Melissa Sweet
@MelissaSweetDr
Journalist sharing news re health equity, First Nations health, climate justice, health in all policies. See @CroakeyNews @WePublicHealth.
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Creating healthier societies in a time of polycrisis, what does it take?
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Alison Barrett reports from recent event in Adelaide
#HealthierSocieties
cc #WHSMelbourne2024
The Filipinos speaking at the World Health Summit #WHSMelbourne2024 🇦🇺
May our tribe increase in future editions, as we share stories of resilience from the #Philippines 🇵🇭 to the world 🌏
#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #PlanetaryHealth
#WHSMelbourne2024 audience captivated by provoking plenary discussion about barriers to health in geopolitics and systems Sharon Pickering Helen Clark Zaw Wai Soe & Esperanza Martinez. Difficult, complex, fundamental issues that require strategies outside of health silos.
Reporting from Argentina on a global push for health and environmental justice
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By Fran Baum
#PHA5 #GlobalHealth
HT Lowitja Institute Global Health 50/50 Connie Musolino People's Health Movement
Reporting from Argentina on a global push for health and environmental justice croakey.org/reporting-from… #publichealth
At its AGM today, investors lodged a 58% vote against Woodside Energy’s climate plan.
“This is the strongest protest recorded against any of the dozens of listed companies around the world that regularly put climate-related resolutions to shareholders.”
theguardian.com/australia-news…
In 2022, we started co-creating this resource with Aboriginal community members which aims to support First Nations people to share their truth about suicide to the media in a supported/safe way. Thank you for your leadership Megan Krakouer Pat Dudgeon Gerry Georgatos
Hospitals take scalpel to #waste as health sector's carbon footprint is double that of aviation.
Professor Nick Watts
Great story Katherine Gregory
#sustainablehealth #greeninghealth #MedTwitter
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2… via ABC Australia
'Medically supervised safe injection rooms save lives.
The decision to not open a second MSIR in the Melbourne CBD, goes against an abundance of compelling evidence, and expert advice - Sheree Lowe Executive Director Balit Durn Durn Centre
vaccho.org.au/2024/04/24/not…
A stack of resources from Global Public Health Week via World Federation of Public Health Associations & #WHSMelbourne2024
#GPHW2024
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'Fostering Peace as a Prerequisite for Equitable Health’
🌐 The World Federation of Public Health Associations responds to Codex’s Call for Comments on Alcoholic Beverage Labeling:
📍Health Warning Labels
📍Nutrition Information
📍No Exemptions
Learn more 👉wfpha.org/addressing-alc…
“I saw a gap in how [COVID-19] information was being translated.”
“I saw it as a great opportunity to step-in.”
Akec Makur Chuot, former AFLW player on her motivation to use her social media platform to promote accurate health information in her community.
#WHSMelbourne2024
“We wanted to meet young people where they were at. . . . stopping them in their social travels.”
“These people are the vehicles of trust.”
Zara Seidler, co-founder of The Daily Aus, on using social media & influencers to deliver accurate information.
#WHSMelbourne2024
Valuable days exploring opportunities to #coalesce to improve #HealthForAll at #WHSMelbourne2024 .
Appreciated that not only have chronic disease/ #NCDs been across the agenda, but diverse determinants common themes.
Provoked, challenged, energised, motivated, connected. Thank You!