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LGA on public health grant allocations

This settlement continues to leave local public health teams with limited resources to maintain essential services

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Councils ramp up the pace as Daily Mile reaches significant milestone

New analysis published today shows that every council in the country has a school participating in The Daily Mile.

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Councils hail ban on single-use vapes

We’re delighted that the Government has listened to our longstanding concerns and are taking decisive action to ban single-use vapes

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LGA responds to new childhood obesity figures

An unhealthy weight is not just a public health problem, it is everyone’s problem.

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Councils urge parents to take up MMR vaccine in light of outbreaks

Councils urge parents to take up MMR vaccine in light of outbreaks

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STI surge: Sexual health services at breaking point due to rising demand

Over two thirds of council areas had seen rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis increase since 2017, new analysis by the LGA reveals today

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LGA responds to UKHSA HIV survey

It is clear that more needs to be done to tackle the high levels of stigma that remain around HIV

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LGA urges Family Hub extension

We’d like to see Family Hubs extended to all councils so these transformative benefits can be felt across the country

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Councils warn of rise in synthetic opioid use

Although it is encouraging that rates of drug misuse have remained stable, this is masking worrying new trends in drug use

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LGA on Lancet cancer survival study

We need to ensure that cancer screening services can be accessed by all communities

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