Protect your skin:
🧴 Apply broad-spectrum sunscreen at least 20 minutes before going outside
👒 Wear a hat or use an umbrella
👕 Choose long-sleeved clothing
🕶️ Wear sunglasses
🌳 Stay in the shade

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Conference Achievements

-Launch of the Primordial Prevention Universal Wellbeing Charter
-Release of the new mini book Universal Wellbeing In a Nutshell.
-Public access to selected presentations and resources
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- shared by Susan Stevenson

✨ How to join the:
• Share a story that changed your view on health
• Create a video, sketch, poem, or podcast that humanises evidence
• Host or attend a community conversation
• Use #WorldEBHCDay + worldebhcday.org
🔗 worldebhcday.org

Let’s make evidence something people feel — not just read.

To accelerate progress toward a tobacco-free future, the WHO report urges:
👉 Policy action
👉 Taxation
👉 Cessation support
👉 Vigilance against industry tactics

#TobaccoControl #PublicHealth #HealthPromotion #GlobalHealth

Sustainable progress requires more than penalties; it needs:
👉Awareness campaigns
👉Community engagement
👉 Long-term planning in investments
👉Youth-focused incentives to quit use of tobacco

A balanced approach combining regulation with prevention & support is key.

The government intends to limit tobacco use in the general public, but history shows that tough restrictions can strain resources and fuel the black market.

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You can try:
👉Standing after every 30 mins
👉Stretch between tasks
👉Walk/cycle to nearby places
👉Strength exercises 2x/week

Small efforts can offset sedentary routines and protect long-term health.

What’s one change you can start today?

- Shared by HPSIG member Huma Abdi

As of July 2025, there have been changes to traffic rules. However, these corrective measures are not enough!

Greater investment is needed in:
🔹 Health promotion initiatives
🔹 Research into road user behaviour

With stricter rules, education, and research, Australia can move toward safer roads.

✅ To stay safe this summer:
- Supervise kids around water
- Learn swimming & lifesaving skills
- Wear lifejackets
- Swim between the red and yellow lifeguard flags at patrolled beaches
- Avoid alcohol & drugs near water
- Check weather & water conditions before and during your visit

What do the stats say?
👶 Children <5: 15 deaths (dropped)
📉 Older adults (65+): 33% of all drownings
🌊 Coastal areas: 154 deaths (82 at beaches)
🏞️ Inland waterways: 122 deaths (99 in rivers)
📍 People in remote regions drown at >2 x the rate of those in major cities
🌏 Overseas-born: 33% deaths