Tag Archive for 'public health'
Climate change is a systemic threat to public health, national security and the global financial system
February 14th, 2014 by RSA
An RSA report has found that mischaracterising climate change as an exclusively environmental issue, rather than a broader systemic threat to public health, national security and the global financial system, has led to the majority of the British public failing to take climate change seriously. In a challenge to the green lobby, A New Agenda […]
The Kings’s Fund supports active travel for improved public health
December 12th, 2013 by The King's Fund
The King’s Fund, an independent charity working to improve health and health care in England, has produced the report ‘Improving the Public’s Health‘, which states that investing in the right public health interventions provides an excellent return on investment for local government as well as improving the health and well-being of local communities. The report […]
People in India who walk or cycle to work less likely to have high blood pressure, be overweight or diabetic
June 14th, 2013 by Imperial College London
People in India who walk or cycle to work are less likely to be overweight or obese, have diabetes or high blood pressure, a study published by PLOS Medicine has found. The research suggests that encouraging more people to use physically active modes of transport could reduce rates of important risk factors for many chronic […]
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