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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 12h

Interesting Lancet paper and commentary. Yet another building block in the case for much greater focus on prevention.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13h

People with obesity 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from infection, study finds

Being unhealthy weight raises risk of severe illness or death from most infectious diseases significantly, researchers find People living with obesity are 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from an infection, with one in 10 infection-related deaths globally linked to the condition, research suggests. Being an unhealthy weight significantly increases the risk of severe illness and death from most infectious diseases, including flu, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections and Covid-19, according to a study of more than 500,000 people. Continue reading...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13h

People with obesity 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from infection, study finds

Being unhealthy weight raises risk of severe illness or death from most infectious diseases significantly, researchers find People living with obesity are 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from an infection, with one in 10 infection-related deaths globally linked to the condition, research suggests. Being an unhealthy weight significantly increases the risk of severe illness and death from most infectious diseases, including flu, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections and Covid-19, according to a study of more than 500,000 people. Continue reading...

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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting paper highlighting important issues around how prevention campaigns should be developed and run in fast-changing modern media environment.

Dr James Kite @jdkite.bsky.social · 1d

Pleased to be able to share our latest paper. We share findings from formative work for Cancer Council Australia’s latest skin cancer prevention campaign. Work like this is so rarely published so it’s nice to get this one across the line!

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Formative Research to Inform an Australian Innovative Mass‐Reach National Skin Cancer Prevention Campaign

Issue Addressed With high skin cancer rates, Australia faces challenges in encouraging young people to think differently about their sun protection behaviours, particularly in an evolving media envi...

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 1d

Latest from NSW Health on illegal cig/vape shop closures & seizures

Dr James Kite @jdkite.bsky.social · 1d

Pleased to be able to share our latest paper. We share findings from formative work for Cancer Council Australia’s latest skin cancer prevention campaign. Work like this is so rarely published so it’s nice to get this one across the line!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Formative Research to Inform an Australian Innovative Mass‐Reach National Skin Cancer Prevention Campaign

Issue Addressed With high skin cancer rates, Australia faces challenges in encouraging young people to think differently about their sun protection behaviours, particularly in an evolving media envi...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 4d

Australian Border Force now intercepting industrial levels of illicit tobacco & vapes. This www.abf.gov.au/newsroom-sub...

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Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · 5d

“Protecting academic freedom, integrity, and the right to question those in positions of authority and power (including within the academic and health systems in which we work) is not ancillary to public health, but central to its purpose.”
@healthpromint.bsky.social
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Health Promotion International: four decades of impact

From the first issue in May 1986, Health Promotion International (HPI) (Health Promotion until 1990) pursued an agenda of advocacy and action for healthy p

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SARG - SCHARR @sarg-scharr.bsky.social · 5d

New SARG research published in @addictionjournal.bsky.social this week led by @damonm1989.bsky.social has found that public health policies which reduce spending on harmful products can actually provide a significant boost to UK jobs and the wider economy. #PublicHealth #HealthEconomics #UKEconomy

New research shows that spending less on tobacco, gambling and sweets is good for the UK economy - Sheffield Addictions Research Group

A new study from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has found that public health policies which reduce spending on harmful products can actually provide a significant boost to UK jobs and ...

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 6d

Preventive health is important, just not when it comes to alcohol intouchpublichealth.net.au/preventive-h...

Preventive health is important, just not when it comes to alcohol : Intouch Public Health

Rather than ensuring West Australians live in Australia's healthiest state, the Government decided it's too hard to argue with the alcohol industry.

intouchpublichealth.net.au

Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 7d

Excellent. Thanks to OUP for making this happen.

Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · 7d

Oxford University Press has lifted the paywall on the entire 40 year archive of @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of our flip to fully open access!

Check out the amazing work of our authors - free to read - here:

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Health Promotion International | Oxford Academic

Publishes papers on major themes and innovations in the health promotion field. The journal publishes contributions from sectors beyond health, and seeks to promote theoretical, methodological, and ac...

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Action on Smoking Health (UK) @ashorguk.bsky.social · 7d

Yet in the UK, JTI have been advocating for this policy in opposition to the smokefree generation … shorturl.at/lMpps

Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · 7d

Oxford University Press has lifted the paywall on the entire 40 year archive of @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of our flip to fully open access!

Check out the amazing work of our authors - free to read - here:

academic.oup.com/heapro

Health Promotion International | Oxford Academic

Publishes papers on major themes and innovations in the health promotion field. The journal publishes contributions from sectors beyond health, and seeks to promote theoretical, methodological, and ac...

academic.oup.com

Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 7d

Excellent work!

Janet Hoek @janethoek.bsky.social · 7d

Very proud of my hard-working summer students (Amelia and Jade) who explored young people's views of oral nicotine pouches: www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...

Watch this space as we finalise their research studies and submit their work for publication!

A summer of research

Two Otago medical students chose to spend their summer break, not on holiday, but hard at work on research projects.

www.otago.ac.nz

Janet Hoek @janethoek.bsky.social · 7d

Very proud of my hard-working summer students (Amelia and Jade) who explored young people's views of oral nicotine pouches: www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...

