Activists and scholars condemn closure of Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity in Australia peoplesdispatch.org/2021/11/04/act…

This is really leading edge - Mexican states treating junk food like tobacco - not for sale to children

ASH supports bold and comprehensive measures for a smokefree plan. Health Coalition Aotearoa Cancer Society of NZ Ayesha Verrall stuff.co.nz/national/healt…

Free public transport for under 25s, community service card holders and disabled people would be great for wellbeing and fairness: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/now-… via Marc “Action” Jackson

Thanks Tim

Congrats Cassie!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Builds on planetary health discourse, considering the health of not just humans, but all aspects on the planet. Spirituality: analysis and opportunity. "Waiora: the importance of Indigenous worldviews and spirituality..." [email protected] for copy

"Currently, we only spend 3% of the health budget on health prevention. By failing to invest in prevention, New Zealanders are ultimately paying a much higher cost, both personally and economically.” - our Medical Director George Laking on Stuff. bit.ly/3HrPYBk

It really is time for a #ubi “there is no monetary value attached to care-giving or unpaid work, no mention of sole parents (who are mostly women)” stuff.co.nz/opinion/300511… 🔝TOP - The Opportunities Party

V good symposium on aging yesterday, thanks CARE research theme Lots of talk about spirituality. Paper available if interested. @SpiritualHlth

How can health promoters and policies protect and enhance the inter-connected wellbeing of people, places, and the planet? Tune-in to this stimulating sub-plenary hosted by our GWG on Waiora Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing to find out! #IUHPE2022

A new study found that for many patients, spirituality is important and influences key outcomes in illness, such as quality of life and medical care decisions news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Last week, Dr Rongo Ngata and I spoke at the Beehive lecture theatre, thanks to our host, the Honourable Dr David Clark. The talk and discussion capped off ten hui across the country focused on spiritual care in healthcare. Excellent discussion and ideas from across the country.

Great to work with our New Zealand partners on this project! Richard Egan

Kia ora koutou, we're happy to share, that Natasha Tassell-Matamua and I are co-leading a national project looking to better understand and improve spiritual care in Aotearoa NZ's healthcare from systems to bedside. otago.ac.nz/news/news/fund…

Cancer is increasingly survivable – but it shouldn’t depend on your ability to ‘wrangle’ the health system theconversation.com/cancer-is-incr… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Highly recommend. Solutions to a sick system. rnz.co.nz/audio/player?a…