Viewpoint—Treating chronic diseases without tackling excess #adiposity promotes #multimorbidity thelancet.com/journals/landi… #obesity #WorldObesityDay

This #worldobesityday, we must fundamentally shift the narrative on #obesity to tackle this major global crisis, say kent buse, Johanna Ralston, and Dr. Simón Barquera of The George Institute for Global Health and World Obesity bmj.com/content/384/bm…

New RTI International Development Center for Global #NCDs review on NCD integration in #healthsystems PLOS Global Public Health The huge potential to upscale NCD care, reach ppl w/ comorb & improve outcms eg #TB #NTD #MNCH not yet realised. MOH commissioner & Funder action needed dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

In May 2023, I outlined recommendations to make social media safer for kids. Yet parents and children are still waiting for change. In my The New York Times op-ed, I issue a renewed call for legislators to take action and also call for a Surgeon General’s warning label on social media. 1/2

Social media has become an important contributor to our #YouthMentalHealth crisis. We are in the middle of an emergency, and it’s essential that Congress act with speed and urgency. The health and well-being of our kids is at stake. Read more: nytimes.com/2024/06/17/opi… 2/2

WHO Issues First-Ever Set of Guidelines for Taxing Unhealthy Foods  healthpolicy-watch.news/who-issues-fir…

🔔The World Health Organization (WHO) / World Bank Global NCD Financing Dialogue starts tomorrow (20-21 June)! 🔎Explore a thematic collection on NCD investment cases, funding mechanisms, and innovative financing: knowledge-action-portal.com/en/content/sus…

WHO Issues First-Ever Set of Guidelines for Taxing Unhealthy Foods. Ample evidence from studies looking at #SSB led to a strong recommendation for more taxation of the drinks that are associated with Type 2 diabetes & other #NCDs including #dentalcaries. healthpolicy-watch.news/who-issues-fir…

#NCDs are one of the foremost #globalhealth challenges facing all countries. I'm proud of the contributions the Center for Global #NCDs made over the years with our many partners & collaborators.

Delighted to share new research on the potential for #digital solutions to strengthen #diabetes care in #primaryhealthcare in #LMICs BMJ_Open bmjopen.bmj.com/panels_ajax_ta… RTI International Development World Diabetes Foundation

Angie Jackson-Morris BMJ_Open RTI International Development We are thrilled to see this research published and proud to have partnered with RTI International and the MoH in Sri Lanka and Tanzania. Together, we are making strides toward enhanced #DiabetesPrevention and #DiabetesCare, aiming for better health outcomes in communities worldwide.💙

New vaping regulations in Australia came into force, moving e-cigarettes behind pharmacy counters in a bid to curb youth vaping reut.rs/3RRXjRT

Check out new piece--->Noncommunicable diseases: can implementation research change the game for policy and practice? in The Lancet from Kumanan Rasanathan HITAP UGM morven roberts Giulia Loffreda Sarah Rylance Bente Mikkelsen Alliance for HPSR thelancet.com/journals/lance…

#CocaCola plastic use at ⁦Paris 2024⁩ is of real concern - yet surely the bigger issue is ⁦Coca-Cola⁩ sponsorship of the ⁦The Olympic Games⁩ - a huge cost to athletics & the health of people & planet. See our Opinion bmj.com/content/386/bm… theguardian.com/sport/article/…

This The BMJ investigation reveals that more than half the members of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) have conflicts of interest with food companies including Nestlé, Tate & Lyle, and the world’s largest ice cream producer: Unilever🧵

Keir Starmer ready to face down ‘nanny state’ jibes in radical public health drive theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Great to see this proposal Josh MacAlister MP 👍 the tech companies algorithms currently only benefit their profit margin… they need a push to have to design to protect and promote young peoples’ mental & physical well-being

Planning policies to restrict the number of new fast-food outlets leads to fewer overweight and obese children according to research led by Professor Heather Brown Division of Health Research, Lancaster University lancaster.ac.uk/news/how-limit…

Co-existing MSK pain and mental health conditions substantially impact young people 👉this matters! The largest evidence synthesis from the myPAinhealTH (myPATH) team 👇👇 Lived and care experiences of young people with chronic... : PAIN journals.lww.com/pain/fulltext/…