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Emergency response: better communication with the public

Beatrice Andrews, 9 January 2014 - Examples and findings

The Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office had to find a way to swiftly deliver messages to the public, alerting them to emergencies and providing information on what to do to stay safe. The team decided to trial different approaches.

“Check you out!” - working with young people to improve chlamydia testing rates

Beatrice Andrews, 6 January 2014 - Examples and findings

NHS Birmingham East and North commissioned Uscreates in 2010 to develop and pilot a programme to increase awareness and rates of Chlamydia testing among this age group in Birmingham. At this time, one in ten of 15 to 24 year olds in the UK were infected with Chlamydia.