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Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children under 5 years of age.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
Description of scarlet fever, potential complications of the disease and advice on who's most at risk and how to prevent the spread.
Guidance for the 75 pre-selected local authorities on the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
JCVI position statement on the use of meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine in the UK.
Guidance for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme between financial years 2022 to 2025.
A toolkit to support commissioning of supervised toothbrushing programmes in early years settings and schools.
Outlines the provisions of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 which will come into force on 5 January 2026.
Information for health professionals on the rotavirus vaccination programme.
Sets out the government's quality standards for children, young people and maternity standards.
Information and advice on measles and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Guidance on running the National Child Measurement Programme, which collects the height and weight of reception and year 6 children across England every year.
This leaflet explains the measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine to young people who may have missed their routine MMR vaccinations.
A leaflet for parents which describes the immunisations offered to premature babies.
Evidence and guidance on childhood obesity, to help families and communities intervene and help change eating and activity habits.
Information for healthcare professionals on pertussis (whooping cough).
This guidance provides local authority analysts with the technical detail they need to submit aggregate data to the central system.
Guidance to support secondary school teachers deliver food teaching in schools.
These guidelines on the prevention of secondary cases have been developed following a review of the epidemiology of invasive Hib disease.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for disabled children and disabled young people.
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