Public Health

View article Could you do these jobs at Hull City Council?

Could you do these jobs at Hull City Council?

1st November 2019

Hull City Council has listed 29 jobs offering opportunities in a wide range of careers. From social work to engineering, each job is available to apply online, with contact details available for those requiring more information. Here is a list of some of the vacancies on offer: Title: Operational Manager Division: Public Health Job term: […]

View article Menopause in workplace survey launched – and men are urged to take it too

Menopause in workplace survey launched – and men are urged to take it too

29th October 2019

A survey looking at awareness of the menopause in the workplace has been launched in Hull. It is hoped the online survey will be carried out in workplaces across the city, with results used to help form policy by employers. Questions ask about awareness of the symptoms of the menopause, their impact and how people […]

View article Could you spot a doorstep scammer?

Could you spot a doorstep scammer?

15th October 2019

This week is Doorstep Crime Awareness Week and Hull City Council’s Trading Standards team has issued advice to residents on how to beat scammers. Local authorities and police in Humberside are teaming up all week to help prevent residents falling victim to scams. Hull’s Trading Standards officers have issued a call for unsolicited leaflets delivered […]

View article New childhood obesity figures – here’s how Hull is doing

New childhood obesity figures – here’s how Hull is doing

14th October 2019

New childhood obesity figures have been released for Hull. The city saw a small rise in the number of reception-age children aged four to five who were overweight or obese, but the figure for year 6 children aged ten to 11 fell. The National Childhood Measurement Programme (NCMP) measures and weighs every child in the […]

View article Employers met in Hull today for a very important reason

Employers met in Hull today for a very important reason

10th October 2019

A group of Hull employers came together today at the University of Hull for the city’s first conference on employee mental health. Time to Change is a mental health campaign set up to reduce mental health-related stigma and discrimination. The conference – just the second event of its kind to have taken place in the […]

View article What links Hull City Council with these celebrities and royals?

What links Hull City Council with these celebrities and royals?

9th October 2019

What does Hull City Council have in common with celebrities including Gillian Anderson, Davina McCall, Glenn Close, Freddie Flintoff, Professor Green, Nadiya Hussain and members of the royal family? They are all backing a new mental health project, Every Mind Matters, designed to help people have better mental health. In a landmark TV takeover this […]

View article Have you ever felt pressure to carry on drinking?

Have you ever felt pressure to carry on drinking?

24th September 2019

A new campaign has been launched to raise awareness that drinking too much increases breast cancer risk. The Spot of Lunch campaign emphasises that two units of alcohol per day will cause one extra woman in every 50 to develop breast cancer. It is supported by Hull City Council’s Public Health team and includes a […]

View article Here is how vulnerable people can find a Safe Place in Hull

Here is how vulnerable people can find a Safe Place in Hull

23rd September 2019

Vulnerable people in Hull can feel safer in the city thanks to a project that provides support when its needed most. Safe Place Hull works with shops, banks, bus stations, tourist attractions and other public places to create a safe environment someone can go for help if they are lost, worried or confused. Staff at […]

View article Entertain your children for free with this new project

Entertain your children for free with this new project

23rd September 2019

Parents and carers have endless play inspiration at their fingertips with the launch of a new project. Active Imaginations has been designed to keep toddlers’ brains and bodies active. Public Health England has worked with parents in Hull to film dozens of simple ideas for games that can be set up in minutes and entertain […]

View article Could you help save a life?

Could you help save a life?

10th September 2019

A short video could help you prevent a suicide. A series of brief walk-through scenarios have been designed to help people spot signs someone is struggling and start a conversation. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and people all over the country are being asked to visit the site and share the link when they […]

View article Hull’s biggest haul of illegal tobacco seized

Hull’s biggest haul of illegal tobacco seized

4th September 2019

Hull’s biggest haul of illicit tobacco has been discovered in a flat above a shop in Beverley Road, Hull, and in a nearby van. More than 145,000 cigarettes and 283 pouches of tobacco – with a value of more than £40,000 and a tax revenue loss of around the same amount – were found and […]

View article Talking Tables – break the ice and talk to a stranger

Talking Tables – break the ice and talk to a stranger

29th August 2019

Cafes and venues all over Hull are helping people to break the ice and get chatting to each other. Talking Tables signs can now be found on designated tables at 20 locations, from Trinity Market, Hull Truck Theatre and Age UK in Hull city centre, to The Pennine in Bransholme, and St Margaret’s Welcome Centre […]