Helen Watson
helenwatson.bsky.social
Helen Watson
@helenwatson.bsky.social
Public health registrar Yorkshire. Here for health equity, social justice, community led approaches, public service reform. She/her
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Smoking at Time of Delivery

Sheffield

acceleration of the downward trend is remarkable

Siri “what does “prevention” look like in practice”

Answer = see this chart
April 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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2024 DPH report

Poverty and health
democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
(Item 10 & webcast)

The report is split into three broad themes:-
Agenda for Strategy and Resources Policy Committee on Wednesday 19 February 2025, 2.00 pm | Sheffield City Council
democracy.sheffield.gov.uk
February 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Late to posting this, but check out our 'Priorities for public engagement in climate policy' report, with
@bankfieldbecky.bsky.social and rest of team.

Time for govt to step up to the mark.

climatecitizens.org.uk/new-report-p...
New report: Priorities for public engagement in climate policy - Climate Citizens | Lancaster University | Assembly on climate change
Bringing climate policy to the people. Climate Citizens is a project run out of Lancaster University aiming to change how people engage with the creation of climate policy.
climatecitizens.org.uk
November 27, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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Had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness:
lnkd.in/e6FfD8eQ. By Emmanuel Barrera.
Graphic: @justin-mecham.bsky.social via Dan Grimes
December 9, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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opportunity costs associated with NICE recommendations.

Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far

This is where the primary care budget gets spent

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www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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How cuts to youth clubs affected teen crime and education
@theifs.bsky.social

ifs.org.uk/articles/how...

- did not just serve as ‘holding spaces’
- also positive activities and structured support
- closures create greater societal costs than the sums saved from public spending by their closure
How cuts to youth clubs affected teen crime and education | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Teenagers affected by austerity-induced youth club closures performed 4% worse in exams at age 16 and became 14% more likely to commit crimes.
ifs.org.uk
November 17, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Before the porridge moralists jump in, pls note, that the report found poorer households would have to *double* their food spend to be able to eat a healthy diet.

Poverty sickens society. Raise benefits & minimum wage, for cost effective benefits to society.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK’s unhealthy food habits cost £268bn a year, report finds
Exclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked disease
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:36 AM
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Now seems a good time to collate a list of reputable, trustworthy public health voices.

UK Public Health Starter Pack ⤵️

(Work in progress - will add suggestions!)

go.bsky.app/Tuf8yqX
November 15, 2024 at 10:26 AM