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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 2d

www.adph.org.uk/2025/10/alco...

Alcohol licensing reforms

From a public health point of view, it's... well a little disappointing...

Its almost as if there wasn't some concern about high and rising alcohol harm and it's impact on families, UKPLC and the NHS

Alcohol licensing reforms - ADPH

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Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social · 8d

Corporate profit prioritized over public health. This is driving a catastrophic toll of preventable harm. Watch the official trailer for Unmasking Influence and find out why ignorance is not an option. #TrailerLaunch #UnmaskingInfluence @lshtm.bsky.social
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Unmasking Influence - The Official Trailer

This trailer is for a film called Unmasking Influence. Unmasking influence is about how commercial actors influence policy and public health. Many of the major…

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 10d

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Why do we tolerate the activities of the gambling industry?

Great summary video to accompany and amazong piece of scholarship
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HT @maizie333.bsky.social

Why do we tolerate the activities of the gambling industry?

Based on a true article: van Schalkwyk MC, Cassidy R. Why do we tolerate the activities of the gambling industry? Future Health J. 2025 Jun 30;12(2):100267. doi:…

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Commercial Determinants Research Group @cdoh-rg.bsky.social · 15d

Corporate profit is being prioritised over public health. Discover how corporate power is driving public health crises in the upcoming documentary, Unmasking Influence. #CDOH #CorporatePower @maizie333.bsky.social

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Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention @edinuni-cpsp.bsky.social · 26d

Our film A.T.M (Any Time Money) screens this Sunday, 21 Sept, 2–5pm at @whitechapelgallery.bsky.social, London, as part of the #PowerofFoodFest

Featuring films on food & climate plus discussion with Just FACT mobiliser and artist Hussina Raja.

Info: edin.ac/4n3KSzX
Trailer: youtu.be/TJWSUgdxpH0

Power of Food with Just FACT - Whitechapel Gallery

Join us for a film screening of the documentary Any Time Money and short films by grassroots collectives on food and climate issues as part of the Power of Food Festival across Tower Hamlets from 18 –...

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Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention @edinuni-cpsp.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW BLOG: The pesticide industry is a powerful commercial actor shaping science and policy, yet it’s been largely overlooked in #PublicHealth.

Dr @maizie333.bsky.social shares key insights from a recent scoping review.

Read more 👉 edin.ac/4mJoo73

#HealthPolicy #Pesticides #CommercialDeterminants

Dr May van Schwalkwyk from the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention and Global Health Policy Unit at the University of Edinburgh shares insights into how the pesticide industry shapes policy and science and its impact on people's health and the planet.

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World Cancer Research Fund @wcrf.org · Aug 8

In an open letter to the Education Secretary
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, we’ve called for the government to end the influence of the alcohol, gambling, & junk food industries in our schools.

Children should be protected from industry misinformation.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Health experts urge ban on school materials backed by food, drink and gambling firms

Exclusive: Education secretary told sponsored resources misrepresent evidence about diets, alcohol and betting

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social · Aug 8

The public remains largely unaware of the extent to which the alcohol, gambling, food and other industries are very active in schools in the UK, and around the world - including developing 'educational' materials, & building links with teachers as an opportunity to peddle misinformation to children.

May van Schalkwyk @maizie333.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you @theguardian.com for covering this important initiative requesting that the government acts on the concerning issue of industry influence on youth education. Children deserve high quality, trustworthy education free of conflicts of interest.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Health experts urge ban on school materials backed by food, drink and gambling firms

Exclusive: Education secretary told sponsored resources misrepresent evidence about diets, alcohol and betting

www.theguardian.com

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May van Schalkwyk @maizie333.bsky.social · Aug 8

@ias.org.uk @markpetticrew.bsky.social @willprochaska.bsky.social @profrcassidy.bsky.social @spidermaani.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social

May van Schalkwyk @maizie333.bsky.social · Aug 8

The full letter is available here:
www.ias.org.uk/news/open-le...

Open letter to the Education Secretary calling for an end to industry influence on youth education - Institute of Alcohol Studies

58 organisations – including prominent academics, health charities and advocacy groups – have written to the Education Secretary, urging the government to protect children from misleading and harmful ...

www.ias.org.uk

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May van Schalkwyk @maizie333.bsky.social · Aug 8

The letter, signed by a coalition of 58 public health experts, academics, & organisations, sets out 5 essential & achievable actions, all of which should be adopted to promote the health & wellbeing of every child in the UK:

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May van Schalkwyk @maizie333.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you @theguardian.com for covering this important initiative requesting that the government acts on the concerning issue of industry influence on youth education. Children deserve high quality, trustworthy education free of conflicts of interest.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Health experts urge ban on school materials backed by food, drink and gambling firms

Exclusive: Education secretary told sponsored resources misrepresent evidence about diets, alcohol and betting

www.theguardian.com

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Aug 1

Why do we tolerate the activities of the gambling industry?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
search me guv. I dont know

1. Perils of pragmatism. More research prolongs a crisis
2. Guns & slot machines: One claims safety, the other claims fun
3. Extraction to extinction
4. The flow of data

Why do we tolerate the activities of the gambling industry?

