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. @endsreport.com dive into the toxic gunk that is road runoff pollution in this excellent, free-to-view webinar featuring @stormwater-jo.bsky.social & @tesscolley.bsky.social - a must-watch:
ends-report.wavecast.io/dead-in-the-...
ends-report.wavecast.io/dead-in-the-...
April 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
. @endsreport.com dive into the toxic gunk that is road runoff pollution in this excellent, free-to-view webinar featuring @stormwater-jo.bsky.social & @tesscolley.bsky.social - a must-watch:
ends-report.wavecast.io/dead-in-the-...
ends-report.wavecast.io/dead-in-the-...
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The pretty town of Bentham, North Yorkshire, described as the UK's most PFAS polluted town: I visited to talk to those impacted by forever chemical pollution from a firefighting foam plant, at the highest levels ever detected in the UK, for BBC Rare Earth:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
March 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The pretty town of Bentham, North Yorkshire, described as the UK's most PFAS polluted town: I visited to talk to those impacted by forever chemical pollution from a firefighting foam plant, at the highest levels ever detected in the UK, for BBC Rare Earth:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Difficult to avoid spoilers on #Adolescence
It reminds us the biggest risk to women & girls health isn’t blood pressure or obesity, it’s men & boys
Misogyny harms more women in the UK & globally than terrorism & organised crime
Yet misogyny itself isn’t even a criminal offence
It reminds us the biggest risk to women & girls health isn’t blood pressure or obesity, it’s men & boys
Misogyny harms more women in the UK & globally than terrorism & organised crime
Yet misogyny itself isn’t even a criminal offence
March 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Difficult to avoid spoilers on #Adolescence
It reminds us the biggest risk to women & girls health isn’t blood pressure or obesity, it’s men & boys
Misogyny harms more women in the UK & globally than terrorism & organised crime
Yet misogyny itself isn’t even a criminal offence
It reminds us the biggest risk to women & girls health isn’t blood pressure or obesity, it’s men & boys
Misogyny harms more women in the UK & globally than terrorism & organised crime
Yet misogyny itself isn’t even a criminal offence
Kemi Badenoch - Embroidery upon fabrication, it’s difficult to know what to unpick first. She sounds ‘reasonable’ but this is spin, debating technique, and political cynicism. Oh, and suddenly she has nothing to do with the previous Conservative administration?
March 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Kemi Badenoch - Embroidery upon fabrication, it’s difficult to know what to unpick first. She sounds ‘reasonable’ but this is spin, debating technique, and political cynicism. Oh, and suddenly she has nothing to do with the previous Conservative administration?
Health isn’t just a personal choice - it’s shaped by the world around us. To create real change, we need to make it a shared priority. It’s time to “make health everybody’s business”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
What if we made health 'everyone's business'
Health and happiness is not 'nice to have' but essential just as we need both 'bread and roses'
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February 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Health isn’t just a personal choice - it’s shaped by the world around us. To create real change, we need to make it a shared priority. It’s time to “make health everybody’s business”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Some good news on neonicotinoids from Prof Goulson. Also info on impact of worming and flea treatments on cats and dogs. youtu.be/MDfg75AyyDQ?...
Neonicotinoid Latest News
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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February 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Some good news on neonicotinoids from Prof Goulson. Also info on impact of worming and flea treatments on cats and dogs. youtu.be/MDfg75AyyDQ?...
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No shit.
I started in exercise, health & fitness in 2007 - we were already told about this decline:
▶️ A continuous lack of efficacy amongst all the recommendations & guidelines.
❗ Everyone in the health system is at fault.
Here is how we messed up & how real preventive health pros knew:
I started in exercise, health & fitness in 2007 - we were already told about this decline:
▶️ A continuous lack of efficacy amongst all the recommendations & guidelines.
❗ Everyone in the health system is at fault.
Here is how we messed up & how real preventive health pros knew:
‘It is imperative that we build health outside the NHS. We need the Government to look beyond the health service and focus on prevention, to stop people from getting ill and to help them stay well’ #healthprevention #publichealth #RSPH
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Lost decade in health improvement as flatlining data shows no change since 2011
New data published today by the Office for National Statistics shows that there has been no change in health improvement since 2011, as the percentage of people who reported being in "very good" or "g...
www.rsph.org.uk
January 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
No shit.
