Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of two-month-old baby Whooping cough case numbers in Queensland this year are almost 23 times the number at the same period last year.

Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of two-month-old baby
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US ‘gag rule’ leads to 90,000 additional HIV infections annually

Trump will reinstate the Global Gag Rule

Project 2025 wants a very extreme version

This will kill people

Reinstating the rule from 2017-2021 "increased the number of maternal & child deaths by about 27,000 per year" and led to an estimated 360,000 new HIV infections

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Today is Public Health Thank You Day #PHTYD

Grateful to all the #publichealth professionals who work tirelessly to promote and protect the health of our communities.

@researchamerica.bsky.social #PublicHealthIsALifesaver #PublicHealthHeroes

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audiobooks count as reading.
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audiobooks count as reading.
audiobooks count as reading.
audiobooks count as reading.
audiobooks count as reading.
audiobooks count as reading.
audiobooks count as reading.
audiobooks count as reading.

In 1992 I set up & taught @SydneyUni world's 2nd (after Berkeley) postgrad course in public health advocacy for 23 years, 2 textbooks, many papers, many policy wins. Here are 10 key pieces of advice on advocacy for early career public health researchers and advocates www.phrp.com.au/wp-content/u...

CPR training as a gender and rights-based healthcare issue | Health Promotion International | Oxford Academic @healthpromint.bsky.social

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The Rattlin' Bog 🌳 The Wiggles feat. The Tree of Wisdom / The Dancing Tree 🎶 Ready, Steady, Wiggle! YouTube video by The Wiggles - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes

The Wiggles' 'Tree of Wisdom' is hilarious - sure to bring joy 😂🙌

...also good to see some of my dance moves captured 😅🫢

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I've started compiling a starter pack of researchers and advocates working in public health and health promotion. Its not complete and I can add to it, so would love if you could pop any recommendations for anyone else below!

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Here with coffee, always