Rebecca Ivers
@rebeccaivers.bsky.social
Professor of Public Health, Head, School of Population Health UNSW. Chair, CAPHIA. Injury prevention, health equity.
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Our new trial out today
Integrating a fall prevention program in a primary health care system was associated with a reduction in the risk of self-reported falls among Chinese rural older people.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Our new trial out today
Really tragic.
August 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Really tragic.
We can’t be complacent here - time for some action to keep our community safe
‘Blindsided’: father of Port Arthur massacre victims says NSW hunting bill will take a ‘jackhammer’ to gun control
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‘Blindsided’: father of Port Arthur massacre victims says NSW hunting bill will take a ‘jackhammer’ to gun control
Walter Mikac, who lost his wife and two daughters in the 1996 shooting, warns that Labor-backed Shooters party bill will weaken national firearms agreement
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August 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We can’t be complacent here - time for some action to keep our community safe
We know so much about how prevent falls but are lagging on affordable scalable solutions.
Editorial: As populations continue to age worldwide, scalable models that leverage primary health care and existing community resources are essential to reduce fall-related morbidity.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We know so much about how prevent falls but are lagging on affordable scalable solutions.
Our new trial out today
Integrating a fall prevention program in a primary health care system was associated with a reduction in the risk of self-reported falls among Chinese rural older people.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Our new trial out today
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From “growth mindset” to wellbeing economy: rethinking what productivity really means – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/from-growth-...
#AusPol
#AusPol
August 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
From “growth mindset” to wellbeing economy: rethinking what productivity really means – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/from-growth-...
#AusPol
#AusPol
Just published - our trial of an exercise based fall prevention program in rural villages in China, showing that a primary care integrated program is effective in reducing falls. Read it here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
August 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Just published - our trial of an exercise based fall prevention program in rural villages in China, showing that a primary care integrated program is effective in reducing falls. Read it here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Don’t forget to read #TheZap!
Latest edition of #TheZap: health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
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By @charlesmk.bsky.social
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By @charlesmk.bsky.social
The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
As we contemplate the implications of Labor's historic election victory, and the Coalition's historic loss, The Zap revisits the final
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May 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Don’t forget to read #TheZap!
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The quotable: "Racism in politics is not just a moral failure; it’s a threat to democracy itself and a real threat to individuals. Until we confront it head-on, we cannot truly call ourselves a fair and equal country.”
HT Dr Jill Gallagher AO, CEO of VACCHO
HT Dr Jill Gallagher AO, CEO of VACCHO
Latest edition of #TheZap: health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
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By @charlesmk.bsky.social
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By @charlesmk.bsky.social
The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
As we contemplate the implications of Labor's historic election victory, and the Coalition's historic loss, The Zap revisits the final
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May 7, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The quotable: "Racism in politics is not just a moral failure; it’s a threat to democracy itself and a real threat to individuals. Until we confront it head-on, we cannot truly call ourselves a fair and equal country.”
HT Dr Jill Gallagher AO, CEO of VACCHO
HT Dr Jill Gallagher AO, CEO of VACCHO
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"What might seem like a small step for Trump and his fellow protagonists is a giant leap towards further irreparably damaging American science."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the wrecking ball the Trump administration has aimed at medical and scientific journals
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@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the wrecking ball the Trump administration has aimed at medical and scientific journals
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"What might seem like a small step for Trump and his fellow protagonists is a giant leap towards further irreparably damaging American science."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the wrecking ball the Trump administration has aimed at medical and scientific journals
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the wrecking ball the Trump administration has aimed at medical and scientific journals
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
"Health inequity is not an accident."
@who.int's new report looks at why health outcomes are so different for different people & confirms that to ⬇️avoidable health gaps we must address the non-medical root causes that shape most of our health and wellbeing.
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@who.int's new report looks at why health outcomes are so different for different people & confirms that to ⬇️avoidable health gaps we must address the non-medical root causes that shape most of our health and wellbeing.
www.who.int/teams/social...
World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity
www.who.int
May 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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A new study revealed that someone is admitted to an emergency department with a gunshot wound on average every 30 minutes in the US.
New HHS cuts to funding for firearm injury research threaten the federal government’s ability to track these patterns and inform prevention strategies.
New HHS cuts to funding for firearm injury research threaten the federal government’s ability to track these patterns and inform prevention strategies.
With future of gun research in question, new report finds US emergency departments see a firearm injury every 30 minutes | CNN
Cuts from the US Department of Health and Human Services and proposed changes to the federal budget could threaten research that reveals these kinds of firearm injury patterns.
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April 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A new study revealed that someone is admitted to an emergency department with a gunshot wound on average every 30 minutes in the US.
New HHS cuts to funding for firearm injury research threaten the federal government’s ability to track these patterns and inform prevention strategies.
New HHS cuts to funding for firearm injury research threaten the federal government’s ability to track these patterns and inform prevention strategies.
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Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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Most North American bird species are declining as once-safe habitats falter www.ehn.org/most-north-a...
Most North American bird species are declining as once-safe habitats falter
Bird populations across North America are plummeting, with three-quarters of species in decline even in their most stable habitats, according to a new study.Dino Grandoni reports for The Washington Po...
