Allison Colbert
@AllisonMColbert
Health technology innovation and access. Alumni superfan. Lover of sports, food, travel, and the arts. Views my own, RT ≠ endorsement (she/her)
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/allisoncolbert 27-05-2008 03:09:16
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Great discussion about needing to practice reflexivity in #PublicHealth & understand where we hold #power , & what can be gained by giving it up.
To shift power we should be looking at ‘WinWin’ opportunities-
Ask: what can both gain?
Rebecca Ivers Anders Nordström #WHSMelbourne2024
👏Rebecca Ivers sets a challenge:
We talk about health in silos, but
health doesn’t exist in isolation.
We can’t just talk about #NCDs treatment, that’s ‘after the horse has bolted’.
We must talk more about the bigger picture & #prevention of illness & injury!
#WHSMelbourne2024
A common theme emerging at #WHSMelbourne2024 , including in discussions about trans-continental collaboration:
#TRUST as a determinant of health -
Anders Nordström agrees trust is being undermined and compromised, but urges the many in the room: don’t give up hope!
Great to have Laura Magaña V. on the #1Healthworkforce roadmap at #WHSmelbourne2024 World Health Summit Working4Health GHWN - highlighting the need to strengthen the public health workforce for effective transcontinental partnerships
.@RebeccaIvers has made a really important point - academic knowledge isn't everything, we need to look beyond academics
#whsmelbourne2024
Crises can be catalysts for change but we have to step outside of our business as usual mindset.
We must do things differently because the importance of thriving communities has never been more important, says Prof Helen Evans of Nossal Institute for Global Health.
#WHSMelbourne2024
“We’ve got the evidence of what you can do but we don’t have the lived experience.”
Sir Michael Marmot on the need to bring together the triangle that moves the mountain (Thai proverb):
People
Government
Knowledge (academia)
#WHSMelbourne2024
Riana Manuel CEO Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority’s uplifting call to action:
Plan and act not just for today but to ensure the future world for our grandchildren is better than what we have today.
#WHSMelbourne2024 WHSMelbourne2024
Just treated to the most beautiful introduction from one of our speakers - Riana Manuel #WHSMelbourne2024 World Health Summit
'Achieving these goals depends on the extent to which we listen to, and engage with, our communities.' - Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at today's #WHSMelbourne2024 🇦🇺
“Our health workforce & government messaging can only reach so many people.”
Dr Jess Kaufman of Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
The Vaccine Champions Program which used codesign workshops to “match the messenger to the message.”
Prof Margie Danchin
#WHSMelbourne2024
Day 1: #WHSMelbourne2024 Literally, there was no session that didn't talk about co-design. Eagerly waiting to see how co-design-led research is shaping the GLOBAL HEALTH arena. Hopefully, the end users are at the table, not on the menu, in this movement.'
Dr Lim shared : By 2030, the WHO Global Diabetes Compact aims for: 80% diagnosis rate, 80% glycaemia control, 80% blood pressure control, 60% statin treatment for those 40+, and 100% access to affordable insulin & self-monitoring for type 1 diabetes. #WHSMelbourne2024
A key theme of today’s session on rethinking drug policy was improving the implementation of harm reduction measures. While we need to keep pushing for change, we also need to think about what happens after. #WHSMelbourne2024
“If you’re not at the table, you’re the dinner.”
Professor Caroline Homer of Burnet Institute
“There are still people sitting at the table that we need to get to open the door.”
Dr Titilola Duro-Aina on the need to work with gatekeepers of women’s health care.
#WHSMelbourne2024
NCD’s the largest contributor to death and disability for women globally - particularly cardiovascular disease. There is an urgent need for introduction of everyday physical activity for preventive action. #WHSmelbourne2024 WHSMelbourne2024 World Health Summit
There are divisions over some rights to health around the world, making it difficult to negotiate over these, but
“In terms of health as a human right, there must not be a compromise” -
👏 Ilona Kickbusch #WHSMelbourne2024
“Living evidence can be a key component to establishing trust” says Sally Green. What great engagement in a lunchtime workshop!
#WHSMelbourne2024