National Social Marketing Centre

• Students picking up their A-Level results at three county schools today will be handed a free 'goody bag' containing a condom and an on-the-spot chlamydia testing kit.

• Teenage smoking rates in England have dropped since the legal age for buying cigarettes rose from 16 to 18.

• A new report shows that politicians may be out of step with public opinion as the majority of people questioned said they wanted bolder decisions made about public health.

• Ring-fencing the NHS budget could jeopardise public health gains and be a barrier to the integration of health and social care.