Find current, future and past public health campaigns supported by the Public Health Resource Centre (PHRC).
We promote campaigns led by UK Health Security Agency and The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (formerly Public Health England). Other PHRC campaign sources include national campaigns and awareness days on NHS Employers.
Leaflets and posters and supporting information such as useful websites and resources, are available for each campaign. Find the full list of leaflets and posters and information about how to order them for free.
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For more information call us on 0113 378 6200 or email PHRC@leeds.gov.uk.
MenB can cause serious illnesses, including meningitis and septicaemia. By sharing this information through your networks, you can help ensure eligible young people are protected before they start university or residential further education.
Eligible groups include:
Eligible 17 to 18-year-olds registered with a GP in England can book online. Eligible under-25s can receive the vaccination at participating pharmacies, with no GP registration required.
Two doses, given at least four weeks apart, are needed for the best protection.
Please share this information through your networks and with eligible young people, parents, carers and families you support.
Find out more about eligibility and how to get vaccinated by visiting the NHS Book a MenB vaccination appointment webpage.
People can also call 119 to book a vaccination appointment. Translation services are available.
Further information and resources:
As winter approaches, colleagues across health, care, community and voluntary sector organisations are encouraged to take up the offer of free NHS flu and COVID-19 vaccinations if eligible, and to support the promotion of seasonal vaccination programmes within the communities they serve.
Vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of serious illness from flu and COVID-19. It also plays an important role in protecting vulnerable people, maintaining workforce resilience, and reducing pressure on health and care services during the winter months.
The NHS winter flu vaccination programme has now begun:
From 1 September 2026
From 1 October 2026
The NHS autumn/winter COVID-19 vaccination programme will run from 1 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
The vaccine is available free of charge for those at highest risk of serious illness, including:
Eligible individuals may also be offered other vaccinations that provide protection against serious winter respiratory illnesses, including:
These vaccines can help reduce the risk of severe illness and hospital admission among those most vulnerable.
Eligible individuals can:
You can play an important role in increasing vaccination uptake by:
Getting vaccinated early helps provide protection throughout the winter months.
If you are eligible for vaccination, please take up the offer as soon as possible. We also encourage you to share this information through your networks to help improve awareness and uptake across Leeds.
Together, we can help protect our workforce, communities and those most at risk from winter illnesses.
The PHRC supported these recent campaigns.
Last updated December 2024.
The "Just One More" campaign aims to encourage people to increase their vegetable intake by "just one more" portion per day.
The campaign will provide ideas to help people eat more vegetables by:
Thinking about your influence in the city – how could you encourage just one more portion of vegetables across your workplace, within your role working with communities or in your own home. All resources are available at the Food Wise Leeds website.
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
Did you know that going for your cervical screening can help prevent cervical cancer?
Cervical Screening Awareness Week takes place from Monday 17 to Sunday 23 June 2024. It is a great opportunity to find out about, raise awareness of and share information about cervical screening and cervical cancer.
You can support this campaign on social media using the hashtag #CervicalScreeningAwarenessWeek.
Find out more about cervical screening, cervical cancer signs and symptoms, screening, treatment and support:
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
This year's theme, 'The way we talk about dying matters', focuses on the language that we use, and conversations we have, around death and dying – specifically between healthcare professionals and patients, their carers and their families.
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
World Hypertension Day is celebrated annually on 17 May. The main aim of the day is to educate the public and increase awareness of hypertension, which is also commonly known as high blood pressure.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major cause of a range of health problems such as strokes, heart attacks and kidney disease, and can also contribute to dementia.
Many people who suffer from high blood pressure are not aware that they have it as there can be no symptoms. Often people only find out after suffering a heart attack or stroke.
You can get your blood pressure checked at a pharmacy without seeing a GP. Find a local pharmacy that offers free blood pressure checks.
Find out more about high blood pressure.
Are you supporting people with high blood pressure? To support the workforce, Leeds Public Health have developed a communications pack with a range of resources you can use to support people with or at-risk of developing high blood pressure. To access copies of these resources or for more information, please contact Lydia.Robson@leeds.gov.uk
Get your blood pressure checked this World Hypertension Day!
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
Anyone can help raise awareness by signposting people to the free, simple and potentially life-saving assessment can help people better understand individual risk of type 2 diabetes can be done online via the Diabetes UK: Know Your Risk tool. Anyone who completes an assessment will be directed to free advice and information on the help and support available to manage their risk. The Know Your Risk Tool can be accessed at: Diabetes UK – Know Your Risk of Type 2 diabetes
If you are working in Primary Care you can refer people who are at high risk of developing diabetes to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. If you need any support with referrals and finding patients at your practice who are eligible, please contact georgia.blaney@leeds.gov.uk
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
Bowel Cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK. April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and is a great opportunity to find out about and raise awareness of bowel cancer and bowel cancer screening.