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May 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Most North American bird species are declining as once-safe habitats falter www.ehn.org/most-north-a...
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🌍 Climate change impacts access to resources that support health and longevity.
Did you know that over the next 5 years, climate change is expected to push an additional 68–135 million people into extreme poverty?
It's time to act now! bit.ly/43f3YLY
Did you know that over the next 5 years, climate change is expected to push an additional 68–135 million people into extreme poverty?
It's time to act now! bit.ly/43f3YLY
May 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🌍 Climate change impacts access to resources that support health and longevity.
Did you know that over the next 5 years, climate change is expected to push an additional 68–135 million people into extreme poverty?
It's time to act now! bit.ly/43f3YLY
Did you know that over the next 5 years, climate change is expected to push an additional 68–135 million people into extreme poverty?
It's time to act now! bit.ly/43f3YLY
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“Equity is a political choice.”
@who.int's new 'World report on social determinants of health equity' sets out what governments must do to create fairer, healthier societies — and what’s at stake if they don’t.
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@who.int's new 'World report on social determinants of health equity' sets out what governments must do to create fairer, healthier societies — and what’s at stake if they don’t.
www.who.int/publications...
World report on social determinants of health equity
This comprehensive World report on social determinants of health equity, as requested by resolution WHA74.16, reviews the insufficient progress on meeting the Commission on Social Determinants of Heal...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
“Equity is a political choice.”
@who.int's new 'World report on social determinants of health equity' sets out what governments must do to create fairer, healthier societies — and what’s at stake if they don’t.
www.who.int/publications...
@who.int's new 'World report on social determinants of health equity' sets out what governments must do to create fairer, healthier societies — and what’s at stake if they don’t.
www.who.int/publications...
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New @who.int global report o social determinants of health equity is a much needed reminder that to improve health equity we must improve society, say @michaelmarmot.bsky.social and @jessjallen.bsky.social #AllforEquity www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Call to action on social determinants of health
“Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale” was the rallying cry of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), published in 2008.1 It remains appropriate to the World Health...
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May 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
New @who.int global report o social determinants of health equity is a much needed reminder that to improve health equity we must improve society, say @michaelmarmot.bsky.social and @jessjallen.bsky.social #AllforEquity www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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The US National Institutes of Health will no longer approve research grants that involve “subawards” to foreign researchers, potentially spelling an end to the type of international multicentre studies that have delivered breakthroughs in many diseases
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The US National Institutes of Health will no longer approve research grants that involve “subawards” to foreign researchers, potentially spelling an end to the type of international multicentre studies that have delivered breakthroughs in many diseases
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Timely reading - #WorldPressFreedomDay meets #AusVotes2025:
Peter Dutton’s comments on “the hate media” are part of a wider global assault on media independence – Croakey Health Media
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Peter Dutton’s comments on “the hate media” are part of a wider global assault on media independence – Croakey Health Media
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Peter Dutton’s comments on “the hate media” are part of a wider global assault on media independence
Introduction by Croakey: At home and abroad, the Trump Administration is undermining press freedom in ways that should be ringing
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May 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Timely reading - #WorldPressFreedomDay meets #AusVotes2025:
Peter Dutton’s comments on “the hate media” are part of a wider global assault on media independence – Croakey Health Media
www.croakey.org/peter-dutton...
Peter Dutton’s comments on “the hate media” are part of a wider global assault on media independence – Croakey Health Media
www.croakey.org/peter-dutton...
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“Abrupt end to 1000s of #USAID grants hasn’t only put people’s lives at risk by jeopardising health programs, incl those meant 2 prevent & treat HIV, malaria & TB; it also undermines programming that keeps US itself safe from deadly disease.” @TheIndPanel.bs foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/26/t...
The Lessons Not Learned From COVID-19
Trump’s WHO withdrawal and cuts to research and aid are making it harder to prepare for the next pandemic.
foreignpolicy.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
“Abrupt end to 1000s of #USAID grants hasn’t only put people’s lives at risk by jeopardising health programs, incl those meant 2 prevent & treat HIV, malaria & TB; it also undermines programming that keeps US itself safe from deadly disease.” @TheIndPanel.bs foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/26/t...
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Croakey editor Dr Ruth Armstrong shares the latest Croakey Bulletin – Speaking up
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March 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Croakey editor Dr Ruth Armstrong shares the latest Croakey Bulletin – Speaking up
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Five years of COVID: calls for human rights and Indigenous voices to guide future pandemic responses
Five years of COVID: calls for human rights and Indigenous voices to guide future pandemic responses
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March 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Five years of COVID: calls for human rights and Indigenous voices to guide future pandemic responses
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Investment and wide-ranging efforts are needed to improve healthcare for First Nations people in prisons https://www.croakey.org/investment-and-wide-ranging-efforts-are-needed-to-improve-healthcare-for-first-nations-people-in-prisons-copy #publichealth
Investment and wide-ranging efforts are needed to improve healthcare for First Nations people in prisons
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January 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Investment and wide-ranging efforts are needed to improve healthcare for First Nations people in prisons https://www.croakey.org/investment-and-wide-ranging-efforts-are-needed-to-improve-healthcare-for-first-nations-people-in-prisons-copy #publichealth
November 22, 2024 at 9:07 AM