Aimee Brownbill
@AimeeBrownbill
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PhD. Public Health Research, Policy & Advocacy. Commercial Determinants of Health | Policy & Res Manager @FAREaustralia | ARC Industry Fellow | @_PHAA_ Fellow
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined October 2013
Submitted my PhD thesis! Biggest thanks to my supervisors @carolinemiller0 @BraunackMayer & @UniofAdelaide @sahmriAU My collection of research can be accessed online: .. ..(In press).
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Abstract. Reducing population consumption of sugar-containing beverages has become a public health priority in many countries due to causal evidence betwee
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RT @MelissaSweetDr: Thanks to all contributors to latest #ICYMI. .HT: @UNGeneva @Oxfam @GrogsGamut @NickKristof @At….
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As governments make big cuts to aid programs globally, a new analysis reveals an “astronomical rise in private wealth”, and
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It is essential that regulators work to ensure the wellbeing of our community is put first when it comes to regulating the practices of companies that sell and market harmful products. Today, the ACMA has taken a step toward this vision for alcohol advertising on commercial TV.
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Hearing long-held concerns of our community, the ACMA also committed to assessing current alcohol advertising restrictions for commercial TV, in particular the current loophole that allows alcohol advertisements during televised sports when they would otherwise be prohibited.
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Good news story! Today @acmadotgov announced the decision to not register revisions the commercial TV industry proposed for the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice. This means that 800+ additional hours will not open up for alcohol ads to further flood our TVs.
#PublicHealth news: ACMA has decided not to register Free TV Australia's revised Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 & will commence work to "assess the suitability of alcohol advertising restrictions in the current code, including exemptions for sporting events"
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RT @FAREAustralia: A new report has exposed how alcohol companies flood social media with ads around five special events in Victoria. An….
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RT @MelissaSweetDr: Launching a series profiling #LeadingWomen in public health: Dr Alicia Veasey .HT @WPHau .#Spo….
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This is another demonstration of what we have now known for some time – harmful industries will drag their feet for as long as possible when it comes to implementing important public health measures that aim to keep our community healthy when it conflicts with their profits.
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A timely study drawing attention to the mandatory requirements now in place for alcohol companies to display the evidence-based pregnancy health warning. The study shows that many alcohol companies delayed introducing the warnings during the lengthy three-year transition phase.
Alcohol industry slow to implement mandatory pregnancy warnings, researchers say
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RT @MelissaSweetDr: Alcohol industry slow to implement mandatory pregnancy warnings, researchers say
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Public health experts are concerned the alcohol industry may have deliberately delayed the inclusion of pregnancy warnings across products after research found one in three alcoholic beverages didn't...
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RT @AlcoholFocus: A new must read report from @Movendi_Int has shone a further spotlight on the ‘predatory’ practices used by #BigAlcohol –….
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The Big Alcohol Exposed Annual Report 2024 “From Sports to Screens: Exposing Big Alcohol’s Predatory Practices in 2024” provides a detailed analysis of the alcohol industry’s worldwide activities....
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RT @FAREAustralia: New polling shows most Australians are concerned by the commercial TV industry's plans to extend alcohol advertising by….
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RT @FAREAustralia: This is a landmark moment of leadership from the SA Govt! 👏. The SA Govt has proposed a draft bill that will directly ad….
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RT @FAREAustralia: FARE’s Policy and Research Manager, Dr @AimeeBrownbill, recently co-authored research supported by @AdmsCentre that foun….
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RT @georgeinstitute: Alcohol companies are increasingly using sugar and carb claims on products targeting young Australians. Our research….
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RT @AlcoholChangeAU: New research today from @georgeinstitute found consumers are up to 3x more likely to think alcohol products with sugar….
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Experts are warning Australians not to be conned by dodgy alcohol marketing this festive season, as new research released today by The George Institute for Global Health reveals consumers are up to...
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RT @georgeinstitute: There’s no healthy option when it comes to alcohol, no matter how low in sugar or carbs. Alcohol is a Class 1 carcino….
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RT @FAREAustralia: Community, health and children’s organisations are warning of the disastrous impact of proposed changes to the Commercia….
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Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits of using digital technologies to work, learn and play and this can happen when we have safe digital environments. I am grateful to the many researchers and advocates that are working toward this goal.
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It includes reforms that compel digital platforms to mitigate risks and design less harmful systems, and to address harms from digital marketing systems specifically, so that people most at risk of harm aren't relentlessly profiled and targeted for harmful and addictive products.
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This includes reforms to bring our privacy laws up to speed with the digital era. The first tranche of reforms introduce a Children's Online Privacy Code - hopefully we will see a speedy introduction of a second tranche addressing other recommendations from the Privacy Act review.
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