Anna Brook

Reforming the licensing system Seeking views and evidence to develop a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system under the Licensing Act 2003.

Regulatory capture & UK alcohol licensing review

There is currently a call for evidence from stakeholders on reforming the licensing system

www.gov.uk/government/c...

I have written a bit on why this matters here

gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/r...

Gambling does not cause any ‘social ills’, lobbyist tells incredulous MPs Head of UK’s Betting and Gaming Council was asked to repeat claim as she spoke against increasing taxes on sector in November budget

The gambling industry's version of 'smoking doesn't cause cancer'. Gambling does not cause any ‘social ills’, lobbyist tells incredulous MPs www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨

⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.

❤️‍🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.

Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25

Core Workforce Development Training Information

Exciting news! Our fully funded Public Health Practitioner CPD sessions for 2026 will be open for registration on 5th November 2025!

Available to the Yorkshire & Humber Public Health workforce at no cost to attendees! Find our more: tinyurl.com/9mf492rs

@fphuk.bsky.social @ukphr.bsky.social

Corporate profit is being prioritised over public health. Discover how corporate power is driving public health crises in the upcoming documentary, Unmasking Influence. #CDOH #CorporatePower @maizie333.bsky.social

Tagging @shampsu.bsky.social

Really recommend the Doncaster Public Health team and Donny as a place to work lots of interesting thoughtful work happening and great people to do it with

Regional health divisions in the UK Coordinated action is needed to resolve inequalities People in the poorer areas of the UK are dying on average nine years younger than those in more affluent areas.1 This divide, which is the fourth ...

A country divided by health inequalities. Solving the UK regional health divide. bmj.com/cgi/content/... @felly500.bsky.social @jesstud.bsky.social @ipprnorth.bsky.social @clesthinkdo.bsky.social

Launch of FPH policy governing engagements with commercial actors There is now a substantial body of evidence for how engagements with industry can influence and undermine public health goals. Having a robust policy for engagement with commercial actors is core to p...

FPH is inviting all members to the online launch event of our policy for governing engagement with commercial actors.

Robust policies on engaging with industry are critical to protecting the integrity and functions of public health organisations.

www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza.

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.

The #Gaza famine has unfolded in front of the world’s eyes.

We saw it coming.
We warned about it.
We were not allowed to stop it.

Now, as we count the lives lost to this intentional starvation, there is only one question to ask leaders: Where is humanity?

End the blockade of aid TODAY.
CEASEFIRE!

Abstract submission now open for #PreventionResearch26 4-5 March 2026
📄Abstracts invited from all corners of the prevention research community
🎤 Oral/poster presentations, Symposia and Workshops
📅 Deadline: 10 Sept 2025
👉 registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...

In Honor of Joanna Macy, 1929-2025 I write while staying in one of the great forests of British Columbia, a forest in which the inextricability of life from death is gorgeously evident. Several kinds of fern spring from this soil, some...

I wrote a memorial essay in praise of the great Joanna Macy over there at my newsletter.....

Our award-winning campaign gets rejected - Bite Back Bite Back activist Farid reacts to the news that the biggest advertising companies won't run our billboard campaign again.

"What @biteback2030.bsky.social are trying to do is ⬇️ the amount of unhealthy food & drink advertising... but they have been stopped in their tracks. It seems non-sensical, & certainly damaging to people’s health & wellbeing.”

👀Read our response ➡️bit.ly/4nvNfML

www.biteback2030.com/our-activist...

📢 Our NEW report reveals overwhelming public support for a bold smokefree future – with voters urging the Government to go further and faster.
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Join our team!

We're looking for a project administrator to join our friendly and dynamic team of multidisciplinary researchers working at the cutting edge of public health research.

www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

#PublicHealthJobs

Each country reduced health inequalities over a specific period, each using different policy combo. Looking across the cases, we identify 4 'great levellers' of health inequalities: welfare state expansion; improved healthcare; reduced poverty/income inequalities; & democratic strengthening. 2/4

UKHACC May Bulletin - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change Monthly edition of the UKHACC bulletin with the latest news, opportunities to get involved and have your say, events and reports

The May edition of our popular monthly bulletin is out with
📰News
🔉Have your say
👫Get involved
💻Events
📑Reports
🧑‍💻Media
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We are entering a new climate reality affecting us beyond the immediate impacts. As a society we need to develop certain capabilities that have been underdeveloped, including:

- Situational awareness
- Resilience
- Speed

@laurielaybourn.bsky.social (Executive Director, @climate-risk.bsky.social)

‘During these tough, challenging, and complex times when public health as we know it is under threat, there is no space for uncertainty regarding our role as public health professionals.’

FPH President @profkevinfenton.bsky.social welcomes attendees to our Climate and Health 2025 Conference.

‘Prevention’ means different things to different people, so - What needs to be addressed to turn rhetoric into policy:
🔑 Clarity
🔑 Congruity
🔑 Capacity
@paulcairney.bsky.social
#Prevention2025

Auto correct… Laudato

Remember reading Laudatory Si and the boost it gave

Vast majority want stronger action to tackle climate change but mistakenly believe they are in a minority - not new news but opportunities if media get on board with reporting and encouraging levels of support for bold actions for leaders

PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online

…helping to fuel this backlash was a PR firm, Red Flag, which represented the Animal Agriculture Alliance, a meat and dairy industry coalition set up to protect the sector against “emerging threats”

#CDoH

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dr Katherine Severi, CEO of @instalcstud.bsky.social said..

“The government has made tackling inequalities one of its health priorities. There is no way of doing that without introducing a comprehensive alcohol strategy that tackles cheap, excessively available, and aggressively marketed alcohol."

The Chancellor said today that she would not do anything to put household finances in danger

Yet the government’s own assessment shows their cuts to health related benefits risk pushing 250,000 people into poverty, including 50,000 children 📢

Their assessment also found... 1/3

Chart showing estimated annual impact of the confirmed changed to PIP and UC by income vigintile

More than two-thirds of the confirmed welfare cuts will fall on the poorest half of the country.

The biggest cut is raising the eligibility threshold for PIP, a benefit not related to work status, saving £4.5 billion. 800,000 stand to lose up to £6,300.

So excited as always about the great opportunities in festival of debate to think, be challenged, get inspired - a few booked and a few I’m gutted to be missing out on

Trends in smoking prevalence and socio‐economic inequalities across regions in England: A population study, 2006 to 2024 Background and Aim In addition to national policies and interventions, certain regions in England (particularly in the North) coordinate regional tobacco control programmes. This study aimed to (i) ...

New paper finds smoking rates in the north of England fell faster than the national average between 2006-2024, narrowing geographic inequalities in smoking prevalence.

Regional tobacco control programmes appeared to contribute to this progress.

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