Nicoline Tamsma
@nicolinetamsma.bsky.social
European health policy - health equity - mental health - health promotion. Advisor European Health Forum Gastein / EuroHealthNet past president.
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What is the European Parliament's role in cancer control action plans and cancer policies?
🩺 Read the study on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: Implementation findings: link.europa.eu/9qRVCb
@sant.europarl.europa.eu
🩺 Read the study on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: Implementation findings: link.europa.eu/9qRVCb
@sant.europarl.europa.eu
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What is the European Parliament's role in cancer control action plans and cancer policies?
🩺 Read the study on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: Implementation findings: link.europa.eu/9qRVCb
@sant.europarl.europa.eu
🩺 Read the study on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: Implementation findings: link.europa.eu/9qRVCb
@sant.europarl.europa.eu
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💰 “The rich had a very good pandemic,” says @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
While billionaires’ wealth rose, 165 million people fell into poverty. Inequality doesn’t just divide — it weakens pandemic response itself.
⚕️Inequality is a public-health risk multiplier.
@panaction.bsky.social @unaids.org
While billionaires’ wealth rose, 165 million people fell into poverty. Inequality doesn’t just divide — it weakens pandemic response itself.
⚕️Inequality is a public-health risk multiplier.
@panaction.bsky.social @unaids.org
The Rich 'Had A Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses - Health Policy Watch
The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
💰 “The rich had a very good pandemic,” says @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
While billionaires’ wealth rose, 165 million people fell into poverty. Inequality doesn’t just divide — it weakens pandemic response itself.
⚕️Inequality is a public-health risk multiplier.
@panaction.bsky.social @unaids.org
While billionaires’ wealth rose, 165 million people fell into poverty. Inequality doesn’t just divide — it weakens pandemic response itself.
⚕️Inequality is a public-health risk multiplier.
@panaction.bsky.social @unaids.org
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The Trump Action Tracker has an update!
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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October 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The Trump Action Tracker has an update!
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Now out in Party Politics 🎉
Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing.
👉 A legitimisation effect.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing.
👉 A legitimisation effect.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Now out in Party Politics 🎉
Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing.
👉 A legitimisation effect.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing.
👉 A legitimisation effect.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Parliament study praises EU Cancer Plan, but laments ‘legislative inaction’
Parliament study praises EU Cancer Plan, but laments ‘legislative inaction’
"Delays persist in tobacco and alcohol control legislation in particular", the paper reads
dlvr.it
October 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Parliament study praises EU Cancer Plan, but laments ‘legislative inaction’
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For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
October 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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This article on Healthy Cities by @evdle.bsky.social might seem like ancient history but I really like it because it's so rare to find a clear articulation of the program theory, process, and outcomes of an agenda like Healthy Cities. I wish more people would do exactly this. We'd learn a lot.
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October 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This article on Healthy Cities by @evdle.bsky.social might seem like ancient history but I really like it because it's so rare to find a clear articulation of the program theory, process, and outcomes of an agenda like Healthy Cities. I wish more people would do exactly this. We'd learn a lot.
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we shine a light on mental health in humanitarian crises.
When homes are lost & families separated, recovery must include #MentalHealth care.
Let’s ensure support is part of every response—before, during & after crisis http://bit.ly/3KBMUcp
When homes are lost & families separated, recovery must include #MentalHealth care.
Let’s ensure support is part of every response—before, during & after crisis http://bit.ly/3KBMUcp
October 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we shine a light on mental health in humanitarian crises.
When homes are lost & families separated, recovery must include #MentalHealth care.
Let’s ensure support is part of every response—before, during & after crisis http://bit.ly/3KBMUcp
When homes are lost & families separated, recovery must include #MentalHealth care.
Let’s ensure support is part of every response—before, during & after crisis http://bit.ly/3KBMUcp
Dutch government @minbz.bsky.social to cut its contribution to multilateral #globalhealth organisations (Gavi, Global Fund, UNAIDS, UNFPA and GFF) by almost 20% as of coming year.
🌍 💖 Voor een gezonde, stabiele wereld voor iedereen moeten we investeren in mondiale gezondheid en multilaterale samenwerking.
Helaas bezuinigt de Nederlandse regering in 2026 echter 31 miljoen euro op multilaterale gezondheidsorganisaties.
📄 Lees de brief www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/k...
