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  • Youth Smoking in UK
    09 Jun 2021
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    Youth smoking has long enjoyed a high profile in the arena of public health  both worldwide and in the UK, where there has been an associated decrease in youth smoking prevalence since 1982, with rates reduced from 25% in 1982 to 5% in 2018.However, the issue remains serious, now coloured somewhat by the increased popularity of electronic cigarettes in recent years To address youth smoking, it is important to fully understand the broader context. Statistics on Youth Smoking Prior studies indicate that over 200,000 children begin smoking each year in the UK 2 . Indeed, the majority of adult smokers...
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Our mission: C3 brings together different communities to create changes that make it easier for people to:

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Postcards From The Edge

In the edition of C3's webinar series in collaboration with the SOM, Caroline Stanger, a C3 Trustee, IBM associate partner, founder of the Global Chief Medical and Health Officer Network and NHS Non-Executive Director, will host a panel on issues related to workplace mental health, new ways of working and mandatory vaccination.

Start: 15 June 2021 @ 9.00

Location: Online (Zoom)

LATEST BLOGS

Youth Smoking in UK

09 Jun 2021
Lauren Aucoin
Youth smoking has long enjoyed a high profile in the arena of public health  both worldwide and in the UK, where there has been an associated decrease in youth smoking prevalence since 1982, with rates reduced from 25% in 1982 to 5% in 2018.However, the issue remains serious, now coloured somewhat by the increased popularity of electronic cigarettes in recent years To address youth smoking, it is important to fully understand the broader context. Statistics on Youth Smoking Prior studies indicate that over 200,000 children begin smoking each year in the UK 2 . Indeed, the majority of adult smokers...
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Dementia Awareness Week

17 May 2021
Hugo Mills
Over a million people are currently living with dementia in the United Kingdom. Memory problems are one of a number of symptoms that people with dementia may experience. Others include difficulties with planning, thinking things through, struggling to keep up with a conversation, and sometimes changes in mood or behaviour. Dementia is not a natural part of ageing and it doesn’t just affect older people. Over 40,000 people under 65 in the UK have dementia. This is called early-onset or young-onset dementia. Dementia’s risk factors The seven main risk-factors of dementia are: Diabetes Midlife high blood pressure Midlife obesity Physical...
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