Kevin Fenton

Type: Person

Name: Kevin Fenton

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

Accident prevention: a key public health priority, say RoSPA and Public Health England

Category: Health & Safety Industry TodayThe Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has published a groundbreaking online handbook today, with Public Health England support. It aims to help councils reduce the burden of accidentsPosted via ... [Published Industry Today - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Public Health, England, Well-being

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Walk to promote HIV testing

Scotland health officials are promoting an event later this month that they hope will promote HIV testing in the county. Scotland County's HIV Education and Resource Team -- known as H.E.A.R.T. -- will sponsor a Walk-a-Thon on June 22 to encourage people ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: HIV/AIDS, Scotland, Laurinburg (United States), Kevin Fenton, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Jeremy Hunt (Politician)

Wolverhampton and Sandwell among country's worst place for early deaths

Parts of the Black Country were today named as some of the country’s worst places for early deaths. A new study has revealed that Wolverhampton and Sandwell are ranked towards the bottom for so-called early deaths, classed as those before the age of ... [Published West Midlands Express & Star - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: John Newton, England, Public Health, Kevin Fenton, Jeremy Hunt (Politician)

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Public health looks to harm reduction

Three of the biggest issues facing Public Health in England are smoking, alcohol and drugs.Kevin Fenton is Director of Health and Wellbeing for Public Health England, one of three newly created directorates within Public Health England - the others being ... [Published PrimaryCare Today - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Public Health, Nicotine, Smoking, Alcohol

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Younger Women Are Ignoring Screening Invitations

Uptake of smear tests in women aged 60 to 64 is at a 15 year low, a charity has warned.Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust has raised concerns about the "worrying" decline in figures in England.The charity also said it was troubled about the number of younger ... [Published Huffington Post UK - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: cervical, CERVICAL CANCER, Cancer, England, Kevin Fenton

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Too many people having unsafe sex, STI rates suggest

Too many people in England are still having unsafe sex, says Public Health England, after the latest figures reveal that new sexually transmitted infection diagnoses went up by 5 per cent in 2012 compared with 2011 (448,422, from 428,255).Chlamydia remains ... [Published PJ Online - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Sex, Chlamydia, Kevin Fenton, Herpes genitalis

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Sexual infection diagnoses rise in UK

June 8, 2013 by Agency Reporter Leave a CommentLast year, the number of new sexually transmitted infections increased by 5 percent, according to new data published by Public Health England (PHE).In 2011, there were 428,255 diagnosed cases of sexually ... [Published Nigeria Punch - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Infection

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

STI Diagnoses Rose 5% In 2012 In The UK

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDsAlso Included In: Public HealthLast year, the number of new sexually transmitted infections increased by 5 percent, according to new data published by Public Health England (PHE).In 2011, there were 428,255 diagnosed ... [Published MediLexicon - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Public Health, infections, Sex

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 7 reports

New concerns over spread of sexually transmitted diseases in Herts

AN increasing number of cases of gonorrhoea and herpes are being diagnosed in Herts, according to new data.Public Health England (PHE) figures published today (Wednesday, June 5) show sexually transmitted infections in England rose five per cent in 2012 ... [Published Herts & Essex Observer - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia, Herpes, England

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Children's health up in smoke

Over 800 children visit their doctor every day due to the serious effects of secondhand smoke exposure, according to research published by the Royal College of Physicians. The figures have been highlighted today as the government launches a campaign to ... [Published Rochdale Online - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Smoking, Dr Harpal Kumar, Kevin Fenton

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 4 reports

Campaign warns of dangers of secondhand smoke

The government is today launching a national campaign to raise awareness of what it calls the âinvisible killerâ of secondhand smoke.The TV and online advertising campaign highlights the impact that this smoke has on people and claims that more than 800 ... [Published OnMedicanet - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Smoking, England, Dr Harpal Kumar, Kevin Fenton

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Local students represent at chorus festival

Richmond County Daily JournalContributed photo The Richmond Senior High School choral students who took part in the N.C. High School All State Chorus Festival are: McKenzie Grimes, Raytrawn Harris, Justin Ingram, and Ahyana Cox.Four Richmond Senior High ... [Published Richmond County Daily Journal - May 20 2013]

Entities: Daily Journal Corporation, Kevin Fenton, Sandhills Community College

Quotes

...Limiting the use of cefixime now may help preserve ceftriaxone as a treatment option for a little longer. "as cefixime is losing its effectiveness as a treatment for gonorrhea infections, this change is a critical pre-emptive strike to preserve ceftriaxone, our last proven treatment option" said Kevin Fenton, M D , director of the CDC's National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention...

Can Cempra Beat The Superbugs? [Published Seeking Alpha - Jun 17 2013]

"by bringing hiv testing into pharmacies, we believe we can reach more people by making testing more accessible and also reduce the stigma associated with hiv" Fenton said

Walk to promote HIV testing [Published Individual.com - Jun 13 2013]

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Walk to promote HIV testing [Published Individual.com - Jun 13 2013]
E-cigs to be classed as medicines under new pro... [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 12 2013]
Wolverhampton and Sandwell among country's wors... [Published West Midlands Express & Star - Jun 11 2013]
North and South health divide: Chilling study r... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Jun 11 2013]
Steer clear of Manchester to avoid an early gra... [Published Mail Online UK - Jun 11 2013]
Public health looks to harm reduction [Published PrimaryCare Today - Jun 10 2013]
Too many people having unsafe sex, STI rates su... [Published PJ Online - Jun 10 2013]
Younger Women Are Ignoring Screening Invitations [Published Huffington Post UK - Jun 10 2013]
Women urged to get cervical tests [Published ePolitix.com - Jun 10 2013]
Sexual infection diagnoses rise in UK [Published Nigeria Punch - Jun 08 2013]
STI Diagnoses Rose 5% In 2012 In The UK [Published MediLexicon - Jun 06 2013]
New concerns over spread of sexually transmitte... [Published Herts & Essex Observer - Jun 05 2013]
Children's health up in smoke [Published Rochdale Online - Jun 05 2013]
Increase in sexually transmitted infections in ... [Published Christian Today - Jun 05 2013]
Gay men have 80% of syphilis cases as sex infec... [Published Gay Star News - Jun 05 2013]
PHE Figures Assert Five Percent Rise in STIs fr... [Published TopNews United States - Jun 05 2013]
Nearly half a million new sexual infections in ... [Published Cumbria Crack - Jun 05 2013]
Press release: Nearly half a million new sexual... [Published Cabinet Office - Jun 05 2013]
Half a million Britons were diagnosed with an S... [Published Mail Online UK - Jun 05 2013]
Young people still taking risks as gonorrhoea c... [Published The Independent - Jun 05 2013]
Campaign warns of dangers of secondhand smoke [Published OnMedicanet - Jun 04 2013]
Research reveals dangers of second-hand smoke [Published Breaking News.ie - Jun 04 2013]
Press release: Children's health up in smoke [Published Cabinet Office - Jun 04 2013]
Passive smoking forces 800 children a day to se... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Jun 04 2013]