Sarah Whitmee (Holbrook)
@sarahwhitmee.bsky.social
Assistant Professor - Pathfinder Initiative @ LSHTM. Work on planetary health, climate mitigation and health co-benefits. Interested in nature based solutions, decarbonising the healthcare sector, ecology and evolution.
@lshtm.bsky.social annual HPRU conference. How healthy are non-meat alternatives? Sarah Najera Espinosa from LSHTM
March 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
@lshtm.bsky.social annual HPRU conference. How healthy are non-meat alternatives? Sarah Najera Espinosa from LSHTM
🌳 Unlocking the potential of trees to improve health and livelihoods
New research led by @lshtm.bsky.social reveals that tree-based solutions addressing environmental challenges have the potential to benefit health, but community needs must be carefully considered.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/42YzkXE
New research led by @lshtm.bsky.social reveals that tree-based solutions addressing environmental challenges have the potential to benefit health, but community needs must be carefully considered.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/42YzkXE
Unlocking the potential of trees to improve health and livelihoods | LSHTM
Unlocking the potential of trees to improve health and livelihoods | LSHTM
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February 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🌳 Unlocking the potential of trees to improve health and livelihoods
New research led by @lshtm.bsky.social reveals that tree-based solutions addressing environmental challenges have the potential to benefit health, but community needs must be carefully considered.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/42YzkXE
New research led by @lshtm.bsky.social reveals that tree-based solutions addressing environmental challenges have the potential to benefit health, but community needs must be carefully considered.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/42YzkXE
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New paper 📣
A systematic review that I did the searches for has been published. I'm really pleased with this one. It turned into an unexpected monster. #sysrev #medlibs
Press release: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/S254...
A systematic review that I did the searches for has been published. I'm really pleased with this one. It turned into an unexpected monster. #sysrev #medlibs
Press release: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/S254...
Unlocking the potential of trees to improve health and livelihoods | LSHTM
Unlocking the potential of trees to improve health and livelihoods | LSHTM
www.lshtm.ac.uk
February 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New paper 📣
A systematic review that I did the searches for has been published. I'm really pleased with this one. It turned into an unexpected monster. #sysrev #medlibs
Press release: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/S254...
A systematic review that I did the searches for has been published. I'm really pleased with this one. It turned into an unexpected monster. #sysrev #medlibs
Press release: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/S254...
New paper alert!
🚨 Publication Alert! 🌍
Our latest research explores Kenya’s path to net-zero healthcare, examining leadership, finance, & key interventions.
📖 Read here (OA): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SustainableHealthcare #NetZero #ClimateHealth #Kenya
@sarahwhitmee.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
Our latest research explores Kenya’s path to net-zero healthcare, examining leadership, finance, & key interventions.
📖 Read here (OA): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SustainableHealthcare #NetZero #ClimateHealth #Kenya
@sarahwhitmee.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New paper alert!
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Hi Friends!
Getting started on Bsky as my new-COP-cycle resolution. While I wouldn't want to encourage a more siloed conversation, I hope the discussion can be more constructive here (and contribute less to a company whose values I don't share).
That said, anyone else overwhelmed by social media?
Getting started on Bsky as my new-COP-cycle resolution. While I wouldn't want to encourage a more siloed conversation, I hope the discussion can be more constructive here (and contribute less to a company whose values I don't share).
That said, anyone else overwhelmed by social media?
November 24, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Hi Friends!
Getting started on Bsky as my new-COP-cycle resolution. While I wouldn't want to encourage a more siloed conversation, I hope the discussion can be more constructive here (and contribute less to a company whose values I don't share).
That said, anyone else overwhelmed by social media?
Getting started on Bsky as my new-COP-cycle resolution. While I wouldn't want to encourage a more siloed conversation, I hope the discussion can be more constructive here (and contribute less to a company whose values I don't share).
That said, anyone else overwhelmed by social media?
