C3 was joined by Dr Juana Willumsen from WHO for London Global Cancer Week to talk: “Physical Activity: the benefits for cancer prevention” Dr Juana Willumsen is technical officer at the World Health Organizarion’s (WHO) Physical Activity Unit. Dr Juana Willumsen (Speaker) Technical Officer in the Physical Activity Unit in the Department of Health Promotion at the World Health Organization (WHO) Juana Willumsen is a technical officer of the World Health Organization in the Department for Health Promotion. Her current work focusses on policies to promote physical activity and developing the technical tools to support country implementation. She coordinated the development... Read More

During the pandemic health workers took a leading role in tackling COVID-19 in the UK, especially in vaccination and testing centres, begging the question, what role will community health workers play in the future of public health in the UK?

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