Prof Christina Pollard
@ChristinaPolla8
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Prof Public Health Priorities @CurtinUni Director @phaiwa & @ActBelongCommit | Life Member @_PHAA_ @foodbankwa Board | Fellow @WCRFI | pro equity&nutrition
Australia
Joined June 2012
What worked when delivering food relief during #COVID & #bushfires it’s a privilege to share this paper with you. @IJERPH_MDPI
Urgent calls for a national #food relief strategy. Hear Associate Professor @ChristinaPolla8 on how #COVID19 and #bushfires are deepening food insecurity in Australia. Read more: https://t.co/gZdNzhjtQa
#CurtinResearch #foodinsecurity
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Feeling overwhelmed by pain, worthlessness, or loneliness? 😔 You're not alone. These are signs of severe emotional distress, and help is available. Talk to someone you trust, a health worker, or a crisis line. 🫂 #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
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Deb Bishop tells the advocacy short course participants that you will walk away with skills you didn’t walk in with- Media day today! @CurtinMedia @ChristinaPolla8 @DrMelStoneham @HealthwayWA @AHPA_AU
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Our Director @ChristinaPolla8 gets some media tips at our advocacy short course in Bunbury! @CurtinUni @CurtinMedia @ActBelong
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Refine your advocacy skills .. a practical approach @DrMelStoneham @dietitiansaus @EHA_LTD @NutritionAust @_PHAA_WA @IndigenousPHAA
Want to boost your advocacy & media skills, connect with like-minded people & develop a community based advocacy plan? This workshop is for you! @CurtinMedia @PHAA_SYPPH @_PHAA_WA @MelissaSweetDr @IncubatorGHAI @A4H_Project @AHPA_AU
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Fellow Aussies Regardless of one's political leanings #AntonyGreenStandingOvation Should be a hashtag we all use for days This legend's whole career has been about making our democracy stronger and more transparent #Auspol2025 #auspol #AusVotes2025 #australiavotes #Australia
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🚨 BE AWARE! Alcohol ads are everywhere, on social media, in schools & your favorite shows. Alcohol companies are using AI-driven digital marketing to specifically target young people. One study found that 93% of 16 to 17-year-olds have seen alcohol ads on social media. Don’t
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Mariana Chilton from @DrexelUniv says we often skate on the surface when we simply focus on food as the prime driver for food insecurity. It’s what’s underneath that we need to focus on @PHAIWA @ChristinaPolla8 #prevention2025 @foodinremotes @FoodSecurity_SU @FoodSecurityUK
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The courage to navigate political and commercial determinants of food insecurity. Looking forward to hearing from Professor Mariana Chilton Drexel University @PHAIWA
#Prevention2025 @MelissaSweetDr @ChristinaPolla8 @DrMelStoneham @PHAA @SueKleve
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On the couch with new leaders in health promotion & prevention #Prevention2025 @PHAIWA “Confidants and allies” Marina Bowshall “Planning to fail safe” Anna Peeters “Focussing at the start of the pipeline” Carina Tsn Vsn Baren “Show support” Robyn Littlewood
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Outside influencers and media support Brazil advocacy for UPF taxation. #Prevention2025
@MelissaSweetDr @ChristinaPolla8 @DrMelStoneham @PHAA @MarkLawrence_Oz
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Advocacy process - Paula John highlights the ultra-processed foods concept #NOVA @CMonteiro_USP, integration in dietary guidelines, and media influence #Prevention2025
@MelissaSweetDr @ChristinaPolla8 @DrMelStoneham @PHAA @MarkLawrence_Oz
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Dr Richard di Natale, former federal Senator/Australian Greens Leader, currently GP in Community Health. Outlines negative impact that cashed up interest groups have in public policy. #Prevention2025
@MelissaSweetDr @ChristinaPolla8 @DrMelStoneham @_PHAA_WA
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Prevention is political - the Public Health Association’s scorecard on the 3 major political parties presented at #prevention2025 in Canberra today. @MelissaSweetDr @PHAAQldbranch @WFPHA_FMASP @PHAA_SYPPH @ChristinaPolla8 @DrMelStoneham
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Vote for Public Health in 2025 Prevention is Political @terryslevin highlight political party’s commitments to public health #Voteforpublichealth #Prevention2025 @CurtinMedia
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Vote for Public Health in 2025
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"Using successful strategies from public health campaigns to reduce youth tobacco use may be crucial in changing public attitudes and behaviors regarding UPF consumption." https://t.co/faQt63K81e
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Objective Ultraprocessed food consumption is associated with worse health. Ultraprocessed food companies apply production and advertising tactics used for tobacco products. Anti-tobacco campaigns...
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A welcome AJCN editorial calls for more efforts to quantify and understand the most important risk factors for the rapidly increasing incidence of chronic conditions at younger ages, including exposure to UPFs and the compounds added to them. https://t.co/1OGzGVKmm3
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Excellent review on how UPF consumption may impact neuropsychiatric health—exploring the underlying mechanisms. https://t.co/tDCCHN3oPl
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber
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