locally. It sets out the case for walking, wheeling & cycling to improve health & reduce inequalities.
📥 Read more: bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravel #PublicHealth
@willnorman.co.uk
📥 Read more: bit.ly/4pNLZ8T
#ActiveTravel #PublicHealth
@willnorman.co.uk
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It’s been a year of progress on tobacco control – thanks to an extraordinary coalition of charities, health professionals, researchers & campaigners.
But with 6m people still smoking, we’ve only just begun. ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social reflects on 1️⃣ year in the role.
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
But with 6m people still smoking, we’ve only just begun. ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social reflects on 1️⃣ year in the role.
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
One Year On: Progress & Next Steps for UK Tobacco Control - ASH
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
ash.org.uk
October 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It’s been a year of progress on tobacco control – thanks to an extraordinary coalition of charities, health professionals, researchers & campaigners.
But with 6m people still smoking, we’ve only just begun. ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social reflects on 1️⃣ year in the role.
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
But with 6m people still smoking, we’ve only just begun. ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social reflects on 1️⃣ year in the role.
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
🏠 Awaab’s Law webinar for health, public health & social care pros. Learn how housing impacts health & how to support safer homes.
📅 27 Oct 2025
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4nMTrPF
#AwaabsLaw #PublicHealth #HousingAndHealth
@england.nhs.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social @londoncouncils.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social
📅 27 Oct 2025
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4nMTrPF
#AwaabsLaw #PublicHealth #HousingAndHealth
@england.nhs.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social @londoncouncils.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🏠 Awaab’s Law webinar for health, public health & social care pros. Learn how housing impacts health & how to support safer homes.
📅 27 Oct 2025
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4nMTrPF
#AwaabsLaw #PublicHealth #HousingAndHealth
@england.nhs.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social @londoncouncils.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social
📅 27 Oct 2025
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4nMTrPF
#AwaabsLaw #PublicHealth #HousingAndHealth
@england.nhs.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social @londoncouncils.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social
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Shame on the BBC for providing a free platform to tobacco giant BAT to push their lobbying messages against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
👀We’re asking the BBC how this is in line with their guidelines on impartiality.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
👀We’re asking the BBC how this is in line with their guidelines on impartiality.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Big Boss Interview - #2 BAT's Asli Ertonguc: Vaping industry needs more regulation - BBC Sounds
The UK & Ireland Managing Director of BAT says the vaping industry needs more regulation.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Shame on the BBC for providing a free platform to tobacco giant BAT to push their lobbying messages against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
👀We’re asking the BBC how this is in line with their guidelines on impartiality.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
👀We’re asking the BBC how this is in line with their guidelines on impartiality.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🚭 #Stoptober is here! A powerful moment to support Londoners to quit smoking and improve their health. We're proud to back this campaign—let’s help more people take the first step toward a smoke-free future 💚🫁
🔗 bit.ly/4fOV4JQ
@ash.org @ldn-health.bsky.social
#SmokefreeLDN2030 #PublicHealth
🔗 bit.ly/4fOV4JQ
@ash.org @ldn-health.bsky.social
#SmokefreeLDN2030 #PublicHealth
October 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🚭 #Stoptober is here! A powerful moment to support Londoners to quit smoking and improve their health. We're proud to back this campaign—let’s help more people take the first step toward a smoke-free future 💚🫁
🔗 bit.ly/4fOV4JQ
@ash.org @ldn-health.bsky.social
#SmokefreeLDN2030 #PublicHealth
🔗 bit.ly/4fOV4JQ
@ash.org @ldn-health.bsky.social
#SmokefreeLDN2030 #PublicHealth
From the height of the pandemic to today’s evolving public health landscape, London Community Champions have shown the power of partnership, trust & grassroots leadership.
📖 Read about the journey — its impact, evolution, and legacy and what's next 👇
bit.ly/46Jy237
#CommunityChampions
📖 Read about the journey — its impact, evolution, and legacy and what's next 👇
bit.ly/46Jy237
#CommunityChampions
London Community Champions Programme: A Legacy of Collaboration and Impact - ADPH London
An update on the London Community Champions Development Network and acknowledgement of its legacy.
bit.ly
September 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
From the height of the pandemic to today’s evolving public health landscape, London Community Champions have shown the power of partnership, trust & grassroots leadership.
📖 Read about the journey — its impact, evolution, and legacy and what's next 👇
bit.ly/46Jy237
#CommunityChampions
📖 Read about the journey — its impact, evolution, and legacy and what's next 👇
bit.ly/46Jy237
#CommunityChampions
#Stoptober is a great chance to support people to stop smoking. London Tobacco Alliance has adapted national resources & developed a comms pack for London signposting to local services
🔗 bit.ly/4fOV4JQ
Please share these resources for consistent messaging across London
#SmokefreeLondon2030 🚭
🔗 bit.ly/4fOV4JQ
Please share these resources for consistent messaging across London
#SmokefreeLondon2030 🚭
September 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
#Stoptober is a great chance to support people to stop smoking. London Tobacco Alliance has adapted national resources & developed a comms pack for London signposting to local services
🔗 bit.ly/4fOV4JQ
Please share these resources for consistent messaging across London
#SmokefreeLondon2030 🚭
🔗 bit.ly/4fOV4JQ
Please share these resources for consistent messaging across London
#SmokefreeLondon2030 🚭
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Join us and speakers from @rcphysicians.bsky.social, @lb-southwark.bsky.social, @uniofbath.bsky.social and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social to explore latest evidence of #airpollution effects on climate and health, and practice sharing with public health colleagues. Register at zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Join us and speakers from @rcphysicians.bsky.social, @lb-southwark.bsky.social, @uniofbath.bsky.social and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social to explore latest evidence of #airpollution effects on climate and health, and practice sharing with public health colleagues. Register at zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Great to see this fantastic campaign launched by @doitldn.bsky.social
Together, we can make HIV prevention part of everyday life—and help London reach zero new infections by 2030! There are lots of ways to get involved
👉🏼https://doitlondon.org/get-involved/
#DoItLondon
Together, we can make HIV prevention part of everyday life—and help London reach zero new infections by 2030! There are lots of ways to get involved
👉🏼https://doitlondon.org/get-involved/
#DoItLondon
Most Londoners don’t know enough about HIV, and what they can do to help stop new transmissions.
