We are delighted that the Health & Care Bill has today received Royal Assent 🎉
This means new regulations to restrict unhealthy food advertising before 9pm and online is now written into law. Taking junk food adverts out of the spotlight is great news for children's health 🧵1/6
These are deadly temperatures impacting millions Heatwave in India breaks records, still worsening Forecast models indicate parts of Pakistan and northwestern India could reach temperatures near 120 degrees F (50 degrees C) on Thursday and Friday #climate
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"In 2020 the Government committed to addressing obesity with a Public Health (Obesity) Act, including restricting the marketing of unhealthy foods to children.
"To date, there is little evidence of progress on this move," writes Catherine Conlon
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here is a quick thread for anybody who didn't read the 3 ipcc reports published in the last year (hello, politics, business and news editors) summarizing what hundreds of the world's top scientists concluded in their mega-review of the academic literature on climate change 1/
Fantastic article in today's @irishexaminer by Dr Catherine Conlon on importance of active travel in the context of mental & physical well being and Clean Air Zone in #CorkCity@corkcitycouncil
@MaricaCassarino
@DeanVenables
Lots more we can all do
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“Currently about 2/3rds of all Dutch children walk or bike to school, with 75% of secondary school kids cycling to school. By enabling safe and active travel, Dutch cities prevent an estimated one million car journeys to school each morning.” — @modacitylife in #CurbingTraffic
More Orwellian logic from the @farmersjournal.
To be fair, their excuses for relentlessly promoting #climate inaction are at least getting more creative
A great article with some quotes from IDE’s @Sadhbh_Lee!
Any environmental change..benefits the planet and benefits your health..they shouldn't be seen as kind of punishment, but instead as a progressive step forward for yourself and your planet." https://t.co/Imtj9djWmu
"A voluntary code is uncompetitive and of minimal effect. A non-voluntary code would level the playing field for the food industry to change the way food is marketed, sponsored, and promoted." DoH needs to move away from voluntary codes with a new PHOB https://t.co/iHTJxPmzkp
"The focus now from investors on ethical and green issues is growing by the day, as is the demand from employees to work for companies – and live in countries – responding to this agenda. This offers Ireland an enormous long-term opportunity" https://t.co/nUdMmTt6qc