7th July 2017
Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:
- PHE vaccination programme – in particular the MenACWY vaccination which protects against four different causes of meningitis and septicaemia and is given to teenagers who are in school years 9 or 10
- launch of the latest phase of PHE’s national ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ awareness campaign
- National Infection Service has organised a series of workshops with PHE scientists to give a better understanding of what they need for technical and professional development
- London’s leaders, including PHE London, have committed to work with Londoners to tackle stigma towards and discrimination of mental health problems
- PHE aims to be a place where people can do their best work and that means welcoming and celebrating diversity. This includes the introduction of their first LGBT Mentoring Circle, led by two senior LGBT staff; expanding membership of their PHE Rainbow Alliance (PHERA) and their PHERA Allies Network
