It's a wrap. Thanks to all who participated, from developing the program, submitting and reviewing abstracts/symposia/workshops.
Preparing oral and poster presentations, marking ECR and other awardees.
Plus traveling from near and far to gather F2F in Melbourne.
What a blast!

Could those ubiquitous 'on sale' signs at supermarkets influence purchase of unhealthy foods? You bet - great new paper by Tazman Davies in our team quantifying proportion of unhealthy foods purchased on price promotion. Target for policy action! bit.ly/3MR0l5h

Online platforms offer content recommendations based on past searches, which increases the risk of locking up users in misinformation bubbles.

This might put the health of consumers of false information and their families at risk.

Misinformation related to NCDs, such as cancer, diabetes and CVD, can lead to:
👉 Harmful dietary choices and alcohol consumption
👉 Incorrect diagnosis
👉 Self-medication
👉 Abandonment of treatment

💫 End of a full & invigorating #ICO2022 week. Terrific to connect with colleagues from around the world, listening, sharing & planting seeds of collaboration for collectively & coherently promoting #HealthForAll & addressing #obesity & #NCDs - prevention, management & care.

🌳 To help with understanding and responding to #obesity , Johanna Ralston explains that World Obesity recently established a framework considering the multifaceted ’ROOTS’ of obesity -

Find out more worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our… #ICO2022

It can be tricky to use terminology which incorporates & resonates with a wide range of views, but it is possible. Fundamentally a better understanding of the science and reality of #obesity is urgently needed - PHRP #ICO2022

📚 phrp.com.au/issues/october…

There is good traction on including lived experience of #obesity & other #NCDs , & #media - #journalists & editors help share these stories, but we still have problems w images & language antagonising weight #stigma .
Great PHRP article 👇 #ICO2022 phrp.com.au/issues/october…

✨ Launching today PHRP special edition: “Policy approaches to the prevention and treatment of obesity across the life-course” Helen Skouteris #ICO2022
📚 phrp.com.au/issues/october…

Wrapping up #ICO2022 today with a Public Health Research & Practice workshop on policy approaches to preventing obesity with @JaneMartinOPC, Sharon Friel Alexandra Chung Lucy Westerman Monash Public Health VicHealth ANURegNet Menzies Centre for Health Governance
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Workshop of Marketing: Protecting children from harmful products and practices - where to next?
It was a great opportunity to discuss ideas to mitigate the health damage of marketing of ultra-processed foods and beverages

#ICO2022 #Marketing

Lots of great articles in the PHRP Special Issue on Obesity. Join us for the launch today (22/10 11.15am) #ICO2022 with Helen Skouteris Michelle Gooey and more!

phrp.com.au/issues/october…

❇️ Happening in room 212 now - it’s not too late to join us for what is already shaping up to be a great #ICO2022 conversation on food marketing!
💡 Join us and add your perspective!

On this rainy Saturday morning…
Come explore opportunities to protect kids from harmful marketing with Dr. Simón Barquera Fiona Watson Oliver Huse, me and dozens of #ICO2022 delegates like you!
See you at 8:00am!

✨We have had a lovely closing ceremony, but #ICO2022 isn’t quite over yet!
🍀Lucky for you tomorrow is an action packed 1/2 day of #PublicHealth themed workshops & discussions on food #marketing & #affordability , #policy & #accountability , & #youth .
🤩See you Saturday morning!

Regular physical activity is good for hearts, bodies and minds. Countries can and must do more to develop policies that enable their populations to #BeActive & move physically, more safely & more frequently.

Here’s how 👉bit.ly/3EUrsua

It`s not only about individuals` choices. We need “health-enabling environments” to stay active.

🎧Listen to the new episode of our podcast series Voices of the health revolution with fiona bull, World Health Organization (WHO), related to the new WHO report on physical activity

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