⚠️New Blog ⚠️ Our good friends at Obesity Policy, Cancer Council WA talk about what Public health groups are doing to put a stop to #junkfoodmarketing on Government property in WA 🚫️ Read more: ow.ly/R15550DIj2N

The emergence of new public health issues globally requires us to be equipped with multifaceted interventions to address these complex issues. Environmental initiatives, alongside education are the best strategies to improve health. #HSYP8104 Macquarie University Public Health

I had the opportunity to participate in this program last year and it was so helpful to have a public health mentor for guidance and career insights. I would definitely recommend applying!

There is no silver bullet to solving the obesity epidemic – we need a comprehensive approach: bit.ly/WCRFpolicy #WorldObesityDay #foodpolicy #beatNCDs World Obesity #EveryBodyNeedsEverybody

The ACT government banned all junk food ads on school buses. Others need to follow this excellent example.

Australia, why can’t we follow the UK? The recent announcement that the UK will ban online #junkfood marketing, and junk food advertising on TV before 9pm, shows that such a move is both politically feasible and acceptable! Croakey News croakey.org/the-uk-is-bann…

Did someone say 'outdoor vegetable gardens', two of my favourite things! Evidence suggests increasing child exposure to vegetables will increase their acceptance - so start planting ! Wouldn't it be great to see this all ECEC and part of their curricular?

🧵The PHAA supports the new AMA Media campaign #SicklySweet, and its call for a sugar tax.

Interventions aimed at making food retail environments health promoting require targeting a combination of individual, intrapersonal and environmental factors, a research by our @GLOBE_obesity centre has found. Read more here: bit.ly/3FZsKky

No child should be going hungry today. No child should experience stress or stigma related to food. Many feel embarrassed about receiving Free School Meals (FSM). 23% of kids NOT receiving FSM were food insecure. This new research explores this all. 📲bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e…

Read how Megan Blake from Sheffield Geography is at the forefront of addressing food insecurity and working with organisations such as The Food Foundation UK Public Health Network FareShare and Sheffield City Council to tackle it sheffield.ac.uk/research/featu…

Healthy Food, Healthy Planet, Healthy People croakey.org/what-if-we-had… Simone Pettigrew Amanda Lee @GLOBE_obesity Institute for Health Transformation RE-FRESH Prevention Centre

Are you a student at Macquarie University? Have you or someone you know ever felt as though you could not access or afford healthy food options on campus? You may be eligible to participate in our study - see below for more details redcap.mq.edu.au/surveys/?s=X9W…

Such a great presentation on the importance of children’s perspectives of food insecurity and involvement in research from Stefania Velardo #PopCongress2022 👏🏻

Very interesting and important discussion on social supermarkets to improve food access and social inclusion as many other food relief models in Australia are a short term solution #PopCongress2022 Tahna Pettman

🎉The Planetary Health Diet Index for Children and Adolescents (PHDI-C) is finally out! This is the first Dietary Index for assessing children's Adherence to Sustainable Healthy Diets that accounts for their specific nutritional needs 👏 Find out more 👇 link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

📢Very excited to share our publication from my master’s thesis on campus food environments, healthy eating and food insecurity among university students! Putu Novi Arfirsta Dh Seema M #bmcpublichealth BMC link.springer.com/10.1186/s12889…