After a tech glitch with ticketing overnight, the system is back on track (phew!) - & you can jump on NOW to secure your spot for our next event 👇

Tickets free, but registration essential!
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Gary Sacks Prevention Centre Nourish Network Jasmine Chan

Despite the known health burden from obesity, government funding for preventive research & programs is relatively low, new Australian research reveals.
doi.org/10.17061/phrp3…
Institute for Health Transformation Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition

Sugar increase in Fanta and Sprite prompts calls for new tax on Australia’s food and drinks industry ⁦Adyya Gupta⁩ ⁦Institute for Health Transformation⁩ ⁦Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

Do Health Star Ratings lead to people buying healthier food? Our new paper, led by Satheesh Seenivasan, looked at food sales in Aus over 5 yrs. Short answer: yes! But it would work better if all products were mandated to have it: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38602098/ Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation

📊 Curious about how supermarkets impact our food choices? Join us for the unveiling of Prof. Gary Sacks' newest report! Limited spots available, secure yours ➡️ bit.ly/4cU5Dt9 #nutrition @iht_Deakin INFORMAS RE-FRESH

Australia has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world, costing us billions of dollars each year. Michelle Tran’s research published today, in PHRP, Sax Institute, calls for increased and sustained funding for obesity prevention.
deakin.au/3vyRkcR

⭐️⭐️New research out today from the Deakin Health Economics obesity team finds low levels of Federal funding for obesity prevention, especially compared to the high economic and healthcare costs. Institute for Health Transformation Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition phrp.com.au/issues/april-2…

Centres for #DiseaseControl play a unique #PublicHealth role. With #AusGov implementing one in Australia, don't miss Megan Oakey's talk on her involvement with BC Centre for Disease Control 20 March, 10.30am

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Dr Christina Zorbas’ #research has shown that Australian cereals have decreased in size but increased in cost, a trend known as #shrinkflation . Zorbas said researchers had found seven products had decreased in size, but increased in price.
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Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition

🌏✈️ Celebrating 12 incredible #women researchers from RE-FRESH, recipients of Knowledge Exchange Awards 2019-2023! From Adelaide to Amsterdam, they've gained insights and been inspired.
Special report: bit.ly/KE_Awards🌟
#InvestInWomen Prevention Centre Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition

It was inspiring to see young people giving voice to their community at the launch of the African Youth Food Policy Study Christina Zorbas Khalid Muse Institute for Health Transformation Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition A big thanks to Tys Occhiuzzi SBS News 👉 bit.ly/3IrggWj

#AusGov is implementing a centre for disease control. Meg Oakey from British Columbia CDC will talk about their model of engagement and how we can learn from their system. When? 20 March, 10.30am

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#HealthyEating #food #Retail #Sustainability Carmen Vargas

By 2035, over 4 billion people around the world will be living with overweight or obesity.

Today is #WorldObesityDay . #LetsTalk about #ObesityAnd ...creating healthy environments, accessible health systems, reducing pollution and climate change to help reduce that stat.

🤝 Every sector has a role to play in addressing #Obesity . From food to infrastructure to healthcare, let's work together to embed prevention and management.

Together, we can make a difference! #Obesity And #WorldObesityDay ⭕

👉 Get involved: worldobesityday.org

Congratulations Cindy! Well deserved.🙌

Congratulations Jaithri Ananthapavan and also Carmen Vargas and Ella Robinson 🎉

VACCHO & Jennifer Browne from IHT’s Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, have launched the Food Policies for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health (FoodPATH) Community Report, setting out 10 key recommendations for a systems approach to food & nutrition policy action.
👉bit.ly/3OOdCxC

In an article published today in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand, Kathryn Backholer and Christina Zorbas's #research found an affordable diet has edged too far away for many Australians. So what is the Australian government doing to ease the cost of a supermarket shop?
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Deakin University

What can online food delivery companies do to promote good nutrition? In a new commentary piece, Lana Vanderlee, PhD and I propose 24 actions they could take: bit.ly/3RStbGg INFORMAS Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation