Brendan Collins
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Public Health Economist/ROI specialist working in Civil Service and Academia. Views my own. Also on blue sky https://t.co/1Oitk5pPIw
Joined May 2013
Looking forward to presenting at the #FoodActive2024 annual conference next week! I'll be talking about inequalities in access to healthy food, and how action can be taken at local level. More info & full agenda here: https://t.co/KIauBCY95O
@food_active
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Put Children First by @AlderHeyCharity is a coalition of organisations working to end health inequality in the UK. We are calling for a renewed approach to children's health through a: ➡️Child-first; ➡️Digitally enabled; ➡️Preventative and community care-focused NHS. 1/5
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Still time to sign the petition to Kick Big Soda out of Sport. Petition to be presented to @Olympic Committee this week. See Opinion on rationale for ending big soda sporting sponsorship in @bmj_latest with @WorldObesity President @SBarquera
https://t.co/0JNOQ7e7vC
#CDOH
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Delaying oral #anticoagulants: a false economy? New commentary with Prof Greg Lip in Pharmacoenomics #Atrialfibrillation
https://t.co/USKv47A45u
link.springer.com
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Let’s talk #Breastfeeding! Do u know how many lives cud be optimized or saved via breastfeeding? Do u know how much carbon emissions is due to infant formula manufacture? Do u know how much #ClimateChange Impacts we cud prevent by promoting breastfeeding? Let’s close the gap!
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I was a participant in this study! 🤧
📰News story!📰Over-the-counter nasal sprays could keep coughs, colds and flu at bay and reduce antibiotic use, a large-scale trial with @unisouthampton & @bristoluni finds. Read more➡️ https://t.co/jCBR33gOZY
#PublicHealth #AMR
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A study published in Pediatric Obesity suggests that despite a policy banning food advertising on ‘made-for-kids’ channels in 2020 restricting food advertising to children on YouTube, there are still extensive food-related appearances in videos. ➡️ https://t.co/CA5tI2B24f
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UK adolescents get two-thirds of daily calories from UPFs, says survey
theguardian.com
Concerns over ultra-processed foods and effect on health have led some countries to introduce new labelling
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24 hours ago I had never heard of Worcesterberries but today some people sold me some worcesterberries from their allotment and I put them in a crumble and after I ate some of it I immediately fell asleep. Living my best life.
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🎙️ New podcast alert! 🎙️ We spoke to Heather Brown, Helen Moore and Hannah Groves, researchers at Lancaster and Teesside university, about their ongoing research evaluating the impact of dark kitchens on the food environment Listen to the episode here👉 https://t.co/R5hvhQLFKR
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This was a segment of a "Liverpool Mash Up" today and I told the organisers I would try and get it to @johnpowerla and @castofficial and tell John to come and do it next year. What say ye JP? #GuidingStar #ThereSheGoes #CastOfficial #JohnPower
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📢 New job opportunity with Food Active! We are recruiting for an enthusiastic Project Officer to join the team and support the Food Active programme Deadline to apply: Friday 19th July Details of the role & how to apply here 👉 https://t.co/FZsJujZcSF
@pubhealthjobsuk
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🌎On May 27 and 28, 2024, we held our third face-to-face Consortium meeting at the Heart Care Foundation (HCF) in Florence,Italy! Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter ( https://t.co/luxpn5dS2s)
#MULTIMORBIDITY #HeartCareFoundation #Collaboration #HealthcareInnovation
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My #InauguralLecture is on Thurs 20th June. Eating for public and planetary health: navigating complexity and tackling inequalities Intros and lecture 5.30-7pm Drinks reception 7-8pm Yoko Ono Lennon Centre @LivUni Sign-up (free) below 👇
On June 20th I'll be giving my #InauguralLecture at University of Liverpool. Details & booking below @LivUniIPH @LivUniPsyc @LivUniHLS
https://t.co/t9DSy0a1ig
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1 in 4 children globally are experiencing severe child food poverty. This makes them up to 50 per cent more likely to suffer from deadly malnutrition. Learn more in a new analysis of dietary deprivation for children in nearly 100 countries. https://t.co/HN1UsTWIUL
unicef.org
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News outlets producing ‘covert marketing’ for McDonald’s, KFC and Domino’s Interesting new study which highlights just how many different ways the food industry can promote their brand + put less healthy options in the eyes of consumers 👀📰 https://t.co/ncAP7kirob
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Researchers also say ‘implied endorsement’ raises public health concerns, given poor nutritional quality of the foods
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🎒 Great insights in @food_active's new ‘Fuelling the Future’ report on young people’s experience of secondary school food incl healthier breaktimes, lunchtime queues and food beyond the school gates. #SchoolFoodForAll @childrensfood
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Dr Rachel Loopstra's editorial in @bmj_latest highlights how an average of 2.4 million children a month (or 17% of all children) were living in food insecure homes during 2022-23 and the impact this is having on child growth 👇@rloopstra @LivUni
https://t.co/lygPkvuNqs
bmj.com
These children are at risk of poor physical, emotional, mental, and social outcomes In March 2024, the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reported new data on household food insecurity for...
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Save the date! PROGRAMMING COST Action 21122, in collaboration with I-CARE-4-OLD and AFFIRMO European projects, are organising on the 2nd of July 2024 (6-7.30pm CET) the webinar "Joining efforts to develop geriatric medicine across Europe- the experience of EU funded projects"
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We were excited to launch our #Visibilize4ClimateAction project, funded by @wellcometrust, this week! It aims to make visible (#Visibilize) the impacts of #climatechange on health to catalyze policy & practice change at scale in Eastern Africa via #Research, #PublicEngagement &
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