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Water supply and treatment in the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Water supply and treatment in the UK

...public health... Water supply and treatment in the UK An introduction to the contents of this album. Preserving water A panel discuss how safe, affordable drinking water is supplied in East Anglia, one of the driest parts of the UK. Treating water Computer graphics reveal the processes at Hanningfield Reservoir, providing drinking water to 60,000 people. The panel explain...
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Audio 52 mins
The Ageing Well Public Talks
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Ageing Well Public Talks

...Public Talk Series is a public health intervention that aims to facilitate a step change in our behaviour – in other words how populations understand ageing and what they can change in their everyday lives to support healthier lives when this is needed. As a public health intervention, Ageing Well Public Talk Series has the potential to make an ......
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Article 15 mins
How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?

...Public Health, during the meeting in Kenya on 27 June. The meeting involving the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations Population Fund and the Kenya government aimed to assess the country’s progress in addressing family planning issues. “We are hopeful that we can attract investments that will allow the data collection platforms to continue to the year...
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Why are tiger moths making people unwell - and what can we do about it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are tiger moths making people unwell - and what can we do about it?

...public health authorities to effectively tackle the seasonal outbreaks. Aster-MIMS has already started a newly approved protocol for the treatment of Tiger moth disease. Infectious fever cases are evaluated for moth allergens by western blot analysis. Positive cases are treated with antihistamines and, in severe cases, corticosteroids, Varma says. This article was...
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Green care: contact with nature can improve mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Green care: contact with nature can improve mental health

...we will find public health campaigners urging us to get back to growing plants in our gardens again! References Bragg, R., Atkins, G. 2016. A review of nature-based interventions for mental health care. Natural England Commissioned Reports, Number204. The Times, May 23, 2016 http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/baby-boomers-to-blame-for-lost-generation-of-gardeners-m03stvlps...
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Article 10 mins
Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...Public health guidelines state that children should accumulate at least an hour per day of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity, which might include brisk walking or running, active participation in sports or exercising. At the same time, children should minimise the amount of time they spend sitting for extended periods. To examine the seasonal variation in...
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Working for health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working for health

...public-health concerns and the impact of changes in NHS policy and practice on the delivery of health care. Health is increasingly ‘everybody’s business’. This album will provide you with insight into the debates that surround human health, and will enable you to appreciate and review your own and alternative standpoints and values in this important area of study....
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Audio 2 hrs 33 mins
How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?
History & The Arts

How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?

...public health, 140(5), pp. 286–93. Drinkwater, C. (2025) ‘Foreword’ in H. Henry, Social prescribing: paradigms, perspectives and practice. Routledge, pp. vii–ix. Fancourt, D. (2017) Arts in health: designing and researching interventions. Oxford University Press. Hole, J., Hirsch, M., Ball, E. and Meads, C. (2015) ‘Music as an aid for postoperative recovery in...
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