Helaas bezuinigt de Nederlandse regering in 2026 echter 31 miljoen euro op multilaterale gezondheidsorganisaties.
📄 Lees de brief www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/k...
October 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Dutch government @minbz.bsky.social to cut its contribution to multilateral #globalhealth organisations (Gavi, Global Fund, UNAIDS, UNFPA and GFF) by almost 20% as of coming year.
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No, VP Vance- the reason our emergency rooms are crowded isn't due to illegal immigrants. It's due to our for-profit health care system which leaves many Americans unable to afford healthcare insurance so the emergency room is their only option.
(cartoon from the archives)
(cartoon from the archives)
October 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
No, VP Vance- the reason our emergency rooms are crowded isn't due to illegal immigrants. It's due to our for-profit health care system which leaves many Americans unable to afford healthcare insurance so the emergency room is their only option.
(cartoon from the archives)
(cartoon from the archives)
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If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen
European leaders’ weakness is undermining the democratic principles on which the EU was built, say Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen from the Jacques Delors Centre
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen
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“As a medical doctor by training, I’m appalled by the disinformation that threatens global progress on everything from measles to polio…today I can announce that the EU will head a new Global Health Resilience Initiative”
Welcome words from President von der Leyen in today’s State of the EU address
Welcome words from President von der Leyen in today’s State of the EU address
September 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
“As a medical doctor by training, I’m appalled by the disinformation that threatens global progress on everything from measles to polio…today I can announce that the EU will head a new Global Health Resilience Initiative”
Welcome words from President von der Leyen in today’s State of the EU address
Welcome words from President von der Leyen in today’s State of the EU address
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Presented at #ESC2025, a new Series in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe proposes actionable, evidence-based strategies to promote equity in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular diseases.
Read now 👉 tinyurl.com/mdmcr4ks
Read now 👉 tinyurl.com/mdmcr4ks
September 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Presented at #ESC2025, a new Series in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe proposes actionable, evidence-based strategies to promote equity in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular diseases.
Read now 👉 tinyurl.com/mdmcr4ks
Read now 👉 tinyurl.com/mdmcr4ks
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I joined eight former CDC directors—spanning Republican and Democratic administrations—to share this warning: our nation’s health is at risk.
The very systems that protect us from disease, cancer, and future health threats are being dismantled.
The very systems that protect us from disease, cancer, and future health threats are being dismantled.
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I joined eight former CDC directors—spanning Republican and Democratic administrations—to share this warning: our nation’s health is at risk.
The very systems that protect us from disease, cancer, and future health threats are being dismantled.
The very systems that protect us from disease, cancer, and future health threats are being dismantled.
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Let's say it louder for those at the back: Routine childhood vaccines do not cause autism, a major study in Denmark confirmed Wednesday, countering a myth that has been trumpeted for decades.
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Aluminum-Adsorbed Vaccines and Chronic Diseases in Childhood: A Nationwide Cohort Study: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0
Background: Aluminum is used as an adjuvant in nonlive vaccines administered in early childhood. Concerns persist about potential associations between vaccination with aluminum-adsorbed vaccines and i...
www.acpjournals.org
July 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Let's say it louder for those at the back: Routine childhood vaccines do not cause autism, a major study in Denmark confirmed Wednesday, countering a myth that has been trumpeted for decades.
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Trump is working on regime change in Europe
My latest for @euobserver.com
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
My latest for @euobserver.com
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory
On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, ...
euobserver.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Trump is working on regime change in Europe
My latest for @euobserver.com
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
My latest for @euobserver.com
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
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📣 We are excited to launch the programme & open registration for the hybrid #EHFG2025!
Join us 30 Sep–3 Oct to explore how we can heal Europe’s fractured social contract for health & well-being.
🔍 Explore sessions & stay tuned for updates 👉 www.ehfg.org
Join us 30 Sep–3 Oct to explore how we can heal Europe’s fractured social contract for health & well-being.
🔍 Explore sessions & stay tuned for updates 👉 www.ehfg.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📣 We are excited to launch the programme & open registration for the hybrid #EHFG2025!
Join us 30 Sep–3 Oct to explore how we can heal Europe’s fractured social contract for health & well-being.
🔍 Explore sessions & stay tuned for updates 👉 www.ehfg.org
Join us 30 Sep–3 Oct to explore how we can heal Europe’s fractured social contract for health & well-being.
