**THIS WEEK**
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@RaceED The Alwaleed Centre IASH, Edinburgh UoE CAHSS News The University of Edinburgh niccolo durazzi Elke Heins UoE Social Policy İdil Akıncı Hayley Bennett Dr Orian Brook CRITIQUE (critiquecentre.bsky.social) Jan Eichhorn Sotiria Grek Markus Ketola Kaveri Qureshi

Another excellent short film from IAS. While explained from a UK perspective it includes multiple international examples of evidence around pricing policies impact on alcohol harm reduction. A valuable tool for advocacy in this area. 👏 👏 👏

“There’s a reason why most gun crime in the world occurs in the U.S. and surrounding region, and that’s because of the easy availability of guns.” - Jon Lowy

Read more about the worsening situation in the Caribbean here:
americasquarterly.org/article/caribb…

Doctors have often played a key role in exposing & speaking out about preventable harms & inequities driven by commercial sectors, from lead & asbestos to tobacco and now fossil fuels, & in advocating for policy change to prevent harm to their patients & communities. 🧵

The Price of Alcohol: Explained - our latest film on:

1⃣How alcohol pricing affects consumption and harm
2⃣How duty has been reformed
3⃣Why minimum unit pricing works
4⃣The cost of harm to the economy

With expert opinion from Colin Angus & Aveek Bhattacharya

youtu.be/FVTfJIbKhw8?si…

Thanks to the GAPC organisers for the opportunity to present my research in this plenary.

« The Dublin Declaration is another instance of the livestock industry taking a page out of the fossil fuel playbook to fight action on climate change. »

It's been confirmed that 53 of our colleagues in📍 #Gaza have been killed since October 7

These people dedicated their lives to their communities. One colleague died collecting bread. He leaves behind 6 children.

We are beyond devastated, as this unspeakable suffering continues.

No words to describe the grief for the loss of 53 of our United Nations colleagues in Palestine.

We plea, we urge, we call for a ceasefire.

The only way to stop these tragic losses is to work towards peace.

Shell execs funded research to downplay benzene exposure to workers
Also used studies to suppress and misdirect emerging evidence. Meanwhile Shell developed internal handbooks & monitoring programs to minimize threats of liability instead of dropping use

academic.oup.com/eurpub/article…

I repeat my call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East, the unconditional release of all hostages, and the delivery of life-saving supplies at the scale needed.

Everyone must assume their responsibilities.

This is a moment of truth.

History will judge us all.

BREAKING: UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution on “protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” on the ongoing Gaza crisis

FOR: 120
AGAINST: 14
ABSTAIN: 45

LIVE COVERAGE
news.un.org/en/story/2023/…

Pure #CDoH fire 🔥🔥 H/T Ben Jane

Paula Leonard of Alcohol Forum Ireland, Create & Inspire Change calls for those attending GlobalAlcoholPolicyConf2023 to sign up to the I-Mark, which commits to never accepting funding from the alcohol industry or work in partnerships with the industry and its front groups.

🗣️'We are angry and we have a right to be angry… We cannot let Diageo tell us what change looks like. We know what works and we know what to do,' says Professor David Jernigan of Boston University School of Public Health 🇺🇸, in his warmly applauded closing statement.

📍GlobalAlcoholPolicyConf2023 🇿🇦
#AlcoholRightToKnow …

Not sure how I missed this podcast series and episode! Please do consider and share, very cool!

At #GAPC2023 , participants consider investment in 'people before profits'. How can we better address health-harming industries to prevent #NCDs ? Listen to Spotlighting Commercial Drivers of Health episode of the Voices of the Health Revolution podcast 🎧
pulse.ly/3coofrsi5p

We have an exciting full-time World Health Organization (WHO) consultancy opportunity to help us set up and convene a Global Network on  #SocialDeterminants of #HealthEquity 🌐

Please share widely!

Applications close November 19.

Well done to everyone at #GAPC2023 . So sorry I couldn't go this year, but really inspiring to see all the amazing work and progress being shared by new and familiar faces. Special thanks to Dr Gemma Mitchell for helping my timeline in that regard!

Staggering number of alcohol industry actors involved in Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAPs) in the UK. Important study by Abbie Irving into how CAPs used as part of wider industry corporate political activity. #GAPC2023