This article explains how gambling policy in the UK perpetuates exceptionalism by, among other things, promoting a way of understanding the drivers of…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · Jul 17

Some people dismiss ghost-writing as inconsequential. In our latest paper, Sasha Kaurov & I show that is NOT the case. Thanks to @sfoucart.bsky.social @stephanehorel.bsky.social who first alerted me to the #Monsanto Papers and also Paul Thacker.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The afterlife of a ghost-written paper: How corporate authorship shaped two decades of glyphosate safety discourse

Corporate ghost-writing is a form of scientific fraud: a paper is falsely presented as the work of people other than its actual authors. When such pap…

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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Jul 24

New article in @bmj Global Health with Emily Adrion and Jeff Collin: "Who funds the WHO Foundation? A
transparency analysis of donation disclosures over the first 3 years of its operation" gh.bmj.com/content/10/7... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social

Who funds the WHO Foundation? A transparency analysis of donation disclosures over the first 3 years of its operation

Introduction The WHO Foundation (WHOF) was established in 2020 with the stated aim of broadening the donor pool to the WHO. Academics and civil society actors raised concerns regarding the potential n...

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Jul 17

Why do we tolerate the activities of the gambling industry?

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Perils of pragmatism. More research prolongs a crisis
Guns and slot machines: One claims safety, the other claims fun
Extraction to extinction
The flow of data

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Why do we tolerate the activities of the gambling industry?

This article explains how gambling policy in the UK perpetuates exceptionalism by, among other things, promoting a way of understanding the drivers of…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · Jul 6

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Sam Egger and I raise serious concerns about a recent systematic review in Addiction, which suggests that e-cigarettes don’t lead to youth smoking. We argue the review's risk of bias (ROB) assessments are so deeply flawed that it can’t be relied on. 👇

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futurehealthj.bsky.social @futurehealthj.bsky.social · Jul 10

New paper describes conflicts of interest in alcohol industry-funded educational materials and other information produced by industry-funded charities ⤵️

@markpetticrew.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.co...

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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · Jul 2

Alcohol industry conflicts of interest: The pollution pathway from misinformation to alcohol harms

@markpetticrew.bsky.social, May van Schalkwyk, Cécile Knai

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#CDoH #COI

Alcohol industry conflicts of interest: The pollution pathway from misinformation to alcohol harms

The alcohol industry plays a major role in global public health harm, and shapes policies and public perceptions to its benefit, through misinformatio…

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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Jun 10

New episode of Money Power Health is now out! Thanks so much to @vickycann.bsky.social from @corporateeurope.bsky.social who joined me to discuss lobbying by forever chemicals or PFAS manufacturers at the EU level: t.co/DjCGXKyO7A @eupha.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social CDoH

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5R4v5zBIBaEBsboFyWfa40?si=U8rIt4vsT6yLe9fKzwlYsQ

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Pamela Ferdinand @pamelawrites.bsky.social · May 13

"[The] NRA frame what counts as evidence of effectiveness in preventing child firearm injuries in ways that depart radically from established standards for injury prevention measures." @usrighttoknow.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social

May van Schalkwyk @maizie333.bsky.social · May 10

The CDC recognises firearm injuries as a serious public health issue & the American Academy of Pediatrics states that the “most effective way to prevent unintentional gun injuries, suicide and homicide to children and adolescents… is the absence of guns from homes and communities”.

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Nancy Karreman @karremannancy.bsky.social · May 13

Reading this brilliant article from @maizie333.bsky.social @spidermaani.bsky.social et al today.

Hard to think of a bigger contradiction than selling guns and calling your PR exercise/educational program “lifesaving” 🤢

#CDOH #PublicHealth

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“Stop, don’t touch, run away!”: reconceptualizing firearm industry-funded youth education programs as corporate political activity - Globalization and Health

Background Injuries represent a major threat to child health globally. In the US, firearm injuries are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents. Despite limited evidence of their effe...

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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · May 12

Thanks so much to @maizie333.bsky.social for leading us on this paper examining firearm industry funded educational initiatives in US schools with wonderful colleagues @markpetticrew.bsky.social and Ben Hawkins. #CDoH @uoe-sps.bsky.social y.social @gunsdownamerica.bsky.social merica.bsky.social

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · May 10

industry-funded youth education programs as corporate political activity
firearm chapter. Other chapters are available

globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Good thread

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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · May 10

Excellent paper exposing the firearm industry’s cynical use of “youth education” to promote its own interests. Harmful industries such as firearms, tobacco, gambling, alcohol, junk food shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near development and oversight of education programs.

May van Schalkwyk @maizie333.bsky.social · May 10

Our study examines how the NRA frame: (1) gun ownership, safety & the role of guns in society; (2) the role of the Eddie Eagle GunSafe® program as a firearm safety intervention; & (3) the firearm industry's role within policy debates globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

“Stop, don’t touch, run away!”: reconceptualizing firearm industry-funded youth education programs as corporate political activity - Globalization and Health

Background Injuries represent a major threat to child health globally. In the US, firearm injuries are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents. Despite limited evidence of their effe...

globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com

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