We are Homerton College for MRC Epidemiology Unit research day! Thinking of heath impacts of active travel Rizka Maulida 🍉🩷💚💙 reminds us that 50% of adolescents in Asia walk or cycle to school everyday #physicalactivity #health #lmics #urbanhealth #activetravel

Louise Foley talks about the impact of a new supermarket in kisumu with KEMRI-Wellcome showing highest food expenditure happen at open air markets, with higher expenditure in wealthy households MRC Epidemiology Unit Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) #food #Health

Glad to share our paper exploring Air quality strategies in Africa with focus on the content, context, co-benefits and unintended consequences of developed and implemented strategies. doi.org/10.1016/j.envi… AirQo Prof Tolullah Oni Meelan Thondoo Engineer Bainomugisha Lambed Tatah Deo Okure

A quarter of all kilometers cycled in Dutch cities are to/from a train station. Half of all train trips start with a bike ride. Thanks to the trains, there is more cycling; and thanks to cycling, more train usage. A virtuous circle of sustainable travel. trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl/trojmiasto/7,3…

Lagos is a wonderful city but as a woman who lives here, I do have concerns. #Lagos2023 candidates should address how they intend to make Lagos safe for women. Babajide Sanwo-Olu funsodoherty Azeez Olajide Adediran Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour youtu.be/eMS0gHi1Il0

The World Bank is working to transform urban mobility in Cote d’Ivoire. The new bus rapid transit system will connect residents with 600,000 jobs, lower the cost of transit, and reduce the time spent in transit from 3 hours to 20 minutes. Read about it: wrld.bg/HIUz50MswfT

Are you interested in an informative and exciting Africa - Latin America face-off on Urban health ? Join us next Thursday 23rd online #urbanhealth #webinar #urbanbetter ISUH #africa #LAC

The #physicalactivity integrated into the lives of individuals with #disabilities or long-term #health conditions demonstrated economic impact in terms of social value of £58.72 per £1 invested!!! sportforconfidence.com/_webedit/uploa…

Just published! My latest paper looking at gender differences in mobility. One could say this is a paper that I have been trying to write for the last 7 years, but only with the Time Use Survey released in 2020 could I confidently do this analysis. 1/n tinyurl.com/yyjdtv5c

Over 40 #UrbanTransport leaders from 12 #African countries gathered in Abidjan to formally establish the African Association of Urban Transport Authorities (#AAUTA). Learn more here: wrld.bg/TwJe50MZoip

Analysis of data from >30 million people finds that one in ten early deaths could be prevented if everyone managed at least half the NHS recommended level of physical activity. Dr Leandro Garcia and colleagues report today in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM). doi.org/10.1136/bjspor… 🧵(1/8)

How do we plan for intergenerational healthy living in the fastest growing cities? Looking forward to this #globalhealth event Wolfson College Share & register 👇🏿Dr Sarah Steele Rosalind Ratanshi Zak Medin Jean Adams MRC Epidemiology Unit Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) SfGH Cambridge Cambridge-Africa Cambridge University

✅The mission is continuing to explore investment case for #NCDs & #mentalhealth in KGZ 🇰🇬 🤝A series of high-level meetings are currently underway with the Reps in ministries and agencies, health institutes, UN entities, healthcare professionals & natl health experts.

Hear Ademola Aiyenuro story, transition from MPhil to PhD student in Pathology, working on understanding immune control of HPV-mediated cervical pre-cancer. cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-afri…

New BMJ_Open paper by Liv Alliott et al. Do socioeconomic inequities arise during school-based physical activity interventions? An exploratory case study of the GoActive trial. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/3/e… #inequality #PhysicalActivity #schools

📣📣📣📣Apply for the vaccine manufacturing short-course training‼️ 🕙Deadline : 31st March 2023 Selected candidates will be notified in by 7th April 2023 africacdc.org/news-item/call…

Engaging stakeholders is the only rihgt way fforward. Kudos to GDAR Yaoundé for making stakeholders delve into the roles of policymakers, coperate bodies and community resilience strategies in addressing the intersecting pressures of climate change and urbanisation on NCDs.

Climate change & NCDs impact us all, but especially our youth. Answering how does climate vulnerability within the urban environment in Yaoundé affect youth's physical activity & nutrition? This workshop empowers adolescents to design solutions for a healthier lifestyle. #HCD

Inspiring Youth Voices! Our Human Centered Design workshop sparked crucial conversations about Urban Environment Design, Climate Change, NCDs & Adolescent Health. So many innovative ideas for healthier urban spaces. We're one step closer…#GDARSpaces #FutureofHealth #HCD #NCDs

Hey everyone, I’m back on X! I took a long break—my own personal boycott—to dig deeper into how this platform might be manipulated. Now, I’m ready to jump back in and keep the conversation going. Excited to see where this journey takes us!