Be clear on cancer – lung cancer campaign launched

The first national lung cancer public awareness campaign in England will run later this year. This campaign will form part of the Department of Health’s plans to tackle England’s relatively poor cancer survival rates compared with comparable Western European countries.  … Read more → – Be clear on cancer – lung cancer campaign launched

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Coming soon – national secondhand smoke campaign

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At the end of March, the Department of Health will launch a campaign reminding smokers about the risks of secondhand smoke for their children and families. The campaign will run across TV, radio, press and online channels and we will … Read more → – Coming soon – national secondhand smoke campaign

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Tobacco displays in supermarkets to be covered by 6 April

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From 6 April 2012, large shops will no longer be able to display tobacco products to the public except on certain occasions, for instance when staff are serving customers or when they are carrying out stock control or cleaning. Customers … Read more → – Tobacco displays in supermarkets to be covered by 6 April

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Get ready – Games4Life for schools is coming…

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Games4Life for schools launches in May, aiming to inspire children and their families to get their active minutes everyday. Active minutes are the ones that really get our hearts pumping, helping us to feel good and strengthening our hearts and … Read more → – Get ready – Games4Life for schools is coming…

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Act FAST campaign relaunched to save more lives

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A new burst of the award-winning Act FAST on Stroke campaign will launch next Monday, 27 February.  Originally launched in February 2009 with hard-hitting imagery to highlight the visible signs of stroke, the Act FAST campaign is designed to inform the … Read more → – Act FAST campaign relaunched to save more lives

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Be a part of the new young people’s social marketing strategy

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The Department of Health is developing a new holistic approach to communicating with young people, which will launch later this year. Young people face a range of challenges and pressures as they reach adolescence, during which many choose to smoke, … Read more → – Be a part of the new young people’s social marketing strategy

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Change4Life’s first alcohol campaign launched

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Change4Life’s new, nationwide campaign to warn people that drinking over the lower-risk alcohol guidelines can seriously impact their long-term health is now live. A new TV ad highlights that regularly drinking about 2 large glasses of wine or 2 strong … Read more → – Change4Life’s first alcohol campaign launched

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Be Clear on Cancer – bowel cancer campaign launched

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The first national NHS campaign to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer goes live today. Bowel cancer is England’s second most common cancer, with around 33,000 new cases each year. It is estimated that 1,700 additional … Read more → – Be Clear on Cancer – bowel cancer campaign launched

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Stop the drinks sneaking up on you

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On February 5, Change4Life will be launching a new campaign to show how easily drinking too much alcohol can sneak up on you.  More than 9 million drinkers in England are potentially putting their health at risk by regularly drinking … Read more → – Stop the drinks sneaking up on you

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Be Clear on Bowel Cancer

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The Department of Health is running a new campaign to raise awareness of the early signs and symptoms of bowel cancer and increase early diagnosis. The ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign will run for nine weeks from the end of … Read more → – Be Clear on Bowel Cancer

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