I started in exercise, health & fitness in 2007 - we were already told about this decline:
▶️ A continuous lack of efficacy amongst all the recommendations & guidelines.
❗ Everyone in the health system is at fault.
Here is how we messed up & how real preventive health pros knew:
I started in exercise, health & fitness in 2007 - we were already told about this decline:
▶️ A continuous lack of efficacy amongst all the recommendations & guidelines.
❗ Everyone in the health system is at fault.
Here is how we messed up & how real preventive health pros knew:
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This is worth another watch
January 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This is worth another watch
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There are more than 15,000 species of fungi in the UK, and they play a vital role in healthy ecosystems. But fungi - like all life on earth - rely on healthy soil. Help save soil with these tips:
bit.ly/3ULsOhO
#biodiversity #organic #wildlifegarden
bit.ly/3ULsOhO
#biodiversity #organic #wildlifegarden
December 27, 2024 at 12:52 PM
There are more than 15,000 species of fungi in the UK, and they play a vital role in healthy ecosystems. But fungi - like all life on earth - rely on healthy soil. Help save soil with these tips:
bit.ly/3ULsOhO
#biodiversity #organic #wildlifegarden
bit.ly/3ULsOhO
#biodiversity #organic #wildlifegarden
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“When people get ill, which they inevitably will, it’s vital that they aren't forced to choose between making ends meet and the health of those around them."
Research by @progressivechange.bsky.social shows that 1 in 10 sick workers returned to work while unwell.
🔗 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Research by @progressivechange.bsky.social shows that 1 in 10 sick workers returned to work while unwell.
🔗 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Sick people still going to work due to money worries - as 14% get office bugs
One in 10 sick workers returned to work while still ill due to concerns about cash - as workers back say increasing statutory sick pay should be a top government priority
www.mirror.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 11:14 AM
“When people get ill, which they inevitably will, it’s vital that they aren't forced to choose between making ends meet and the health of those around them."
Research by @progressivechange.bsky.social shows that 1 in 10 sick workers returned to work while unwell.
🔗 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Research by @progressivechange.bsky.social shows that 1 in 10 sick workers returned to work while unwell.
🔗 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
‘It is imperative that we build health outside the NHS. We need the Government to look beyond the health service and focus on prevention, to stop people from getting ill and to help them stay well’ #healthprevention #publichealth #RSPH
tinyurl.com/534t73zx
tinyurl.com/534t73zx
Lost decade in health improvement as flatlining data shows no change since 2011
New data published today by the Office for National Statistics shows that there has been no change in health improvement since 2011, as the percentage of people who reported being in "very good" or "g...
www.rsph.org.uk
December 11, 2024 at 11:39 AM
‘It is imperative that we build health outside the NHS. We need the Government to look beyond the health service and focus on prevention, to stop people from getting ill and to help them stay well’ #healthprevention #publichealth #RSPH
tinyurl.com/534t73zx
tinyurl.com/534t73zx
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Remind me again the cost of not acting on climate change?
December 7, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Remind me again the cost of not acting on climate change?
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BiteBack's new report shows huge ⬆️ in fast food outlets.
Unhealthy food is 3x cheaper than healthier options & £££ is spent on its marketing & advertising.
More must be done to create healthier environments where healthy food is both accessible & affordable.
www.biteback2030.com/our-activist...
Unhealthy food is 3x cheaper than healthier options & £££ is spent on its marketing & advertising.
More must be done to create healthier environments where healthy food is both accessible & affordable.
www.biteback2030.com/our-activist...
www.biteback2030.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:34 PM
BiteBack's new report shows huge ⬆️ in fast food outlets.
Unhealthy food is 3x cheaper than healthier options & £££ is spent on its marketing & advertising.
More must be done to create healthier environments where healthy food is both accessible & affordable.
www.biteback2030.com/our-activist...
Unhealthy food is 3x cheaper than healthier options & £££ is spent on its marketing & advertising.
More must be done to create healthier environments where healthy food is both accessible & affordable.
www.biteback2030.com/our-activist...
