Abstract
Public Health England's (PHE's) Chief Executive, Duncan Selby, opened the PHE annual conference with an upbeat message—the argument for prevention has been won, England will see the first increase in government spending on public health for several years and the government's support for prevention is evident from its recent ‘Advancing Our Health’ green paper. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, reiterated this new commitment to public health, and praised policies such as the soft drinks sugar levy, but also made clear that this government's vision is for “personalised prevention”—efficiently delivering individual-level interventions using big data and genomics.
Highlights
Public Health England’s (PHE’s) Chief Executive, Duncan Selby, opened the PHE annual conference with an upbeat message—the argument for prevention has been won, England will see the first increase in government spending on public health for several years and the government’s support for prevention is evident from its recent ‘Advancing Our Health’ green paper
A recent report from the Commission, which found that UK adolescents engage in gambling more than smoking, drug taking, or drinking, highlights the urgent need for research into this emerging public health issue
Liddy Goyder (University of Sheffield) and Margarete Regan (PHE) presented literature reviews and stakeholder consultations to assess the available evidence on risk factors for and interventions to treat gambling addiction
Summary
Public Health England’s (PHE’s) Chief Executive, Duncan Selby, opened the PHE annual conference with an upbeat message—the argument for prevention has been won, England will see the first increase in government spending on public health for several years and the government’s support for prevention is evident from its recent ‘Advancing Our Health’ green paper. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, reiterated this new commitment to public health, and praised policies such as the soft drinks sugar levy, and made clear that this government’s vision is for “personalised prevention”—efficiently delivering individual-level interventions using big data and genomics
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