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Marita Hennessy
@maritahennessy.bsky.social
Researcher | PhD | Ireland

#PregnancyLoss #ReproductiveHealth #ReproductiveJustice #WeightStigma #MensHealth #CDoH #COI #PublicHealth #SDoH #ImpSci #KnowledgeTranslation #GraphicMedicine
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Our commentary on commercial influences on patient & public involvement is out today @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of special issue on the #CDoH. We hope to stimulate discussion & debate (& hopefully meaningful action) in this area

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Commercial influences on patient and public involvement: a renewed call for research and action
Abstract. Patient and public involvement is increasingly advocated in health policy, research and practice. Patients and people with lived experience, care
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Agree 100%, a really harmful decision - & I'm from a farming family
Ireland has secured a three-year extension to the controversial nitrates derogation.

An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, said the decision is "actually shocking".

"Recent EPA data on water quality is unambiguous. We are going backwards," An Taisce said.

jrnl.ie/6897863t
'Bad day for clean water': EU votes to extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by three years
The conditions of the extension are yet to be fully ironed out, according to the Minister for Agriculture.
jrnl.ie
December 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Reposted by Marita Hennessy
Excellent article by @elainemcgoff.bsky.social . I actually thought I was living in a parallel universe as I read about the pride around the extension of the nitrates derogation. It is a disaster for all of us (even those who think it is a great win) - not something worthy of celebration.
December 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A Concentration of Reproduction to Later Ages? A Worldwide Assessment of Trends in Fertility Timing

Thomas Spoorenberg, @vegardskirbekk.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Population and Development Review</em> | Population Council Journal | Wiley Online Library
This study documents the concentration of childbearing to later reproductive ages, analyzing global patterns of fertility postponement from 1950 to 2040. We study late fertility (ages 30+) and very l....
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December 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
34th Novo Nordisk Foundation Science Cluster Conference, Prevention of Childhood Obesity: Body, Brain & Society, Denmark, 16-20 March 2026, in collaboration with the Centre for Childhood Health

#COI (just read the disclaimer 🤪) #CDoH #Obesity #WebOfInfluence

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Conference: Prevention of Childhood Obesity: Body, Brain & Society - Science Cluster
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December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Can't help but think of discussions regarding the "erosion" of private maternity care & "choice" in Ireland as I read this...

#Justice #ReproductiveJustice #Access #SDoH #PublicGood

(& #COI & #CDoH in these discussions too!)
"When we focus on justice rather than on equal rights or choice, we emphasise the importance of fighting oppression, addressing multiple & interconnected spheres of domination & power, & achieving accountability from those responsible for the hydra-like sites of reproductive oppression." (p.12)
December 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
📖 Abortion and Reproductive Justice: An Essential Guide for Resistance

✍ Marlene Gerber Fried & Loretta J Ross

🔗 www.ucpress.edu/books/aborti...
Abortion and Reproductive Justice by Marlene Fried, Loretta Ross - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
www.ucpress.edu
December 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reposted by Marita Hennessy
2/ So maybe we could look at what @maizie333.bsky.social @docsamantha.bsky.social @mikedaube.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social & I said @bmj.com at time? Even if the money comes, it could well make things worse. A really bad idea badly implemented.

www.bmj.com/content/381/...
Statutory levy on gambling may do more harm than good
Although a levy would raise funds, May van Schalkwyk and colleagues argue there are many reasons why it may be ineffective at preventing gambling harms The gambling industry is dominated by highly pr...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Reposted by Marita Hennessy
🧵1/ Many, but far from all health professionals working with gambling harm called for an industry funded levy to support their work. Now the legislation is in place, the money isn’t, and their services are in crisis

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Gambling addicts risk losing ‘life-saving’ help due to funding overhaul, say UK charities
Specialist clinics and support groups call for government emergency support due to delays caused by new levy system
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"For better or worse, a wide range of positions can be called "feminist", and it makes no sense to allow one faction, censorious and rights-stripping in its aims, to lay claim to the term". (Butler 2024:137)
December 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
2025

AND

all we know about conflicts of interest (in general, & in obesity, & Novo's practices)

AND @easoobesity.bsky.social continues to partner with Novo Nordisk (don't be under any illusions NN Foundation is NN)

😩

#COI #CDoH #Obesity

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EASO - Novo Nordisk Foundation Obesity Prize for Excellence 2026 - EASO
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December 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Good to see commitment to addressing the commercial determinants of health & wellbeing added to the International Union for Health Promotion & Education (IUHPE) Core Competencies for Health Promotion

Work by Patricia Harte, Barbara Battel, Margaret Barry

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#CDoH
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December 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“The Hamster Wheel Is on Fire”: How the Pandemic Amplified Inequality in the Academy

