Colin Cox
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Colin Cox, @CumberlandCoun Director of Public Health and Communities
Cumberland
Joined March 2018
Public Health Consultants x 2 posts Cumberland Council Carlisle £81,049 - £83,932 Closes 24/11 https://t.co/NQjj0m0IOa
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Health and Wellbeing Officer Cumberland Council Carlisle or Workington £32,061 to £32,597 Closes 14/11 https://t.co/efA3Ypq54S
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Public Health Consultants x2 Cumberland Council Carlisle £75,536-£81,330 Closing date: 20/10/25 "Health and wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do" https://t.co/GEgveM6OMF
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Today's pod stuck with me more than any I've done in a while. It's about what the neurologist and author Suzanne O'Sullivan calls THE AGE OF DIAGNOSIS. Since the 1990s, rates of autism, ADHD, bipolar, PTSD, anxiety, and depression have skyrocketed. Some of this is surely about
New pod: THE AGE OF DIAGNOSIS Suzanne O’Sullivan, neurologist and author, says the west's obsession with medical labels is pathologizing normal symptoms, changing our experience of life and the body for the worse, and making us sicker. Adored this one. https://t.co/hvBhW6fUoE
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Welcome to the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine Class of 2025! Our first cohort of medical students officially began their journey last week and the energy has been inspiring. Stay tuned for more updates as the journey continues! @imperialcollege @ImperialMed @CumbriaUni
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To be mentally & emotionally wounded by effects of poverty, inequality, discrimination, lack of opportunity, relational deprivation, abuse, overwork, chronic trauma or unmet essential needs is not to be defective, disordered or dysfunctional. It’s to be human.
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Er...really? I thought we were making a shift to prevention... How did that get through the editorial resource process?!
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So... this is a screen grab from page 52 of the NHS 10-year plan:
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Nearly 40% of women have a "mental health condition" says survey. Can't we ditch that language & the ideology it propagates & rather say: such women are in emotional pain, often for obvious socio-relational reasons. This take obliges a different response. https://t.co/bwDJ6NFGdt
theguardian.com
Rates are higher in young women as in young men and mental ill health up across age groups, study shows
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🚶♀️ This #NationalWalkingMonth, unlock the #MagicOfWalking! Explore our free walking maps -created with the Hiking Household - to help you Live Longer Better. Each map features short, easy routes plus simple bench-based exercises perfect for boosting both physical and mental
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https://t.co/GAm50OSawm This week I presented the latest Public Health Annual Report, "Stronger With Age", to Cumberland Council. Watch here and follow the link to the full report.
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Exciting opportunities to join the Public Heath team in Cumberland! Now recruiting to two Public Health Consultant roles ⬇️ https://t.co/6d7Y71xOQ5
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I’m a scientist with a doctorate in Psychology & a focus on Neuroscience. Here are 12 controversial truths about mental & brain health you won’t like—but need to hear:
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This dipshit idea that we don’t need farmers is poison We need real foods grown on healthy farms in our communities m When we mend soil health we are investing in public health We have such broken food systems that it is the leading cause of chronic disease
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Everyone I follow on X is moving to Bluesky...no surprise given the hellsite that this has become once you venture beyond the "Following" tab. @dog_rates might be the only thing keeping me here. I've had a look and it does seem like a nice place...should I follow them...?
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Huge thanks to the Cumberland MPs @MCSavours @JoshMacAlister @MScroghamMP and Julie Minns, who all backed the bill last night - thank you!
Fantastic news - one stage closer to a smoke free generation. No complacency though - expect industry-backed attempts at wrecking amendments in the Committee stages. Onwards! https://t.co/bFULQoQWRB
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Fantastic news - one stage closer to a smoke free generation. No complacency though - expect industry-backed attempts at wrecking amendments in the Committee stages. Onwards! https://t.co/bFULQoQWRB
bbc.co.uk
The legislation would make it illegal for anyone aged 15 or younger to ever buy cigarettes in the UK.
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Seriously - Reducing demand and misuse of antibiotic treatment. Misusing antibiotics today could mean they won’t work when we need them most tomorrow. Always take antibiotics exactly as prescribed by your doctor and complete the full course, even if you start feeling better.
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Food Cumberland Partnership will be at the below, look forward to seeing you there 👇
#FoodActive2024 is just a couple of days away! We are delighted to be welcoming @ChristinaAVogel who will be opening session one, discussing why obesity-related food policies in the UK have failed There's still time to grab a ticket here 👉 https://t.co/JjXB9xh6Bs
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