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We still have a relatively poor understanding of the relationship between evidence and policy. Program evaluation in particular is often motivated by a desire to make policy better. But how effective is program evaluation itself?Michelle Rao's JMP tackles this question. www.michellerao.com/research
November 27, 2024 at 5:42 AM
We still have a relatively poor understanding of the relationship between evidence and policy. Program evaluation in particular is often motivated by a desire to make policy better. But how effective is program evaluation itself?Michelle Rao's JMP tackles this question. www.michellerao.com/research
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‘India Could See An Epidemic Of Lung Cancer From Air Pollution’ www.indiaspend.com/indiaspend-i... @gchalliance.bsky.social @jessbeagley.bsky.social
‘India Could See An Epidemic Of Lung Cancer From Air Pollution’
No organ system is spared from the effects of air pollution, and more Indians are getting lung cancer because of it, thoracic surgeon Arvind Kumar tells us in this interview
www.indiaspend.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:03 PM
‘India Could See An Epidemic Of Lung Cancer From Air Pollution’ www.indiaspend.com/indiaspend-i... @gchalliance.bsky.social @jessbeagley.bsky.social
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First post and three emotions, off the back of COP29: Betrayal at the failure of developed countries to deliver finance for humankind, rage at the influence of the fossil fuel industry in climate decision-making, and determination to continue as part of our movement for people + planet over profit.
November 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
First post and three emotions, off the back of COP29: Betrayal at the failure of developed countries to deliver finance for humankind, rage at the influence of the fossil fuel industry in climate decision-making, and determination to continue as part of our movement for people + planet over profit.
Please follow@jessbeagley.bsky.social policy lead for GCHA - UNFCCC COP climate and health expert and generally all round good egg.
November 26, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Please follow@jessbeagley.bsky.social policy lead for GCHA - UNFCCC COP climate and health expert and generally all round good egg.
@garynunn.bsky.social interesting article in the guardian today but can you offer any help on how to identify good charities. Is there quick and handy list, leader board or something reliable? The digital overwhelm is real this time of year so can't spend hours researching.
November 25, 2024 at 1:55 PM
@garynunn.bsky.social interesting article in the guardian today but can you offer any help on how to identify good charities. Is there quick and handy list, leader board or something reliable? The digital overwhelm is real this time of year so can't spend hours researching.
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"There’s a false stereotype that hiker-biker trails deliver recreational and health benefits to fit men in spandex alongside a host of joggers. But in the Washington region as elsewhere, they are often used as transportation to jobs and other amenities."
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Maryland’s bicycling infrastructure plans face unfavorable budget
Budget tradeoffs put some of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s bigger plans for biking infrastructure at risk, advocates say.
ggwash.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM
"There’s a false stereotype that hiker-biker trails deliver recreational and health benefits to fit men in spandex alongside a host of joggers. But in the Washington region as elsewhere, they are often used as transportation to jobs and other amenities."
ggwash.org/view/97621/m...
ggwash.org/view/97621/m...
Second largest COP and yet the passes for health sector observer organisations were slashed significantly and many heads of state and senior decision makers not attending... Last year featured the first COP health day with a call for fossil fuel phase out. Coincidence?
The provisional participants list for #COP29 is out and it suggests that Baku is the second-largest climate COP in history.
Here, @CarbonBrief has analysed the data:
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-whi...
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Here, @CarbonBrief has analysed the data:
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-whi...
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Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP29? - Carbon Brief
More than 65,000 delegates have registered to attend the COP29 climate summit in potentially making it the second-largest COP on record.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 14, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Second largest COP and yet the passes for health sector observer organisations were slashed significantly and many heads of state and senior decision makers not attending... Last year featured the first COP health day with a call for fossil fuel phase out. Coincidence?
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November 12, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Important new paper alert by Tolu Oni and Meelan Thondoo www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Democratise and decolonise to decarbonise: how to reap health and climate benefits of transport infrastructure in Africa
Tolu Oni and colleagues argue that building healthy low carbon transport infrastructure in Africa’s rapidly growing cities requires addressing historical contexts, confronting power imbalances, and cl...
www.bmj.com
November 12, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Important new paper alert by Tolu Oni and Meelan Thondoo www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Lets hope it stays that way?!
A quick social experiment.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
November 12, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Lets hope it stays that way?!
Nice to see UKHACC joining bluesky coming with an important message - everyone give them a warm welcome!
