Health Protection and Public HealthGiven that PHE’s remit included tackling non-communicable diseases, many of which are caused by things like tobacco, alcohol, and…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
Scarcity versus insecurityDoes poverty make it harder to make good choices, or does poverty change what counts as a ‘good’ choice?Feb 22, 2020Feb 22, 2020
Free R ResourcesA list of useful and free resources for learning to analyse data with RSep 17, 2019Sep 17, 2019
We do not need another health indicatorThe Guardian has reported that the government is planning an “English health index to paint detailed picture of nation’s wellbeing”, as…Jul 17, 2019Jul 17, 2019
Why risk stratification is a kind of screeningI had an interesting exchange with Harry Aagaard Evans on Twitter about whether risk stratification is screening or not. Twitter is not…May 9, 2019May 9, 2019
On public health approaches to XWhy there probably isn’t a single ‘public health approach’Apr 27, 2019Apr 27, 2019
On narrative and public healthSome initial thoughts about getting people outside public health to understand the importance of wider determinants in healthFeb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
On military service and healthSome thoughts on health needs assessments for ex-military populationsDec 16, 2018Dec 16, 2018
Book Review: The Great LevelerThe supply of labour relative to capital matters. But policy and institutions also matter.Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
On preparing for the FPH Part A examThis is a lightly edited version of a blog that was first published on the Faculty of Public Health’s website.Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
