In the UK, we have had a tradition of public health that has almost nothing to do with pandemics and everything to do with improving the wellbeing of the whole nation for the long term. We can’t afford to lose that now
Initiatives such as the anti-obesity programme are what are called health promotion. Health promotion programmes promote behavioural changes that improve the overall health of the populationand we are familiar with many, such as the five-a-day initiative, couch to 5K, and the many smoking-cessation programmes currently available for free.
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