Public Health websites

Listed below are some key web resources relating to Public Health topics.

Policy & Guidance

Department of Health - Choosing Health White Paper
Department of Health - Health and Social Care Topics
Royal Institute of Public Health
Faculty of Public Health
Society of Health Promotion Specialists (SHEPS)
Health Protection Agency
Public Health at National Institute of Clincial Excellence (now taken over the role of the Health Development Agency)

Health Promotion

Healthy Eating -
Food Standards Agency
British Nutrition Foundation
British Dietetics Association

Smoking Prevention & Cessation

Healthy Schools and resources for school age children

Teenage Pregnancy

Sexual Health -
young people
all ages

Contraception

Physical Activity -
Sport England
Walking the way to health initiative
Healthy Living & Physical Activity Scotland
Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health

Mental Health -
Mental Health Foundation
National Institute for Mental Health in England