Dora Machaira
@doramac.bsky.social
Public Health Manager. PhD in community centred approaches in Public Health
Reposted by Dora Machaira
Senior Researcher (post doctoral) - HDRC North Yorkshire x 2 posts
North Yorkshire Council
Hybrid home working / office base Northallerton
£45,718 to £49,764
Closes 26/01
nycjobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/...
North Yorkshire Council
Hybrid home working / office base Northallerton
£45,718 to £49,764
Closes 26/01
nycjobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/...
December 19, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Senior Researcher (post doctoral) - HDRC North Yorkshire x 2 posts
North Yorkshire Council
Hybrid home working / office base Northallerton
£45,718 to £49,764
Closes 26/01
nycjobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/...
North Yorkshire Council
Hybrid home working / office base Northallerton
£45,718 to £49,764
Closes 26/01
nycjobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Reposted by Dora Machaira
Important. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Home schooling laws to be tightened up after murder of Sara Sharif
Ten-year-old was murdered by her father and stepmother after being taken out of school to be educated at home
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Important. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Reposted by Dora Machaira
Chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty will oversee the management of the Department for Health [AND SOCIAL CARE!] pending the appointment of a new Permanent Secretary.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Prime Minister appoints Sir Chris Wormald as new Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service
Sir Chris Wormald has been appointed to succeed Simon Case as the new Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service
www.gov.uk
December 2, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty will oversee the management of the Department for Health [AND SOCIAL CARE!] pending the appointment of a new Permanent Secretary.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Reposted by Dora Machaira
This #WorldChildrensDay lets prioritise safeguarding their futures, too. We know future generations will experience the worst of the climate-related harms.
The choices and actions we make today to prevent and adapt, will help reduce these inter-generational inequalities.
The choices and actions we make today to prevent and adapt, will help reduce these inter-generational inequalities.
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 AM
This #WorldChildrensDay lets prioritise safeguarding their futures, too. We know future generations will experience the worst of the climate-related harms.
The choices and actions we make today to prevent and adapt, will help reduce these inter-generational inequalities.
The choices and actions we make today to prevent and adapt, will help reduce these inter-generational inequalities.
Reposted by Dora Machaira
Good there will be action to stop profiteering. However, given the evidence around the positive impact of Sure Start and youth work it is disappointing that the forthcoming children’s wellbeing bill does not go upstream enough: www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Good there will be action to stop profiteering. However, given the evidence around the positive impact of Sure Start and youth work it is disappointing that the forthcoming children’s wellbeing bill does not go upstream enough: www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Reposted by Dora Machaira
For anyone preparing for the MFPH final exam of the #FPH (sometimes called OSPHE or Part B) can I recommend a little blog I wrote which is endorsed by the examiners. betterhealthforall.org/2019/08/05/t...
Top 10 Part B Exam Tips from Kevin Smith (Part B Examiner)
The Faculty of Public Health Part B Membership exam is the final stage of the route to membership of the Faculty through examination, but by no means the last step of becoming a Specialist in Publi…
betterhealthforall.org
November 17, 2024 at 4:20 PM
For anyone preparing for the MFPH final exam of the #FPH (sometimes called OSPHE or Part B) can I recommend a little blog I wrote which is endorsed by the examiners. betterhealthforall.org/2019/08/05/t...
Reposted by Dora Machaira
An estimated 10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20 percent from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says
The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are especially susceptible to complications.
wapo.st
November 15, 2024 at 5:32 PM
An estimated 10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20 percent from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Reposted by Dora Machaira
Now seems a good time to collate a list of reputable, trustworthy public health voices.
UK Public Health Starter Pack ⤵️
(Work in progress - will add suggestions!)
go.bsky.app/Tuf8yqX
UK Public Health Starter Pack ⤵️
(Work in progress - will add suggestions!)
go.bsky.app/Tuf8yqX
November 15, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Now seems a good time to collate a list of reputable, trustworthy public health voices.
UK Public Health Starter Pack ⤵️
(Work in progress - will add suggestions!)
go.bsky.app/Tuf8yqX
UK Public Health Starter Pack ⤵️
(Work in progress - will add suggestions!)
go.bsky.app/Tuf8yqX
Reposted by Dora Machaira
Vaccines work—thread:
Thank you to Tynan DeBold and Dov Friedman at the @wsj.com. Measles. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Vaccines work—thread:
Reposted by Dora Machaira
www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/...
PSA Screening Fuels Overdiagnosis Across Europe, says IARC WHO study
Incidence more than doubled
Only small fall in mortality
Hidden & large scale over diagnosis
This comes with harm
PSA Screening Fuels Overdiagnosis Across Europe, says IARC WHO study
Incidence more than doubled
Only small fall in mortality
Hidden & large scale over diagnosis
This comes with harm
PSA Screening Fuels Overdiagnosis Across Europe
A study by the IARC has highlighted overdiagnosis linked to PSA screening, with some regions seeing an eightfold rise in prostate cancer cases.
www.medscape.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 8:29 PM
www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/...
PSA Screening Fuels Overdiagnosis Across Europe, says IARC WHO study
Incidence more than doubled
Only small fall in mortality
Hidden & large scale over diagnosis
This comes with harm
PSA Screening Fuels Overdiagnosis Across Europe, says IARC WHO study
Incidence more than doubled
Only small fall in mortality
Hidden & large scale over diagnosis
This comes with harm
Reposted by Dora Machaira
Vaccines are one of the most important inventions humans have ever made. Period.
November 15, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Vaccines are one of the most important inventions humans have ever made. Period.