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Nov 25, 2022
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A massive week
@Croakey News
on climate with
#HEAL2022
and
#HealthyCOP27
stories,
#VicVotesHealth2022
,
#TwitterResistance
and more. In case you missed them, following is a thread of articles from this week's bulletin...
This week's quotable comes from the ICYMI column compiled by
@Melissa Sweet
"You know there is a rural medical crisis when you ring another rural hospital to transfer a patient, and they refuse the patient but offer you a job" – a rural GP on Twitter
https://www.
croakey.org/icymi-winter-i
n-ukraine-what-covid-experts-do-to-avoid-infection-mozzie-alert-new-releases-and-world-childrens-day/
…
"Despite these concerns & interest in alternative platforms such as Mastodon, many participants were resolved to stay with Twitter as long as possible, to ensure public health voices remain active on the platform" –
@Melissa Sweet
#TwitterResistance
https://www.
croakey.org/twitter-meltdo
wn-is-a-threat-to-health-in-many-ways-so-what-to-do/
…
croakey.org/twitter-meltdo…
Twitter meltdown is a threat to health in many ways. So what to do?
"The media plays a major role in shaping public views about policy issues & this campaign has continued the mainstream media’s concentration on hospitals & doctors when reporting on health" –
@Jennifer Doggett
#VicVotesHealth2022
https://www.
croakey.org/as-victorians-
head-to-the-polls-what-are-the-health-issues-at-stake/
…
croakey.org/as-victorians-…
As Victorians head to the polls, what are the health issues at stake?
"At the top of the pack: a historic first at
#COP27
, we now have a
#LossAndDamageFund
" –
@Arthur Wyns
#HealthyCOP27
https://www.
croakey.org/in-the-spirit-
of-stubborn-optimism-what-does-cop27-mean-for-our-health/
…
croakey.org/in-the-spirit-…
In the spirit of “stubborn optimism”, what does COP27 mean for our health?
"The number of people who died due to
#COVID19
was over three times higher among those living in the most disadvantaged areas when compared to those living in the least disadvantaged areas" –
@Andrew Leigh
https://www.
croakey.org/how-covid-is-e
xacerbating-health-inequalities-federal-minister-shows-the-data/
…
croakey.org/how-covid-is-e…
How COVID is exacerbating health inequalities: Federal Minister shows the data
"It’s not all about building new hospitals and adding more beds, it’s about access, prevention, equity and smart spending" –
@SimonJudkins
#VicVotesHealth2022
https://www.
croakey.org/as-the-victori
an-election-demonstrates-we-need-to-shift-the-focus-of-health-investment-policy-and-politics/
…
croakey.org/as-the-victori…
As the Victorian election demonstrates, we need to shift the focus of health investment, policy and...
"This is a complex area, where the right balance is needed, to encourage adult alcohol substitution with zero-alcohol beverages, whilst protecting young people from as much alcohol marketing as possible" –
@Nathan Harrison
#PHAAThinkTank
@Students and Young Professionals in Public Health
https://www.
croakey.org/beyond-alcohol
-tougher-brand-level-advertising-restrictions-should-extend-to-zero-alcohol-beverages/
…
croakey.org/beyond-alcohol…
Beyond alcohol: tougher brand-level advertising restrictions should extend to zero-alcohol beverages
"With many disruptions to social connections over the past few years, loneliness has gained recognition as a big problem in our current society" –
@Drew Meehan
#PHAAThinkTank
@Students and Young Professionals in Public Health
https://www.
croakey.org/reducing-lonel
iness-it-takes-federal-willingness/
…
croakey.org/reducing-lonel…
Reducing loneliness: it takes Federal willingness
"Lifting people out of poverty & improving health through policies that generate net savings for society while reducing costs to governments should be prioritised" – Spencer Fowler Steen
#PHAAThinkTank
@Students and Young Professionals in Public Health
https://www.
croakey.org/a-basic-income
-guarantee-to-improve-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-australias-youth/
…
croakey.org/a-basic-income…
A basic income guarantee to improve the health and wellbeing of Australia’s youth
"Heal Our Way is focusing on changing up the language we use to better support people and providing the tools for people to be able to listen & create a safe space for people to share their worries" – Shannay Holmes
https://www.
croakey.org/creating-safe-
spaces-for-conversations-to-prevent-suicide/
…
croakey.org/creating-safe-…
Creating safe spaces for conversations to prevent suicide
"These enormous costs are driven in part by a massive missed opportunity. As the old saying goes, it is better to build a fence at the top of the cliff than park an ambulance at the bottom" –
@Dan Lubman
@Rethink Addiction
https://www.
croakey.org/cost-of-addict
ion-in-australia-highlights-urgent-need-for-investment-in-drug-reform/
…
croakey.org/cost-of-addict…
Cost of addiction in Australia highlights urgent need for investment in drug reform
"Government must realise that traditional Island wisdom, knowledge & understanding is the most valuable tool for climate change adaptation" – Sereako Stephen (Jr), Melissa Haswell, Francis Nona & David Shearman
#HealthyCOP27
https://www.
croakey.org/from-the-torre
s-strait-a-call-for-community-leaders-to-be-at-the-centre-of-loss-and-damage-reparations-and-climate-action/
…
croakey.org/from-the-torre…
From the Torres Strait, a call for community leaders to be at the centre of loss and damage...
"Locking young people up during their crucial years of development has long-term impacts including poor emotional development, education outcomes & worse mental health in adulthood"–
@Dr Summer May Finlay
@Ee Pin Chang
@Jemma Collova
@Pat Dudgeon
#RaiseTheAge
https://www.
croakey.org/locking-up-kid
s-harms-their-mental-health-and-doesnt-stop-reoffending/
…
croakey.org/locking-up-kid…
Locking up kids harms their mental health and doesn’t stop reoffending
"It is a tragic & escalating story still unfolding along major river systems across eastern Australia that underscores the urgency & scale of issues to be raised at this week’s
#HEAL2022
conference" –
@Marie McInerney
https://www.
croakey.org/with-storm-clo
uds-ahead-its-time-for-transformational-change-for-environmental-planetary-and-human-health/
…
croakey.org/with-storm-clo…
With storm clouds ahead, it’s time for “transformational change for environmental, planetary, and...
The latest Health Wrap by
@Lesley Russell Wolpe
: sounding the alarm on unsafe drinking water, latest on
#COVID19
, community pharmacy trial, health literacy – and a puzzle
#auspol
https://www.
croakey.org/the-health-wra
p-sounding-the-alarm-on-unsafe-drinking-water-latest-on-covid-community-pharmacy-trial-health-literacy-and-a-puzzle/
…
croakey.org/the-health-wra…
The Health Wrap: sounding the alarm on unsafe drinking water, latest on COVID, community pharmacy...
"The health system is bursting at the seams in multiple places simultaneously. It’s like we had an old pair of shorts, COVID came along & is causing holes in multiple places where things were already worn" –
@Alex Martiniuk
, first in
@The Conversation
https://www.
croakey.org/why-our-health
-system-is-like-an-old-pair-of-shorts/
…
croakey.org/why-our-health…
Why our health system is like an old pair of shorts
"Use inclusive language. Better yet, don’t use excluding language. In what you say at home, at work, in the community… include. Don’t tack us on as an afterthought" –
@Prof Sandy O'Sullivan (Wiradjuri, trans they/them)
#TransAwarenessWeek
https://www.
croakey.org/this-trans-awa
reness-week-some-advice/
…
croakey.org/this-trans-awa…
This Trans Awareness Week, some advice
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