Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)
Supporting Directors of Public Health (DsPH) across the UK to promote and protect good health and wellbeing, prevent ill-health and reduce inequalities.
- 📢 New report Alcohol marketing restrictions were meant to be in England’s 10 Year Health Plan. Then they disappeared. Our new report uses FOIs to show how alcohol industry lobbying targeted ministers and pressured government departments to kill the policy. www.ias.org.uk/report/now-y...
- Over 50 of our member organisations have written to the Secretaries of State for Health & Social Care and for Culture, Media & Sport to welcome the new legislation restricting marketing of less healthy food & drink on TV and online, which came into force yesterday ✅ 1/3
- This is a milestone in the government’s ambition for the healthiest generation of children - but it’s just the start. obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2026/01/06/o... 2/3
- In our letter, we call on the Secretaries of State to strengthen the rules by: 🔹 Adopting the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model 🔹 Expanding product categories in scope 🔹 Removing “brand” exemptions 🔹 Starting work on next-phase advertising regulation 3/3
- 🚨 Register for LEPH2026 🚨 We’re delighted to open registrations for LEPH2026, to be held @universityofleeds.bsky.social from 6-9 Sept 2026. Early bird tickets & discounts for voluntary organisations, students & @glepha.bsky.social members available. Register: eu.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.p...
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- 📢 New report alert 📢 Minimum Unit Pricing in the UK: Who's backing it and who's blocking it? We've analysed stakeholder positions on MUP to build a clearer picture of support and opposition, major reasons why, and whether MUP really is as polarising as portrayed. 📑 ahauk.org/resource/min...
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- 🔥 Hot Off the Press - Soft Drinks Industry Levy to be Expanded to Protect Children and Boost Nation’s Health 🔥 The levy will now cover sugary milk-based drinks and lowers the sugar threshold from 5g to 4.5g per 100ml. Read the press release here ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/n...
- Read our Executive Director's response along with more reaction from OHA members and further details about the policy below ⬇️ obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/11/25/o...
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- Our data released today has found that 15 million people in the UK live with damp, mould and cold in their homes. 🔴 No one should have to live in a home that damages their health. Explore the findings from our survey here. 👉 healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
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- Air pollution must be recognised as a public health issue. Our report 'A breath of fresh air' highlights evidence on the increased range of health impacts linked to air pollution. The government needs to treat #airpollution as a serious & preventable health risk. 🔗 ow.ly/F3yq50Wc7wr #CleanAirDay
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- For 20 years, the WHO FCTC has been a powerful force in reducing smoking and saving lives. As an early signatory, the UK has seen record declines in smoking since its adoption. We remain committed to protecting health from tobacco industry interference. #FCTC20Years
- 🆕 Gov’t has responded to the House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity report ✍ They acknowledge reducing obesity 'will require reshaping the food environment that has caused the rise in obesity.' 😪 Unacceptably, the response fails to accept any of the new recommendations www.gov.uk/government/p...
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