Royal Society for Public Health news

More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to party leaders to commit to making the nation the most ... More

Three health and fitness industry professionals at the beginning of their careers have been named as winners of Future Fit Training's Legacy Awards. The Legacy ... More

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and Future Fit Training have signed a strategic partnership, designed to provide education and support for exercise professionals. ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has appointed four new members to its board of trustees. Sandra Dodd, Manos ... More

Having GPs based in gyms and health clubs – where they could work together with exercise professionals to get those struggling with obesity more active ... More

Experts and campaign groups have poured scorn on the government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy, describing it as a “missed opportunity”, “embarrassing” and “weak”. The government released ... More

A conservation initiative which aims to offer “physical activity with a purpose” is planning to become the UK’s largest physical activity initiative as it gears ... More

The government’s long overdue childhood obesity strategy is facing further delays, with the document now not expected until after the EU referendum. Although originally due ... More

Health experts are calling for labelling on food and drink to show how much activity would be required to burn off the calories contained in ... More

Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to parents in England to tell them if their child is ... More

City commuters are being offered free metro tickets in exchange for a quick workout as part of an innovative public health project. Officials in Mexico ... More

Some obese and inactive NHS patients are unable to access public health initiatives designed to improve their wellbeing because budget cuts are causing these services ... More

High streets in the North and Midlands are most likely to feature businesses that are harmful to the public’s health, with Preston crowned Britain’s unhealthiest ... More