Kicking off this year’s conference with another line up up fantastic keynotes, oral presentations and poster presentations! First up, Prof Liz Green talking about creating healthy places and spaces in Wales #PHSci

Did you miss our #ECR event last month? Two of our speakers have come together on @TheLancet Voice to discuss the 20mph speed limit in Wales. Catch up here 👉@GavinCleaver

🕒 16:10: Marissa J. Smith (University of Glasgow) presents "Co-production of an advocacy video with adolescents on e-cigarette advertising in Scotland." - using workshops, photo elicitation, focus groups, and video production. #PHSci #ECigarettes #CoProduction

🕒 15:50: Yekta Saidi (Uni of Sheffield) presents "Using Bayesian networks to explore mental health factors for LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ adolescents." Analysis based on the Millennium Cohort Study reveals key differences in relationships between factors. #PHSCi #MentalHealth

🕒 15:40: Alexandra Creavin presents "Public Health Communication and NHS Workload relating to Group A Streptococcus." A retrospective study analyzing Google Analytics, NHS calls, and more to understand demand patterns and communication impact. #PHSci #PublicHealth #GroupAStrep

🕒 15:30: Maxine Radcliffe presents "Women’s experiences of homelessness in high-income contexts." Meta-ethnography highlights structural barriers and lived realities, urging tailored interventions. #PHSci #Homelessness #MetaEthnography #PublicHealth

We’re off to the chaired poster sessions and some well deserved lunch now - but stay tuned for the afternoon session! #PHSci

Great presentation by Dom Higgins from the National Wildlife Trust about the economic assessment of “Natural Health Services” - calling for shared investment funds to maintain these social prescribing practices, where nature meets health

Excellent presentation by Miranda Geddes-Barton on maternal and infant outcomes for women experiencing homelessness

Isra Al-Sharabi now talking about commissioning healthcare services for asylum seekers. Lived experience input is esssential! “We come here as blind people - we need you to open our eyes so we know what services are available.”

Excellent talk by @Cowiejulie about a co-designed incentive intervention to support healthy weight and wellbeing (ELLY study) with promising outcomes: “Just being engaged in community activities… losing weight was almost a bit of a bonus!”

Excellent presentation by @MajelMcG about preconception health in migrant women: opportunities to improve care for migrant women in vulnerable situations to improve outcome

@MajelMcG giving a great presentation on preconception health among migrant women in England: opportunities to improve care for migrants in vulnerable situations to improve outcomes

Prof @Ruth_HunterQUB: “with every 1% increase in green space in a geographic area, the annual count of preventable deaths among the most deprived neighbourhoods was lower by 37-41%” 👉

Prof @Ruth_HunterQUB, 2nd keynote speaker of the day, talks about the importance of providing and maintaining our green and blue spaces: “Multi solvers are people who address both challenges of humans and environmental health.”

@Ruth_HunterQUB talks about planetary and human health and the importance of providing and maintaining our green and blue spaces: “Multi solvers are people who address challenges to both human and planetary health.”

Second keynote of the day with Prof Ruth Hunter #PHSci - there is "No Planet B: Health and the Environment"