Watch this space as we finalise their research studies and submit their work for publication!

A summer of research

Two Otago medical students chose to spend their summer break, not on holiday, but hard at work on research projects.

www.otago.ac.nz

Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 7d

Encouraging news that VicHealth’s future may be secure. When will governments understand that saving lives and healthcare costs comes from spending more, not less on prevention – even if the results don’t all come through before the next election?

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 7d

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Vow to save VicHealth causes headache for government

The Coalition will block moves to scrap the health agency, leaving the government without the upper house votes it needs.

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 7d

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Vow to save VicHealth causes headache for government

The Coalition will block moves to scrap the health agency, leaving the government without the upper house votes it needs.

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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 8d

Good paper, showing here, as in other areas, the need for comprehensive approaches to marketing curbs rather than the partial measures predatory industries and their allies promote.

APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · 12d

🆕 Cannabis Marketing Restrictions and Exposure to Cannabis Marketing in Legal US Cannabis Markets: Findings From the International Cannabis Policy Study

Lauren Winfield-Ward, Elle Wadsworth, Pete Driezen, David Hammond

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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · 9d

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #Pulmsky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky 🛟 🫁💊 🌍⚖️

@thedrive.com : "You might have thought Big Tobacco left racing years ago, but really, it's been lurking in the background all along."

Nicotine Is Coming Back to NASCAR

You might have thought Big Tobacco left racing years ago, but really, it's been lurking in the background all along.

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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 11d

More excellent work by the IAS. Insights relevant to all predatory industries.

Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 12d

In our new FOI study we found that Budweiser directly urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to intervene and "ensure" that DHSC removed alcohol marketing restrictions from the NHS’s 10 Year Health Plan.

Health policy should be protected from industry influence.

www.ias.org.uk/report/now-y...

Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 12d

In our new FOI study we found that Budweiser directly urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to intervene and "ensure" that DHSC removed alcohol marketing restrictions from the NHS’s 10 Year Health Plan.

Health policy should be protected from industry influence.

www.ias.org.uk/report/now-y...

APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · 12d

🆕 Cannabis Marketing Restrictions and Exposure to Cannabis Marketing in Legal US Cannabis Markets: Findings From the International Cannabis Policy Study

Lauren Winfield-Ward, Elle Wadsworth, Pete Driezen, David Hammond

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@uwaterloo.ca @randeurope.org @uniofbath.bsky.social

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 13d

Latest News: Triple tank control: disposable vape devices with adjustable nicotine and flavour levels could lead to an unintended increase in nicotine exposure and intake. https://bit.ly/49BZoKW

ASH Scotland @ashscotland.bsky.social · 13d

Our Tobacco-free Generation school and youth packs have been updated!

You'll find 30 activities to introduce to classrooms or youth groups, with new resources exploring nicotine products (including nicotine pouches).

Download here - bit.ly/4sWoMmm

Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 14d

Good comments. Good article.

Richard Edwards @predwards.bsky.social · 14d

Excellent analysis by @janethoek.bsky.social on policy incoherence of allowing duty free tobacco sales in Aotearoa/NZ (or anywhere!). Why allow discounted sale of deadly tobacco which results in more preventable death & suffering & loss of goverment tax revenue?? theconversation.com/ending-duty-...

Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets

Taxes raise prices, and higher prices reduce smoking. But duty-free tobacco sales remain a policy anomaly and deny the government much-needed health revenue.

theconversation.com

Richard Edwards @predwards.bsky.social · 14d

Excellent analysis by @janethoek.bsky.social on policy incoherence of allowing duty free tobacco sales in Aotearoa/NZ (or anywhere!). Why allow discounted sale of deadly tobacco which results in more preventable death & suffering & loss of goverment tax revenue?? theconversation.com/ending-duty-...

Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets

Taxes raise prices, and higher prices reduce smoking. But duty-free tobacco sales remain a policy anomaly and deny the government much-needed health revenue.

theconversation.com

Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 14d

Alcohol causes cancer - yet most people don’t know it.

In our latest blog, Professor Simone Pettigrew sets out the evidence and explains why clear cancer warnings on alcohol are a simple, effective way to save lives.

www.ias.org.uk/2026/01/27/w... @georgeinstitute.bsky.social

Why we should have cancer warnings on alcohol - Institute of Alcohol Studies

With the UK Government planning on introducing health warnings on alcohol labels, Professor Simone Pettigrew looks at the evidence around informing people of the link between alcohol and cancer on-lab...

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Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 14d

Latest News: Singapore’s 2023 tobacco tax increase was predictably more impactful than the 2018 increase, both in terms of price change and demand reduction. https://bit.ly/3YIsP89

Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 14d

Misses the best of them. There’s still nothing to beat the UK Parliament shop chocolate mint creams. Not cheap (especially from overseas), but worth it.

www.shop.parliament.uk/collections/...