Here are examples of action WHO will take over the next 4 years to improve health and well-being ⬇️

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1/ Obesity is more than just a matter of diet and exercise. Emerging research suggests that obesogens, chemicals in our environment, may play a key role in driving the obesity epidemic. Known and theoretic pathways depicted below. 🧵

The need for global collaboration to tackle diseases worldwide has never been greater. Read the latest blog from our CEO Simon Bland emphasizing the crucial role of community engagement in driving the #globalhealth response: ow.ly/I7Wa50SytFE

📢 Please share with colleagues! The GCCHE and partners are surveying public health institutions on how they integrate climate change and health into curricula for an indicator in the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. Available in 6 languages: publichealth.columbia.edu/research/progr…

Now online: the November issue of AJPH The issue features a special section on Notes From the Field highlighting the importance of sharing field experiences that public health practitioners and researchers can reproduce in their own communities. buff.ly/3TRGhnU

🆕 #IARCpaper published in The Lancet Public Health, the first study of its kind, shows that more than 40% of all #LungCancer 🫁deaths could be avoided in people born in 2006-2010 if tobacco smoking🚬 were eliminated🚭. iarc.who.int/news-events/ba…

🆕#IARCpaper in The Lancet Public Health shows prohibiting sale of tobacco🚭 to ppl born in 2006-10 could prevent 1.2 million #LungCancer deaths by 2095. 1st-of-kind study💪evidence that adopting endgame strategies beyond World Health Organization (WHO) WHO FCTC could📉 lung #cancer deaths iarc.who.int/news-events/ba…

The Marburg virus is a highly pathogenic virus with mortality rate of 24% to 88%. There is currently an outbreak in Rwanda which is very concerning. The virus is highly virulent and causes severe hemorrhagic fever, similar to the Ebola virus.

#Mpox latest: UK detects first case of Clade Ib mpox but risk to UK remains low. LSHTM experts say global focus should be containing #outbreak in central Africa. Watch our video to learn more about mpox 📽️👇

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Explore the key findings of the 2024 report in The Lancet: thelancet.com/infographics-d… 🔵 People worldwide are facing record-breaking threats to their health 🔵 Governments and companies continue to fuel the fire 🔵 Evidence of progress shows that a healthy future is possible

#AirPollution is one of the greatest environmental risks to child health. Children 👦🧒🏽👧🏿 who have been exposed to high levels of air pollution may be at greater risk for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease later in life.

CDC reports 6 confirmed human cases of H5 bird flu in Washington state as well as three more cases in California for a total of 36 cases in the United States. cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotl…

Less sugar in first 1,000 days of life protects against chronic disease, study finds In The Guardian,Dr Nina Rogers highlights need for early #PublicHealth interventions as low-sugar diet in infancy shown to reduce risk of diabetes & high blood pressure. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

Spain floods: "Climate change is turbocharing extreme weather, and we can expect to see more of the devastation and the despair. Every additional fraction of warming increases the atmospheric moisture content. This increases the risk of extreme precipitation flooding." - @wmo

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