RSPH Presents: Spread the Health

• The politics of public health

  Public health doesn't exist in a vacuum. Just like any other sector, it has to navigate an increasingly tumultuous and uncertain political climate to achieve any real change.Fresh from party conference season, former government special advisor and Future Health founder Richard Sloggett joins William to discuss the realities of public health policy making, the challenges faced by the current government, and what a continuation of recent poll results could mean for the future of public health.Read more from Richard on his Substack and find out more about his work with Future Health.Got a question for the podcast? Email [email protected] and share your thoughts!Credits:Hosted by William RobertsProduced by David Utley-Williams, Ben Kosma and Connie SeamerRecorded and edited by Ben KosmaMusic by Ceton via Pixabay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Why grief matters as a health issue

  Childhood bereavement can have a serious impact on health and wellbeing. To shed light on the realities of how universally anticipatory grief and bereavement affect us physically as well as mentally and emotionally, we spoke to Ines and Deepa at Ruth Strauss Foundation.Founded after the death of Ruth Strauss, wife of Cricketer Sir Andrew Strauss, their work focuses on support for families facing the death of a loved one with a terminal illness, as well as research into non-smoking lung cancers. Ines and Deepa speak to William about their mission, their collaboration with RSPH on pre-bereavement training for schools and workplaces, as well as how sport can bring communities together in the face of tragedy.We also hear from Producer Ben, who has stepped out from behind the mixing desk to talk about the newly redesigned RSPH website.Find out more about the Ruth Strauss Foundation's work at www.ruthstraussfoundation.com.Got a question for the podcast? Email [email protected] and share your thoughts!Credits:Hosted by William RobertsProduced by David Utley-Williams, Ben Kosma and Connie SeamerRecorded and edited by Ben KosmaMusic by Ceton via Pixabay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• How do we solve the crisis of youth mental health?

  Content warning: this episode discusses youth suicide and depression.This month, William speaks to mental health campaigner Ben West, who, after the tragic suicide of his brother as a teenager, decided to try and make a difference to how youth mental health is understood and treated in the UK. Ben discusses how his experiences shaped his campaign work, why policy takes such a long time to produce change in this country, and how we should be planning to make a long-term difference.Alongside that, Laura joins from the RSPH team to discuss our recent climate change e-learning offer.Got a question for the podcast? Email [email protected] and share your thoughts!Credits:Hosted by William RobertsProduced by David Utley Williams, Ben Kosma and Connie SeamerRecorded and edited by Ben KosmaMusic by Ceton via Pixabay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Why better homes mean better health

  We all know that damp and mould are bad for us, but the link between housing quality and staying healthy goes far deeper.To help explain the causes, effects and solutions to housing's effect on health, we're joined by Faye Sanders, Doctoral Researcher at the University of Bath.For more from Faye, check out her academic work and follow her on LinkedIn.Plus, we hear from RSPH Deputy Chief Executive Matthew Bazeley-Bell about the good, the bad and everything in between from the new NHS ten-year plan.Got a question for the podcast? Email [email protected] and share your thoughts!Credits:Hosted by William RobertsProduced by David Utley Williams, Ben Kosma and Connie SeamerRecorded and edited by Ben KosmaMusic by Ceton via Pixabay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Could healthy high streets save our town centres?

  The decline of the Great British high street has been ongoing for a long time now, with out-of-town and online shopping diminishing the focal points of our town centres. Making matters worse, the replacements for shuttered shops are often a detriment to their local area.This episode we ask: can we reverse the decline? And are healthy high streets the way to do it?We speak to Mark Robinson, Head of Regeneration at "resilient retail" developer New River, about the problems facing our high streets, how we can fix them, and why making places work for their communities has a personal importance to him and his health.We also hear from Fernanda Aguilar Perez, RSPH's Senior Policy and Research Advisor, about Streets Ahead, our own recent report into healthy high streets, as well as from Head of Comms David Utley-Williams about updates from our last episode on child poverty and our new climate change educational offering.Got a question for the podcast? Email [email protected] and share your thoughts!Credits:Hosted by William RobertsProduced by David Utley Williams, Ben Kosma and Connie SeamerRecorded and edited by Ben KosmaMusic by Ceton via Pixabay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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