Latest Health and wellbeing News from Birmingham City Council /rss/50118/news Jadu CMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:21:52 +0000 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:21:52 +0000 “Light up Your Life”: Stop smoking campaign launches across Birmingham and Solihull /news/article/1539/light_up_your_life_stop_smoking_campaign_launches_across_birmingham_and_solihull The Birmingham and Solihull Tobacco Control Alliance has launched a campaign to help you light up your life, by giving up smoking. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:47:00 +0000 Creating an Active Birmingham /news/article/1410/creating_an_active_birmingham Birmingham City Council are publishing a consultation on the Draft Creating an Active Birmingham Strategy. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:11:00 +0000 Supporting cities to improve food justice /news/article/1388/supporting_cities_to_improve_food_justice In 2021, Birmingham City Council launched the Global Food Justice Pledge (GFJP) at the 7th Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Global Forum. Sun, 24 Sep 2023 15:48:00 +0100 Fast Track City partners unveils ‘Red Ribbons’ AIDS and HIV Memorial /news/article/1237/fast_track_city_partners_unveils_red_ribbons_aids_and_hiv_memorial Birmingham’s Fast Track City partners are set to unveil a memorial to honour those lost to AIDS and living with HIV. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:55:00 +0000 Council encourages more physical movement in August’s fitness challenge /news/article/1163/council_encourages_more_physical_movement_in_augusts_fitness_challenge We’ve joined in a national campaign with WeActive and our local NHS partners to get active this August. We want you to join us, whether you are a bin man, a social worker in moving more. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:12:00 +0100 Dr David Nabarro headline speaker at international summit on sustainable food futures at Birmingham 2022 /news/article/1153/dr_david_nabarro_headline_speaker_at_international_summit_on_sustainable_food_futures_at_birmingham_2022 Trade summit focussed on healthy and sustainable food futures to take place at UK House. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:32:00 +0100 Birmingham and Solihull support new plan to make smoking obsolete by 2030 /news/article/1122/birmingham_and_solihull_support_new_plan_to_make_smoking_obsolete_by_2030 Organisations across Birmingham and Solihull today welcomed the publication of the Khan Independent Review into Smokefree 2030 policies and support the review’s four key recommendations: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:41:00 +0100 Birmingham and Solihull residents encouraged to use local parent resources for infant mental health /news/article/1121/birmingham_and_solihull_residents_encouraged_to_use_local_parent_resources_for_infant_mental_health Inaugural Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (IMHAW) 13 to 19 June, seeks to highlight the importance of babies’ mental health as well as the surrounding issues that affect it. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:27:00 +0100 Innovative partnership between two councils to tackle health inequalities within Black communities /news/article/1118/innovative_partnership_between_two_councils_to_tackle_health_inequalities_within_black_communities Birmingham and Lewisham Councils have jointly published a ground-breaking report identifying 39 ways to tackle health inequalities faced by people of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:41:00 +0100 Coronavirus statement - 13 February 2020 /news/article/537/coronavirus_statement_-_13_february_2020 Birmingham City Council is working closely with the local NHS and Public Health England to monitor the emerging global situation. Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:28:00 +0000