Health inequalities gap widening, say King's Fund

You've probably seen this already since it has been all over the news but I thought I would direct you to the original report by the King's Fund which shows some interesting correlations between socio-economic status and health behaviours.  The report found that people with lowest income and no qualifications were most likely to smoke, drink, be overweight and take no exercise.  There are some interesting recommendations for national policy and it is well worth a read.

NICE podcast on binge drinking

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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) have put together a podcast on how the health service can tackle binge drinking and alcohol problems. Listen to it here.

Public Health Interventions Cost Effectiveness Database

A new database has been developed of decision-making tools regarding costing public health interventions to do with alcohol, tobacco, obesity and physical activity, You can access it here.