Symptoms of bowel cancer may include:
Use hashtag #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth to help spread awareness and be part of the conversation.
Find out more about bowel cancer including symptoms, causes, screening, treatment and support on the NHS:
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
The NHS Healthy Start scheme helps families and pregnant people on low incomes to get healthy food, milk and vitamins. However, we know many families in Leeds are not accessing the scheme and we need to do more to promote the scheme and support families to access it.
Promote the scheme to people who you work with. You can access the NHS Healthy Start Scheme communications toolkit.
Please contact Nicola Goldsborough (nicola.goldsborough@leeds.gov.uk) if you would like to discuss any promotion plans or have any questions.
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on 24 March 2024, aims to raise awareness about tuberculosis (TB), including how to get free and confidential TB screening and treatment.
TB can be cured but can cause serious health problems if left untreated. The main symptoms of active TB are:
Use hashtags #YesWeCanEndTB #WorldTBDay #EndTB to help spread awareness and be part of the conversation.
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
100,000 people in Leeds have high blood pressure but are not aware. There is an additional concern with people who have an existing diagnosis of hypertension not attending their GP appointments.
Therefore, a targeted awareness-raising campaign is taking place primarily in Middleton and Seacroft PCNs, but with some citywide approaches. The campaign comprises of social media posts, bus shelter adverts, large posters in local communities and an audio campaign. All encouraging people to ‘know their numbers’, with signposting to community pharmacy. A GP comms pack has also been developed to support people with an existing hypertension diagnosis.
You can get involved by:
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
National HIV Testing Week takes runs from 5 to 11 February 2024, and this year it marks a decade since it started.
Testing is free and confidential.
Testing is the only way to know if you have HIV and worth doing because people can live with HIV for a long time without any symptoms. It is easier than you think to get and take an HIV test - a finger prick test is all it takes. You can get tested at Leeds Sexual Health Clinic, your GP surgery, Yorkshire MESMAC, or you can be tested in the comfort of your own home by ordering a postal test kit.
During National HIV Testing Week, you can order a free self-test, which you take yourself to get a result in just 15 minutes, or a postal test where you take a sample yourself and send it off to a lab who will then contact you with your result.
Find where you can test near you on the 'It Starts With Me' website.
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
The West Yorkshire Check-In With Your Mate (CIWYM) campaign aims to promote these conversations and to raise awareness of the factors and signs that may lead to suicide, inspiring people to start conversations about mental health with the men in their life - at home, in the community and at work - potentially saving lives.
Take on 31 days alcohol-free with Alcohol Change UK for a total body and mind reset. From better sleep and a mental health boost, to saving money and time - there's a whole lot to gain this Dry January.
Find more information on Dry January on the Alcohol Change UK website.
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
This is an easy-to-use, interactive device for measuring the alcoholic unit content and calories in the most commonly consumed alcohol brands. It contains units and calorie information for wine, champagne, ale, beer, lager, cider, alcopops, dark spirits, clear spirits, cream liqueurs, vermouth, and fortified wine. Contact information for Forward Leeds is also provided for those wanting more information, advice or support.
The 3D models in these displays are designed to help people understand how many units are in popular alcoholic drinks.
This display shows what actually happens to organs of the body when alcohol is abused.
Wednesday 24 January 2024 marked Clean Air Night - a night to raise awareness of the health harms of burning wood and other solid fuels in the home.
The Clean Air Night campaign, run by the Global Action Plan, aims to debunk the myths about wood burning by shining a light on the uncomfortable truth that wood burning harms:
Share this important information with people you work with to raise awareness of the health impacts of wood burning. This will be especially useful for people who suffer from respiratory or cardiovascular illnesses.
Share our top 10 indoor air quality tips to encourage small changes to improve air quality within the home.
Support Clean Air Night on the PHRC social media channels with the hashtag #CleanAirNight.
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
This new double-sided A4 factsheet provides 10 top tips to improve indoor air quality. It includes information on ventilation, condensation, cigarette smoke, heating the home, servicing appliances, vacuuming, reducing use of harsh chemicals, and how to improve air quality while cooking.
These leaflets by the Clean Air Hub aimed at individuals (L117) and families (L118) provide information on the simple steps you can take to have a big impact on the air you breathe. Examples include walking and cycling to and from work or school, turning off your engine when your vehicle is stationary, and ventilating your home.
This Leeds City Council leaflet provides information on the damage to health and homes caused by damp and condensation. It includes steps to take to prevent condensation and mould, and contact details for reporting repairs.
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week runs from 22 to 28 January 2024. It is a great opportunity to find out about and raise awareness of cervical cancer, cervical screening and the HPV vaccine.
Did you know that going for your cervical screening can help prevent cervical cancer?
Support this campaign on social media using the hashtag #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek.
The PHRC has useful resources in stock that are available to order for free, including:
Find out more about cervical cancer signs and symptoms, screening, treatment and support at:
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