05 August 2016
A petition has been launched in support of a cross-party campaign demanding "Fairer Funding for Enfield".
The petition has been organised by the Enfield Over 50s Forum and has the strong support of both political parties represented on Enfield Council. Enfield residents of all ages are invited to sign - the effects of underfunding are felt across the generations.
FAIRER FUNDING FOR ENFIELD
A cross-political party Petition addressed to the Secretary of State, Department of.......
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26 July 2016
Public Health England have published an online video emphasizing the health benefits for adults of being physically active and warning against the dangers of the sedentary lifestyles that modern life encourages - eg through the spread of car ownership and time spent watching TV or sitting in front of a computer.
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For more information, visit this page on the Public Health England.......
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29 April 2016
The following is reproduced from www.parliament.uk
Urgent Government action is needed to stop up to 50,000 people a year dying early from air pollution-related illnesses, says the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, in its report on Air quality.
Report: Air quality
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Inquiry: Air quality
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The Committee's Air quality report presses for new Clean Air Zones in dozens of English towns and cities.......
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28 February 2016
A charity which helps promote good practice among organisations involved in managing and supporting London's parks and other green spaces is calling on everyone who values them to lobby candidates for the upcoming Mayoral and Greater London Assembly elections.
The London Parks and Green Spaces Forum has written to Friends of Parks groups throughout the capital suggesting points which should be made to candidates. The Forum is particularly concerned about cuts in expenditure on parks by.......
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16 October 2015
One of the points made repeatedly by opponents of plans to create cycle lanes along main roads is that they would benefit only cyclists and no-one else and that cyclists were therefore being unduly prioritised. Enfield Council, and at an all-London level, the Mayor of London, have put the case for benefits to the people of Enfield and of London across the board.
A newly published academic study sets out why the Council and the Mayor are right and the protesters are wrong. Benefits.......
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23 January 2015
Healthwatch Enfield are recommending A Practical Guide to Healthy Ageing, which has just been published jointly by NHS England and Age UK.
According to the introduction, "the advice in this booklet will help improve the health and general fitness of people of any age, but it is written to be particularly relevant for people who are about 70 years or older.
"People of this age, and sometimes younger, begin a ‘slowing-down’ process related to the effects of ageing on their body. This is a.......
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07 December 2014
The website Changing London has published the fifth in a series of publications which set out "a vision for London's next Mayor".
A Healthy City - a city that does no harm and tackles sickness at source can be downloaded from the Changing London website. The website's introductory page (reproduced below) concludes by pointing out the remarkable success of New York's Mayor Bloomberg in increasing life expectancy in his city through a series of measures to improve public health.
London is.......
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23 March 2021
On 17th March Healthwatch Enfield held an online question and answer session about local mental health services and support, with more than forty participants. A recording is now available.
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14 May 2021
A year or more of lockdown has resulted in some people doing less walking than usual. They may have lost confidence in walking longer distances, which increases the risk of falls. Age UK Enfield's Falls Stop Service has devised a Stepping out from Lockdown Falls Programme and will be resuming in-person sessions from this month.
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10 January 2025
North London air pollution campaigner Ruth Fitzharris from Mums for Lungs explains why solid-fuel and wood burning stoves are injurious to health, affecting children in particular
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