Public health
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Public health services
Population health
Public health interventions
Epidemiology
Global health
Public health policy
Guide
Heatwave guide for cities
This guide offers urban planners and city authorities an authoritative summary of the actions they can take to reduce the danger of heatwaves, which are defined as a period of time when temperatures, or temperature in combination with other factors, are unusually high and hazardous to human health and well-being.
Report
Killer heat in the United States: climate choices and the future of dangerously hot days
This analysis provides a view of how extreme heat events caused by dangerous combinations of temperature and humidity are likely to become more frequent and widespread in the United States over this century.
Guide
Creating the right framework to realise the benefits for patients and the NHS where data underpins innovation
The purpose of this document is to provide an update on the development of government policy to:
Report
The Nightingale: time to get serious about addressing the social, behavioural and environmental influences on health
This paper proposes a new centre of innovation and research excellence to equip Nesta with the knowledge necessary to improve the social, behavioural and environmental determinants of health.
Report
Wellbeing and mental health: an analysis based on the Treasury’s Living Standards Framework
New sub-national New Zealand population measures have been developed by The Treasury using integrated administrative data. This paper describes their development, compares them against existing sources of official population data, describes some high level findings, and presents three case studies describing population change in specific territorial authority areas.