Alehm 2009 annual report

Posted 9 July 2010 - 9:43am by Keith Hill

Alehm publish its 2009 annual report. Steve Miller, Alehm chair, says …

This annual report describes the work of Alehm during the period from January 2009 to December 2009. It shares with our members, professional colleagues and the public not only our organisational development and accomplishments, but also the financing and expenditure that supported our work. Alehm has had a busy year, especially in the second year of operation as a charitable company.

Scores on Doors app set to drive up food hygiene standards in London

Posted 26 July 2010 - 10:40am by Keith Hill

A new app which reveals the star rating of restaurants and other food premises in the capital was launched on 21 July at the City of London’s offices on Upper Thames Street.

Score on the Doors rating schemes are operated by a number of boroughs and used widely in London. The schemes allow consumers to see the results of latest food hygiene inspection in the form of a star rating (usually from zero to five stars with five stars being the highest score).

Online results are available from www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk

The full press release is attached to this report

Health impacts of poor air quality in London

Posted 15 July 2010 - 4:34pm by David Thrale

The Greater London Authority has released a study of the health impacts of poor air quality in London.

The research by the Institute of Occupational Medicine informed the Mayor's Air Quality Study. It used evidence-based risk factors associated with pollution to assess the contribution that prolonged exposure to poor air quality could make to the number of premature deaths in London.

Mayor issues London Health Inequalities Strategy

Posted 15 July 2010 - 1:05pm by David Thrale

The Mayor of London has published the first London Health Inequalities Strategy.

Investigation of gastrointestinal infections

Posted 21 February 2010 - 11:45pm by Keith Hill

Alehm have published research aimed at improving joint work to tackle communicable disease in London. This seeks to:

  • explore barriers to good communication between London EHDs and HPUs;
  • identify issues surrounding the notification system; and
  • review existing gastrointestinal investigation procedures in London.

The results include recommendations for future action to develop a common approach for the investigation of gastrointestinal disease.

Guide to environmental health competencies

Posted 19 February 2010 - 10:20am by David Thrale

From the archive, we now publish Alehm's 2001 guide to environmental health personal competence.

CIEH London region Environmental Health News feature

Posted 1 February 2010 - 12:35pm by David Thrale

London cover: EHN January 2010London cover: EHN January 2010The 29 January 2010 edition of Environmental Health News, featured the work of London EHPs, CIEH London and Alehm. We reproduce the article here.

How public policy affects wellbeing

Posted 1 February 2010 - 11:34am by David Thrale

State of Happiness: Young Foundation 2010State of Happiness: Young Foundation 2010A new report from London-based Young Foundation and the Improvement and Development Agency finds that promoting and influencing well-being delivers widespread economic and social benefits - especially to children.

This report sets out findings from four years of in-depth pilots - from teaching resilience to children in schools to promoting neighbourliness - with three councils in very different areas of the country: Manchester, Herfordshire and South Tyneside.

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