Here to help-summary of key findings from new global study on physical inactivity Download WHO report:➡️tinyurl.com/ytby3aa2 See data:➡️tinyurl.com/46kwkadf More info:➡️ shorturl.at/8ddIC Full paper LGH: shorturl.at/RWAHq WFSGI The Lancet ISPAH NCD Alliance

Have you heard about the new WHO global data on physical activity 👉 WHO report: tinyurl.com/4bwmfy8a Full paper LGH: shorturl.at/RWAHq GoPA! ISPAH WFSGI World Health Organization (WHO) Ruediger.Krech The Lancet Union for International #CancerControl Justin Varney Tessa Strain Leanne Riley

MEDIA RELEASE: ACDPA welcomes the report from the Committee Inquiry into #Diabetes, which underscores the urgent need for decisive govt action to reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes & obesity, & improve millions of Australians’ lives. 🔗acdpa.org.au/media/acdpa-re… #ActOnNCDs #auspol

🛎️Parents' & carers' food choices are greatly influenced by circumstance, like time scarcity & food cost, argues Lindsey Smith Taillie. Addressing structural factors, eg ensuring fair work conditions, would help overhaul how we live & help more people enjoy healthy foods & better health

Australia’s star rating system exploited by companies making ultra-processed foods, experts say theguardian.com/australia-news…

The main way food companies exploit Health Stars is selectively applying it to higher scoring products and hiding it on the worst stuff Food Ministers meet today on this. Here's hoping they set out concrete, specific steps for stars to become mandatory theguardian.com/australia-news…

Bravo to Ged Kearney for her leadership in pushing for mandatory Health Stars 👏🏽 Our thoughts in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand this afternoon on what’s next for the policy and how they could be enhanced further

Current projections estimate 153 million people will be living with dementia by 2050. Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling 14 risk factors starting in childhood, suggests new report from a standing Lancet Commission: buff.ly/46nvoPR

'Experts call for an end to the exploitative marketing used by the baby formula milk industry' On #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, explore a Lancet Series where authors outline why and how breastfeeding should be supported, promoted, and protected 👉 hubs.li/Q02JlPFv0

🕵️We're on the lookout for #ChronicDisease Prevention #Leadership! 🏆As part of @NCDAlliance's #LeadOnNCDs campaign, we invite you to help showcase #NCDs-prevention leadership across #Australia, & to highlight opportunities for more. More Info: acdpa.org.au/w4alookforlead… #ActOnNCDs

Calling out unhealthy sponsors The Olympic Games. This sends mixed messages & it’s shocking to see the scale & range of tactics being played by the junk food industry in sportswashing unhealthy drinks! Public Health Australia Public Health Advocacy Institute Croakey News Melissa Sweet Coca-Cola SugarFree Smiles 😀 Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA)

Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling 14 risk factors starting in childhood, including two new risks—high cholesterol and vision loss, suggests new report from the Lancet Commission on dementia. Find out more ➡️ hubs.li/Q02KbpYf0

📢New paper out We looked at skewed uptake of Health Stars - basically the higher the rating, the more likely industry will show it At the same time, thousands of low scoring products still don't show this to consumers Time to make HSR mandatory 👊nature.com/articles/s4143…

So do we Ged Kearney ! So great Food Ministers are starting to take action. abc.net.au/news/2024-08-1…

Youth #MentalHealth has been in decline over the past 20 years & is entering a dangerous phase, warn experts in a new Lancet Psychiatry Commission. Explore the drivers & evidence-based recommendations for change ▶️ hubs.li/Q02Kn99c0

The industrial food system is undermining our health. Nassim Khadem did a deep dive into policies that can improve our diets. * health stars * marketing * baby/toddler foods * sugary drink levy abc.net.au/news/2024-08-1… Ged Kearney Mary-Anne Thomas MP

“It stains your brain” - a teenage boy says he couldn’t escape violence and misogyny on social media. An ex-insider tells me why. For BBC Panorama, I’ve been investigating algorithms’ impact on kids. Can We Live Without Our Phones? BBC One 8PM & iPlayer. bbc.com/news/articles/…

From the UK’s BBC Panorama but relevant in Australia & many other countries too - this is a global challenge demanding a global response. “It kinda just stains your brain” says teen boy of the disturbing content social media dishes up that he never asked to see.

⚡️Call for Abstracts for Public Health Australia #Screening2025 #Conference: 'Population Screening for #ChronicDisease - Maximising Benefits, Minimising Harms’ Help inform the conversation - explore the conference objectives, themes & deadlines now: 🔗screening2025.com/call-for-abstr… #ActOnNCDs

What would it mean for the economy to serve health and how can that be achieved? On the cover, Mariana Mazzucato & Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus explore how to advance the economics of #HealthForAll. Find this & more in our latest issue: hubs.li/Q02PPtWf0