But there’s a lot you DO know about being a Londoner.
We're incredibly excited to TODAY launch our new campaign inviting all Londoners to help prevent HIV together.
But there’s a lot you DO know about being a Londoner.
We're incredibly excited to TODAY launch our new campaign inviting all Londoners to help prevent HIV together.
August 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Great to see this fantastic campaign launched by @doitldn.bsky.social
Together, we can make HIV prevention part of everyday life—and help London reach zero new infections by 2030! There are lots of ways to get involved
👉🏼https://doitlondon.org/get-involved/
#DoItLondon
Together, we can make HIV prevention part of everyday life—and help London reach zero new infections by 2030! There are lots of ways to get involved
👉🏼https://doitlondon.org/get-involved/
#DoItLondon
#communitycollaboration is a central feature of #reducinginequality #improvingoutcomes – but its still not happening at scale or in a sustained way.
Our new handbook Transformations in Community Collaboration II talks about why and what we can do with over 250 resources to help 🤝
bit.ly/44jZ553
Our new handbook Transformations in Community Collaboration II talks about why and what we can do with over 250 resources to help 🤝
bit.ly/44jZ553
July 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
#communitycollaboration is a central feature of #reducinginequality #improvingoutcomes – but its still not happening at scale or in a sustained way.
Our new handbook Transformations in Community Collaboration II talks about why and what we can do with over 250 resources to help 🤝
bit.ly/44jZ553
Our new handbook Transformations in Community Collaboration II talks about why and what we can do with over 250 resources to help 🤝
bit.ly/44jZ553
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🚀 Today we launch the Mayor’s Health Inequalities Strategy Implementation Plan (2025) — a bold, city-wide commitment from @london.gov.uk to tackle health disparities & build a healthier, fairer London for all. 🌆
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June 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🚀 Today we launch the Mayor’s Health Inequalities Strategy Implementation Plan (2025) — a bold, city-wide commitment from @london.gov.uk to tackle health disparities & build a healthier, fairer London for all. 🌆
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This week is London Smoking and Mental Health Week.
Do you want to quit? A range of tools and support are available across London to help you stop smoking 👇
stopsmokinglondon.com/smoking-and-...
#stopsmokinglondon @stopsmokingldn.bsky.social
Do you want to quit? A range of tools and support are available across London to help you stop smoking 👇
stopsmokinglondon.com/smoking-and-...
#stopsmokinglondon @stopsmokingldn.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This week is London Smoking and Mental Health Week.
Do you want to quit? A range of tools and support are available across London to help you stop smoking 👇
stopsmokinglondon.com/smoking-and-...
#stopsmokinglondon @stopsmokingldn.bsky.social
Do you want to quit? A range of tools and support are available across London to help you stop smoking 👇
stopsmokinglondon.com/smoking-and-...
#stopsmokinglondon @stopsmokingldn.bsky.social
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Dentistry and medicine evolved as separate professions, creating educational and institutional silos that left oral health seen as specialised but not integral to overall health or health systems.
This Editorial looks at why this is a problem
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
This Editorial looks at why this is a problem
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Dentistry and medicine evolved as separate professions, creating educational and institutional silos that left oral health seen as specialised but not integral to overall health or health systems.
This Editorial looks at why this is a problem
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
This Editorial looks at why this is a problem
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Today's report from the London Drugs Commission notes the links between tobacco and cannabis use and calls for better treatment of both.
What do we know about tobacco and cannabis use? 🧵👇(1/5)
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
What do we know about tobacco and cannabis use? 🧵👇(1/5)
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
www.london.gov.uk
May 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Today's report from the London Drugs Commission notes the links between tobacco and cannabis use and calls for better treatment of both.
What do we know about tobacco and cannabis use? 🧵👇(1/5)
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
What do we know about tobacco and cannabis use? 🧵👇(1/5)
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
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It’s #LesbianVisibilityWeek!
LGBTQIA+ women & non-binary people are often left out of sexual health talks but still face STI risks.
This week shl.uk urges folks to test. It’s free, discreet & done at home.
Let’s care for our health, joy & futures 💜
#LVW25 #QueerHealth #STItesting #RainbowFamilies
LGBTQIA+ women & non-binary people are often left out of sexual health talks but still face STI risks.
This week shl.uk urges folks to test. It’s free, discreet & done at home.
Let’s care for our health, joy & futures 💜
#LVW25 #QueerHealth #STItesting #RainbowFamilies
Sexual Health London • SHL.UK
SHL.UK is a discreet STI testing service for Londoners.
shl.uk
April 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It’s #LesbianVisibilityWeek!
LGBTQIA+ women & non-binary people are often left out of sexual health talks but still face STI risks.
This week shl.uk urges folks to test. It’s free, discreet & done at home.
Let’s care for our health, joy & futures 💜
#LVW25 #QueerHealth #STItesting #RainbowFamilies
LGBTQIA+ women & non-binary people are often left out of sexual health talks but still face STI risks.
This week shl.uk urges folks to test. It’s free, discreet & done at home.
Let’s care for our health, joy & futures 💜
#LVW25 #QueerHealth #STItesting #RainbowFamilies