I have compiled a list of 2013′s ten most popular public health articles on theEHP. This list has been complied by analysing the most viewed articles on the site.
1. Public Health: Shisha smoking – Potential effects and recommendations for action
The NHS Leicester City/Leicester City Council Trust Tobacco Control Coordination Group commissioned a report on the current research in Shisha Smoking. An executive summary is provided below and the full report is attached.
2. Public Health: Tattoo artist fined for illegally trading at home
A tattoo artist has been left with a bill of over £2,000 for persistently trading illegally from a tiny studio based at the back of her garage.
3. Public Health: Tattoo artist fined for illegally trading at home
A tattoo artist has been left with a bill of over £2,000 for persistently trading illegally from a tiny studio based at the back of her garage.
4. Public Health: Shisha Lounge fined for smoking ban breach
The owner of a Harrow shisha lounge will have to pay out more than £10,000 after breaching the smoking ban.
5. Public Health: New tattooing and body piercing guidance published
A new Tattooing and body piercing guidance toolkit has been launched. This new guidance will provide local authorities and businesses with information on good standards of practice, and promote safety and consistency across the industry nationally.
6. Public Health: First prosecutions against shisha bars Leeds
Two café owners are the first in the city to be prosecuted for flouting the well-established smoking ban by allowing shisha to be smoked.
7. Public Health: Illegal shisha lounge extinguished
The boss of an illegal shisha lounge has been hammered with fines totalling £1300.
8. Public Health: Brent issues warning as shisha smoking soars
Brent is issuing a warning to local residents of the risks associated with shisha pipe smoking following a huge rise in local shisha bars in recent years.
9. Public Health: Public Health England priorities for 2013 to 2014
Public Health England have published their priorities for 2013 to 2014. Their priorities encompass the organisation’s broad remit, ranging from protecting and improving the nation’s health to building the public health system and increasing its own expertise.
10. Public Health: Swimming in the River Thames can carry a risk of gastrointestinal illness
A new report published by Public Health England (PHE) shows that swimming in the River Thames can carry a risk of gastrointestinal illness.