🔍 Explore sessions & stay tuned for updates 👉 www.ehfg.org
Very insightful piece on health system impact of Trump admin measures. Thanks, @scottlgreer.bsky.social and colleagues!
Since we are discussing the debacle in Texas www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @mirandayaver.bsky.social @hjarman.bsky.social @xrkulik.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Very insightful piece on health system impact of Trump admin measures. Thanks, @scottlgreer.bsky.social and colleagues!
‘The belief that decreasing public health budgets in this way can lead to cost saving is immoral and misguided’. Urgent call from Collaborating Centre leaders in support of WHO. Good to see #RIVM colleagues among the signatories.
Current Heads of WHO Collaborating Centres back the Organization in a new open letter in The Lancet.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Open letter in support of WHO
The abrupt cessation of global health funding has placed millions of lives at risk.1
This sudden funding freeze violates basic bioethical principles and values, including
human rights, universality, a...
www.thelancet.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
‘The belief that decreasing public health budgets in this way can lead to cost saving is immoral and misguided’. Urgent call from Collaborating Centre leaders in support of WHO. Good to see #RIVM colleagues among the signatories.
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🎟️ Early bird registration is open for #EHFG2025 ➡️ www.ehfg.org
Join us in Gastein 30 Sept–3 Oct to explore how health can heal Europe’s fractured social contract.
⚡Register early to benefit from reduced onsite rates until 30 June, ahead of the full programme launch & online registration in July.
Join us in Gastein 30 Sept–3 Oct to explore how health can heal Europe’s fractured social contract.
⚡Register early to benefit from reduced onsite rates until 30 June, ahead of the full programme launch & online registration in July.
June 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🎟️ Early bird registration is open for #EHFG2025 ➡️ www.ehfg.org
Join us in Gastein 30 Sept–3 Oct to explore how health can heal Europe’s fractured social contract.
⚡Register early to benefit from reduced onsite rates until 30 June, ahead of the full programme launch & online registration in July.
Join us in Gastein 30 Sept–3 Oct to explore how health can heal Europe’s fractured social contract.
⚡Register early to benefit from reduced onsite rates until 30 June, ahead of the full programme launch & online registration in July.
Reposted by Nicoline Tamsma
🗳️ The #health determinants of #politics:
The role of health and health systems in shaping political engagement and rebuilding #trust in democratic institutions
By @scottlgreer.bsky.social @matthiaswismar.bsky.social et al in @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The role of health and health systems in shaping political engagement and rebuilding #trust in democratic institutions
By @scottlgreer.bsky.social @matthiaswismar.bsky.social et al in @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The role of health and health systems in shaping political engagement and rebuilding trust in democratic institutions
Around the world, institutional trust is declining while democratic discontent is
rising. What role do health and health systems play in this crisis? We review decades
of interdisciplinary research to...
www.thelancet.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
🗳️ The #health determinants of #politics:
The role of health and health systems in shaping political engagement and rebuilding #trust in democratic institutions
By @scottlgreer.bsky.social @matthiaswismar.bsky.social et al in @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The role of health and health systems in shaping political engagement and rebuilding #trust in democratic institutions
By @scottlgreer.bsky.social @matthiaswismar.bsky.social et al in @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Proposed simplification of EU chemicals legislation masks deregulation
Proposed simplification of EU chemicals legislation masks deregulation
Undermining vital legislation will harm people, the environment and the economy — not to mention citizens’ confidence in the bloc.
www.politico.eu
June 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Proposed simplification of EU chemicals legislation masks deregulation
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Parliament’s health committee sets ambitious agenda on rare diseases, women’s health, and cancer
Parliament’s health committee sets ambitious agenda on rare diseases, women’s health, and cancer
www.euractiv.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Parliament’s health committee sets ambitious agenda on rare diseases, women’s health, and cancer
@evdle.bsky.social didn’t just ‘write a thing’, but an urgent call to action to the wider public health community: ‘leave the rhetoric and actively engage in politics’.
I wrote a thing.
You can't kill millions of people without being held accountable.
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You can't kill millions of people without being held accountable.
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jgpoh.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
@evdle.bsky.social didn’t just ‘write a thing’, but an urgent call to action to the wider public health community: ‘leave the rhetoric and actively engage in politics’.