Catherine Albiston, Tonya Brito, Cathy Hu, Daniela Campos Ugaz

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“The Hamster Wheel Is on Fire”: How the Pandemic Amplified Inequality in the Academy
Institutional practices often recreate inequalities within organizations, especially in times of crisis like the COVID pandemic. Although early pandemic research expressed alarm that increased caregi...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The school lunchbox as a social problem

Juliet Bennett, Alex Broom, and David Raubenheimer

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The school lunchbox as a social problem - Juliet Bennett, Alex Broom, David Raubenheimer, 2025
School lunchboxes contain much more than just food. Maternal and paternal moralities, socioeconomic pressures, and the character of contemporary food systems ca...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reposted by Marita Hennessy
🚨Just launched: OPTIMISE recommendations to help ensure consent processes in trials are more inclusive of people with communication and/or decision-making needs

⬇️download recommendations
ℹ️links to examples & info
🎦recorded webinar
↔️other resources

🔗https://www.capacityconsentresearch.com/optimise
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Disease Mongering: Corporate Greed and the Creation of Disease

Joel Lexchin, Adriane Fugh-Berman, Barbara Mintzes

www.sciencedirect.com/science/chap...

#COI #CDoH #DiseaseMongering #SellingSickness
Disease Mongering: Corporate Greed and the Creation of Disease
Disease mongering is defined as "the selling of sickness that widens the boundaries of illness and grows the markets for those who sell and deliver tr…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Reposted by Marita Hennessy
How do newspapers frame food poverty?

Our analysis of coverage across the island of Ireland reveals a paradox: structural causes are acknowledged - inadequate income, welfare system failures - yet charity dominates as the proposed solution. This framing obscures the need for government action.
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What is health? A deconstruction of the World Health Organization 1948 definition

Emmie Wahlström, Jonas Stier, and Benti Geleta Buli

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What is health? A deconstruction of the World Health Organization 1948 definition - Emmie Wahlström, Jonas Stier, Benti Geleta Buli, 2025
For 75 years, the WHO health definition has been the most influential and widely accepted definition of health globally, having a profound impact on policy maki...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Invisible labour: A qualitative exploration of the professional identity of interpreters working in UK maternity care settings

Tabitha Wishlade, Ginny Mounce, and Helen Allan

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November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Accenture, employer of thousands in Ireland, abandons diversity measures after Trump orders (Feb 2025)

www.thejournal.ie/accenture-en...

#CorporatePlaybook #COI #CDoH
Accenture, employer of thousands in Ireland, abandons diversity measures after Trump orders
The global company, which has its headquarters in Dublin, is reacting to executive orders signed by Trump
www.thejournal.ie
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Capturing the wider benefits from football participation: a social return on investment (SROI) evaluation of a community based football intervention

@dalysportspych.bsky.social, Tom Egan, Paula Carroll, Gillian Curran, Michael Harrison, Aisling McGrath, et al

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Capturing the wider benefits from football participation: a social return on investment (SROI) evaluation of a community based football intervention - BMC Public Health
Background Gendered approaches to engage men are recommended for health promotion, with community settings, that involve physical activity and specifically football being frequently employed. One such...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Newspaper framing of food poverty & insecurity on the island of Ireland

@clairekerins.bsky.social, Páraic Kerrigan, Sinéad Furey, Aodheen McCartan, Colette Kelly, Tania Jahir, @elenavaughan.bsky.social @galwayhprc.bsky.social

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@healthpromint.bsky.social
Newspaper framing of food poverty and insecurity on the island of Ireland
Abstract. Given that news media play key roles in shaping public and policy responses to food poverty and insecurity, this study analysed how newspapers fr
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November 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
So what? Elevating the impact of implementation science

Ross Brownson, Juliet Iwelunmor, Thomas Odeny, Enola Proctor & Elvin Geng

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@implementsci.bsky.social #ImpSci #ImpSciComm
So what? Elevating the impact of implementation science - Implementation Science Communications
Background Given the substantial public funding of health-related research, tangible benefits of this support must be demonstrated. Implementation science provides actionable methods to enhance popula...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Reposted by Marita Hennessy
New challenge for busy researchers who lament that they don't have time to think these days:

For 2026, plan for thinking time, or time to do nothing (which is when some of the best ideas happen). Protect it. Make it sacrosanct.

If you don't take your thinking time seriously, no-one else will.
This banger from the academia / writing / research meme stash definitely has wider applicability but I do really like using it for coaching, mentoring, and workshop activities when we talk about the importance of saying 'no' to things as researchers. #academicchatter #academicsky #PhDchat
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Scoping the patient-safety implications of AI-based communication with migrants in general practice

@annecronin5.bsky.social, Anthony Kelly, Michelle Wrona, Patrick O'Donnell, Ahmed Hassan, Tonya Myles, Tadhg Fallon and Anne MacFarlane

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Scoping the patient-safety implications of AI-based communication with migrants in general practice
Background Access to interpreters for refugee and migrant patients that do not share the same language and culture as their GPs is considered a critical healthcare adaptation. However, interpreters ar...
bjgpopen.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM