Introductory remarks for the first plenary of the FPH Public health conference, Telford International Convention Centre, @0th june 2017. 170620 middleton j public health conference key note vr3

1. Public health beyond borders:
driving change with evidence
John Middleton
President
UK Faculty of Public Health

9. Sandwell Valley,
King George
Playing fields
2014

11. A role for our
climate change
special interest
group

13. The Birmingham Tornado,
2005

14. Thinking globally,
acting locally:
Coventry and
Warwickshire
University
Hospitals Jubilee
Nature Reserve –
managing water
run off from
hospital car parks
- promoting
biodiversity, saving
money

15. ‘Saving lives with solar’ Royal
North midlands Hospitals, Stoke.

16. ‘Protecting
resources from one
generation to the
next’
The Welsh
Wellbeing of
Future
Generations Act,
2015

18. UK Faculty of Public Health General election statement
 Health in all policies
 Address health inequalities
 Create conditions for the health and wellbeing of future
generations
 Brexit: defend our rights to health and ensure trade
deals aspire to better health not less
 Public health funding – restore cuts and increase
investment
 Redevelop and secure the public health workforce
 Support our members and partners to achieve the
outstanding policy asks of ‘Start well live better’

19. http://www.
bmj.com/co
ntent/357/b
mj.j2676

22. Workforce planning
• Major preoccupation:
• Marked reductions in appointments of
consultants ( except Wales)
• Curriculum development around health care
public health
• Health protection and emergency preparedness
• Developing and expanding the membership
• Need to capitalise on the Health of the public
2040 report

24.  The epidemiology of violence
 Evidence-based violence prevention: a life course
approach
 Asset based community development
 Primary, secondary &tertiary prevention role of the
public health community as primary preventers of violent conflict,
through healthy public policies and tackling major social inequalities in
health; and as early reactors, mitigaters and responders to violence.
 New public mental health approaches
 A role for public health in conflict resolution with
aid agencies, political scientists, theologians and international lawyers
 A role for public health educational bodies
 A leadership and partnership role for public
health
www.fph.org.uk/uploads/Violence%20report.pdf
Areas of action for the public health
community in preventing violence

25. And to conclude ……

27. it's not who
your doctor
is, it's who
you vote for,
that most
affects your
health

28. Thank you
Professor John Middleton
Faculty of Public Health
president@fph.org.uk