Why would they do that? This is not right!
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Thank you PHAA QLD branch (and Melissa Stoneham) for organising the workshop. It was a great day! The hands on learning and practice process was excellent!

This great bunch of Qld public health professionals attended a one day advocacy in action workshop facilitated by Melissa Stoneham and organised by our Branch. A brilliantly interactive day of learning & fun! Public Health Australia A/Prof Amie Steel Public Health Advocacy Institute Alana Boulton Angela Willemsen Mary Njeri Wanjau, PhD

“it's had scant mention in much of the media coverage, but the very real crisis of Australia's first people living destitute on their own lands is something a curfew cannot confront.”

Just came across this article from 2022: The Social Media Industry as a Commercial Determinant of Health
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For media organisations & researchers that take $s from Meta et al, or enter into 'partnerships', it offers plenty of food for thought.

In 2022-23, Australians consumed less of all major food groups including veges & milk with consumption of energy and sports drinks & chicken dishes like nuggets rising:
abs.gov.au/media-centre/m… Australian Bureau of Statistics Public Health Australia Melissa Sweet Dietitians Australia Food for Health Alliance Obesity Australia Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA)

Sugar increase in soft drinks prompts calls for new tax on food and drinks industry. Well done ⁦Adyya Gupta⁩ for raising important questions on status quo as well as emphasising interventions at policy level for population benefits theguardian.com/australia-news…

A productive Pilbara environmental health forum to strategically plan a holistic service across the Region Public Health Advocacy Institute Melissa Stoneham

This exciting workshop is next Thursday & we have only a few spots left. Register now! Public Health Australia A/Prof Amie Steel Melissa Stoneham

With the help of the EH team at PAMS we did over 40 healthy home assessments, completed 37 fixes and gave out towels and hygiene products to families in Jigalong this week Public Health Advocacy Institute AHCWA Melissa Stoneham Pilbara News Curtin Media

Feeling grateful – Fleeing the war across oceans — the online exhibition and advocacy asks can be found at the project website. #DisplacedPeopleAmbassadors ⁦Melissa Sweet⁩ ⁦Melissa Stoneham⁩ ⁦Prof. Jaya Dantas⁩ ukraine.photovoiceproject.com.au/life-goes-on/f…

There is an urgent need for the government to step in to tackle sugar-sweetend beverage manufacturers’ ‘appalling’ behaviour Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation Public Health Australia PHAA Food and Nutrition ANZJPH Anna Peeters Annette Braunack-Mayer Nourish Network Deakin Research VicHealth

I really enjoyed the opportunity to talk about the Arts, Mental Wellbeing and the GAGMH project “On the Record” RTRFM 92.1 with Fiona Bartholomaeus and ABC Northern Tasmania, Breakfast with Kim Napier. Don’t forget 'You don’t have to be good at art for the arts to be good for you”

How much is invested in obesity prevention in Australia?

Spoiler: its just 0.1% of the health budget

Seems crazy given diet-related diseases among Australia's biggest killers. Time to fund roll out of National Obesity and Preventive Health Strategies
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What’s needed for cities to be mentally healthy: opportunities to build life skills; age-friendly environments that accept young people's values; free & safe spaces to connect; job security & input into urban design news-medical.net/news/20240326/… Melissa Sweet ActBelongCommit Public Health Australia

Heartfelt thanks to retiring Dr Charles Douglas for his commitment, leadership & support towards the elimination of trachoma in Australia. We wish you the very best. IEHU Kalgoorlie Miner PHAA WA Branch Jim Dodds Public Health Advocacy Institute ICTC Melissa Stoneham Dr Christina Pollard

Local governments taking action. Billboard adverts for junk food, gambling & vaping to be banned from many places including online in Sheffield, UK. bbc.com/news/uk-englan… The University of Sheffield ALGA Public Health Advocacy Institute Public Health Australia WALGA Melissa Sweet IUHPE - UIPES Dr Sandro Demaio .

Happy ‘International Day of Happiness’. Todays theme is 'Happiness Together' so why not taking part in a shared arts activity 🎹📸🎭🎨 Free arts resources at: bit.ly/GAGMH_Art Arts Dose paper: goo.gl/6usL8H ✨ UWA Alumni IanPotterFoundation UWA Research

Our new Food Community graphic provides examples from our 95 interviews (so far), about how WA food security initiatives are supporting systems change.

An excellent opportunity to find out how you can integrate advocacy into your work to make a difference. Melissa Stoneham from Public Health Advocacy Institute will be running this interactive workshop. No prior knowledge of advocacy needed! Public Health Australia Melissa Sweet A/Prof Amie Steel Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) Health and Wellbeing Queensland