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It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
December 1, 2024 at 3:41 PM
It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
“..you can’t tell people to just move or to buy air filters and water filters and eat healthy food,” Li said. “We’re hoping the government will see the analysis and take action … because it’s more cost effective to reduce pollution at the source.” #publichealth #PFAs #ForeverChemicals
Study links higher PFAS levels to toxic hazards and limited fresh-food access
Study links higher PFAS levels to toxic hazards and limited fresh-food access
Findings highlight how built environment in low-income neighborhoods presents multiple PFAS exposure routes
New research aimed at identifying which US neighborhoods face increased exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found those living near…
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November 30, 2024 at 1:14 PM
“..you can’t tell people to just move or to buy air filters and water filters and eat healthy food,” Li said. “We’re hoping the government will see the analysis and take action … because it’s more cost effective to reduce pollution at the source.” #publichealth #PFAs #ForeverChemicals
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In an advanced country, people don't wait in airports and on freeways to go home for the holidays. They ride high-speed trains.
November 27, 2024 at 2:07 PM
In an advanced country, people don't wait in airports and on freeways to go home for the holidays. They ride high-speed trains.
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We're losing wildlife. Frogs, butterflies, bumblebees, hedgehogs, moths, bats, insects, birds are all declining. But if more of us take positive actions for biodiversity in our gardens, communities, landscapes and towns, we can help nature bounce back. Who's in?
November 24, 2024 at 8:58 AM
We're losing wildlife. Frogs, butterflies, bumblebees, hedgehogs, moths, bats, insects, birds are all declining. But if more of us take positive actions for biodiversity in our gardens, communities, landscapes and towns, we can help nature bounce back. Who's in?
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Hancock: “While some hospitals in England came under extraordinary pressure, the wider NHS system was never overwhelmed”
Revisionism from the former health sec.
Many frontline HCWs would have described what they experienced as the NHS being overwhelmed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce89k5…
Revisionism from the former health sec.
Many frontline HCWs would have described what they experienced as the NHS being overwhelmed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce89k5…
Matt Hancock says NHS was 'hours' from PPE running out in Covid - BBC News
Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
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November 22, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Hancock: “While some hospitals in England came under extraordinary pressure, the wider NHS system was never overwhelmed”
Revisionism from the former health sec.
Many frontline HCWs would have described what they experienced as the NHS being overwhelmed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce89k5…
Revisionism from the former health sec.
Many frontline HCWs would have described what they experienced as the NHS being overwhelmed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce89k5…
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In half an hour, our report, Plastic Recycling's Dirty Secrets, airs on @bbcradio4 Rare Earth, followed by an interview with Yours Truly on the people in poorer countries whose health is being wrecked processing plastic waste from wealthier nations. Hope you'll join me: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
November 22, 2024 at 11:32 AM
In half an hour, our report, Plastic Recycling's Dirty Secrets, airs on @bbcradio4 Rare Earth, followed by an interview with Yours Truly on the people in poorer countries whose health is being wrecked processing plastic waste from wealthier nations. Hope you'll join me: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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UK supermarkets urged to stop using #neonics and other bee-toxic #pesticides. Call comes as @PAN_UK ranks supermarkets on efforts to protect consumers, farmworkers & wildlife from pesticides.
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
Supermarkets Pesticide Ranking
UK supermarkets are not doing enough to protect human health, wildlife or the environment from pesticides. Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) continue to be used within the global supply chains of all...
www.pan-uk.org
November 17, 2024 at 5:52 PM
UK supermarkets urged to stop using #neonics and other bee-toxic #pesticides. Call comes as @PAN_UK ranks supermarkets on efforts to protect consumers, farmworkers & wildlife from pesticides.
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/
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Worldwide, air pollution from burning fossil fuels is responsible for about 1 in 5 deaths
It really doesn't have to be this way
www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/new...
It really doesn't have to be this way
www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/new...
Fossil fuel air pollution responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide
New research finds that deaths from fossil fuel emissions are higher than previously thought—more than 8 million people per year, worldwide.
www.hsph.harvard.edu
November 16, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Worldwide, air pollution from burning fossil fuels is responsible for about 1 in 5 deaths
It really doesn't have to be this way
www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/new...
It really doesn't have to be this way
www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/new...