For some weekend reading, follow this thread for the latest on public health related news @[email protected].
"The reforms aim to achieve a national daily smoking prevalence of less than 10 percent by 2025, & five percent or less by 2030" - @[email protected]
"The funding environment for public interest journalism is precarious. We hope this campaign will encourage a wider understanding of the importance of supporting public interest journalism..." – @[email protected] & @[email protected]
#CroakeyFundingDrive
https://www.croakey.org/we-need-your-help-please-join-us-at-the-croakey-funding-drive/
"Healthcare’s emissions profile presents the sector with an alarming “ethical paradox”: having a mission to heal but actually contributing significantly to harm", according to Prof Eugenie Kayak in this #HEAL2022 report by @[email protected]
"It is no surprise to those working at these organisations today that mpox has been dealt with in such a swift and targeted way. The LGBTIQ+ community has been preparing for this for forty years" – @[email protected]
https://www.croakey.org/strong-community-mobilisation-how-australia-is-responding-to-monkeypox-mpox/
The latest edition of ICYMI, compiled by @[email protected]: "more Twitter fallout, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership in research, World AIDS Day, a global shakeup, and some history-making"
"At the very best, on a day when I’m feeling quite optimistic, I think it shows that the vast majority of Victorians believe that LGBTIQ+ people & their families deserve respect, support and dignity" – Joe Ball, CEO Switchboard
#VicVotesHealth2022
https://www.croakey.org/after-a-distressing-campaign-the-victorian-election-holds-promise-for-lgbtiq-equality/
Continuing the thread...
"Income is a key social determinant of health and increasing income for the lowest paid and those on income support payments is an important step towards reducing health inequities" – @[email protected]
#auspol #SDOH
https://www.croakey.org/senator-david-pocock-has-delivered-a-win-for-health-equity-but-next-steps-are-critical/
"HREC committee members see themselves as stewards encouraging/supporting ethical and robust research – not gatekeepers but rather aligned with other stakeholders. There’s room for more flexibility in the system" – @[email protected] #AABHL2022
https://www.croakey.org/raising-some-pointed-questions-about-research-ethics-and-the-law/
"Mandated nurse ratios in aged care facilities will be ineffective unless they are backed up with education, training and other workforce measures to address the critical shortage of nurses in Australia" – @[email protected]
https://www.croakey.org/addressing-nursing-workforce-shortages-what-will-it-take/
"Healthcare is still a labour-intensive business, & if providers are to deliver enough care to meet demand in a tight labour market they will need to increase pay & improve conditions to attract & retain workers" – @[email protected]
https://www.croakey.org/amid-record-health-spending-what-are-the-trends-to-watch/
"Australian scientists & researchers have been urged to rise up against “climate chaos”, to recognise Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander knowledges as the First Law & First Science of the nation & to grow a coalition of hope..." @[email protected] #HEAL2022
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