A letter signed by health leaders across the UK has called on
Ed Miliband and Kerry McCarthy to put health at the forefront of discussions at #COP29 and demonstrate global leadership on climate change.
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/he...
Ed Miliband and Kerry McCarthy to put health at the forefront of discussions at #COP29 and demonstrate global leadership on climate change.
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/he...
Health leaders call on Secretary of State to put health at the forefront of discussions at COP29 - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
A letter signed by health leaders representing organisations across the UK has called on UK government ministers attending COP29 to put health at the forefront of discussions and re-establish global l...
ukhealthalliance.org
November 12, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Nice to see UKHACC joining bluesky coming with an important message - everyone give them a warm welcome!
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Hey Bluesky!
I'm here looking for a community of scientists that talk about conservation and climate change.
My previous work showed that over half of these people left Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover in 2022.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
I'm here looking for a community of scientists that talk about conservation and climate change.
My previous work showed that over half of these people left Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover in 2022.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Environmental users abandoned Twitter after Musk takeover
In our sample of 380 000 environmentally oriented users, nearly 50% became inactive
on Twitter after it was sold in October 2022, a rate much higher than a control sample.
Given Twitter’s importance f...
www.cell.com
November 10, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Hey Bluesky!
I'm here looking for a community of scientists that talk about conservation and climate change.
My previous work showed that over half of these people left Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover in 2022.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
I'm here looking for a community of scientists that talk about conservation and climate change.
My previous work showed that over half of these people left Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover in 2022.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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Hello Bluesky
Perhaps appropriately, my 1st post is on the lack of blue skies in Delhi 😷
#AirPollution
My report in Health Policy Watch on how a major pollution source may be being under-reported and why that matters for enforcement.
#COP29
healthpolicy-watch.news/delhi-air-po...
Perhaps appropriately, my 1st post is on the lack of blue skies in Delhi 😷
#AirPollution
My report in Health Policy Watch on how a major pollution source may be being under-reported and why that matters for enforcement.
#COP29
healthpolicy-watch.news/delhi-air-po...
Delhi Air Pollution: Is Government's Satellite Monitoring Missing Stubble Fires? - Health Policy Watch
For some years, the Indian government has monitored farm fires, a major source of Delhi's air pollutions. Officials say the fire count is drastically down as
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 9, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Hello Bluesky
Perhaps appropriately, my 1st post is on the lack of blue skies in Delhi 😷
#AirPollution
My report in Health Policy Watch on how a major pollution source may be being under-reported and why that matters for enforcement.
#COP29
healthpolicy-watch.news/delhi-air-po...
Perhaps appropriately, my 1st post is on the lack of blue skies in Delhi 😷
#AirPollution
My report in Health Policy Watch on how a major pollution source may be being under-reported and why that matters for enforcement.
#COP29
healthpolicy-watch.news/delhi-air-po...
Health Organisations: COP28 “Signals” Alone From World Leaders Will Not Protect People’s Health climateandhealthalliance.org/press-releas...
Health Organisations: COP28 “Signals” Alone From World Leaders Will Not Protect People’s Healt...
Health groups denounced the summit’s failure to commit to a full phase out of fossil fuels, a critically urgent step towards protecting people’s health, and criticized the failure to commit to str...
climateandhealthalliance.org
December 13, 2023 at 12:13 PM
Health Organisations: COP28 “Signals” Alone From World Leaders Will Not Protect People’s Health climateandhealthalliance.org/press-releas...
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"Although this outcome avoids the worst, it does not improve the situation, which is further worsened by all the numerous free-wheeling voluntary carbon market announcements that were made throughout the two weeks of the COP"
December 13, 2023 at 11:37 AM
"Although this outcome avoids the worst, it does not improve the situation, which is further worsened by all the numerous free-wheeling voluntary carbon market announcements that were made throughout the two weeks of the COP"
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[Comment] Climate change mitigation: tackling the commercial determinants of planetary health inequity
[Comment] Climate change mitigation: tackling the commercial determinants of planetary health inequity
[Comment] Climate change mitigation: tackling the commercial determinants of planetary health inequity
www.thelancet.com
November 14, 2023 at 11:45 PM
[Comment] Climate change mitigation: tackling the commercial determinants of planetary health inequity