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Smoking Smoking cessation programmes for schools need to tackle the idea that smoking is attractive because it “makes you feel like a boss” Smoking cessation programmes need to start very early – the most common age for taking up smoking was 14 Skin Lightening Products That Public Health look at the issue of Skin Lightening products – both the products themselves and young people’s view of them Sexual Health Services There needs to be more signposting to the dedicated Young People’s Sexual Health service – young people did not generally know about CHYPS Plus GPs There needs to be some work to make GPs more welcoming to young people – they are put off by reception staff, the appointment system and sometimes the attitude of the GP (the CCG are looking at this). This sometimes results in young people using A&E as their first point of contact with the health service To be more accessible, one of people’s biggest difficulties was GP opening hours – weekends and evening opening was a request Overall Health and Wellbeing Biggest issue was having the money to access facilities, wondered why free activities ended at 16, recommend looking at how there could be more made available at off peak times Similarly with healthy food – letting young people know what is available, at good prices, or where there are Another issue raised was that while the internet was the place that young people said was the best place to access information – they also reported that they did not know which sites to trust. A trusted Hackney young people’s health site that was more well known, could help with many of the other recommendations too.