
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)'s green paper in 2019, "Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s", included proposals to tackle the causes of preventable ill health in England - looking at services, choices and conditions.
Our landmark report, refreshed in March 2020, into the health and wellbeing of children and young people looks at the evidence on child health outcomes and data trends across the UK.
One of our key priorities is around prevention and early intervention.
RCPCH Progress is our curriculum for paediatric training. One of its domains looks at how to recognise and optimise everyday opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness. Dr Max Davie, Consultant Paediatrician and RCPCH Officer for Health Promotion, explains more.