Professor Kevin Fenton on 10 essential public health concepts and his passion for arts and health

Professor Kevin Fenton is a senior public health expert and infectious disease epidemiologist, who has worked in a variety of public health executive leadership roles across government and academia in the UK and internationally, including taking a leading role in London’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was awarded a CBE in the 2022 New Year honours list for services to public health. Kevin is so articulate and generous with his knowledge about what 'public health' is in its widest sense and how it affects us on a daily basis. We run through 10 essential concepts Kevin believes can help improve health, save lives, and reduce inequalities in communities around the world and he provides really helpful connections to creative arts and his own experiences. Along with Public Health and Creative Health, the concepts are: Equity, Racism, Wellbeing, Resilience, Mindfulness, Mental Health, Self Care and Gratitude.Kevin demonstrates his passion and belief in the role that the arts and culture have on our individual and community lives.Links:Office for Health Improvement and DisparitiesPublic Health, NHS LondonUK Faculty of Public HealthKevin's socials:Instagram: @ProfKevinFentonLinkedIn: @ProfKevinFentonX: @ProfKevinFentonTikTok: @ProfKevinFentonCreative Health Stories socials:Instagram: @creativehealthstoriesLinkedIn: @LauraBaileyCreativeHealthIf you want to share your own creative health story, you can now do so on the website. Visit https://creative-health.co.uk/stories/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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