Public health and prevention
We have a longstanding interest in public health projects that improve young people’s health. Much of our policy work is on prevention, including our response to consultations.
Newham ‘We Are Food Secure 11-19 project’
A range of resources from the project including a one page summary, overall project report, key messages from young people and five background briefings.
November 2024
A youth-led inquiry into climate change and health
Report from our youth-led inquiry into how climate change is affecting young people’s health.
Improving access to secondary care for young people
Report looking at ways of improving access to secondary outpatient care around the age of transfer between paediatric and adult services.
Youth knife crime
Exploring what taking a public health approach to youth knife crime really means
The Teenage Pregnancy Strategy 25 years on
The Labour Government’s Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was a clearly defined 10 year programme. However it was never intended as a one-off strategy but as a catalyst for change with the principles and...
Celebrating the Senses: Newham Council’s sensory stars project inspires secondary school students
Commissioned as part of the We Are Food Secure 11-19 project, aimed at improving food security for young people, Jenny Martin shares learning from this initiative delivered by Nutrition Kitchen, a...
Improving food security for young people in Newham
Today sees the launch of a suite of reports and resources from our partnership project aimed at improving food security for young people aged 11-19 in the London Borough of Newham. The project was a...
Gathering stakeholders to discuss the food offer in the youth sector
There are lots of conversations now ongoing about the food offer in the secondary school setting. There’s considerable interest in how to improve this, and what we might do about extending free...
Reflecting on new quality standards for young people’s health services
AYPH Trustee and Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners Dick Churchill reflects on new resources aimed at promoting youth friendly healthcare I was recently invited to give a...
A warm welcome for You’re Welcome: new quality criteria for youth friendly health services
Last week the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) published a revised and updated version of the You’re Welcome quality criteria for youth friendly health services. AYPH welcomes...
Reimagining food in secondary schools
As part of the We Are Food Secure 11-19 project in Newham over 40 stakeholders got together last month to brainstorm how secondary schools can play a part in reducing food insecurity for teenagers....
Are young people a priority within current government policy?
Last year we saw a number of dramatic changes within UK Government, which had far-reaching impacts on wider society. As the dust settles in 2023, we’re reflecting on what the changes mean for young...
Newham’s We Are Food Secure 11-19 project – how is it going?
Despite a huge focus on the cost of living crisis in the UK and the increase in food banks, we really do not know much about how food insecurity is experienced by teenagers, or the particular impact...
Reducing healthcare inequalities for children and young people
NHS England have released a new version of their ‘Core20PLUS5’ approach for reducing health inequalities. But this time, it is focused on children and young people. In this blog post, AYPH’s Rachael...