Louise Garrahan, 1 October 2020
This October, national health awareness campaigns will shine a spotlight on public health issues including National Cholesterol Month, Stoptober and National Clean Air Day.
To support these campaigns, Health Education England elearning for healthcare and Public Health England are encouraging health and care professionals to complete All Our Health – an interactive elearning programme – to improve their knowledge, confidence and skills in preventing illness, protecting health and promoting wellbeing.
A wide range of public health issues are covered in the programme, including:
- Adult and childhood obesity
- Air pollution
- Alcohol, smoking and tobacco
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Giving children the best start in life
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Child oral health
- Dementia
- Early adolescence
- Falls and Fractures
- Immunisation
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Misuse of illicit drugs and medicines
- Musculoskeletal health
- NHS health check
- Physical activity
- Sexual and reproductive health and HIV
- Social prescribing
- Supporting those at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness
- Workplace health.
All Our Health has been developed as we recognise the important role all health and care professionals play in supporting patients with these key healthcare issues to help reduce health inequalities, premature morbidity and mortality.
For more information and to access the programme, please visit: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/all-our-health/.
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