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jane potter

@pottjane

Principal Program Officer (healthy eating), VicHealth. An advocate for equitable, sustainable and healthy food systems. All views are my own.

 Melbourne, Victoria
Joined February 2013
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@VicHealth10 Sep 2020
New VicHealth research has found an increase in the number of unhealthy food promotions targeted to Victorians living in low income suburbs on food delivery platforms during coronavirus. vichealth.vic.gov.au/media-a…
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If every country does what Italy is doing it will help avert widening social and health inequities. Do what France is doing and we will kill people over and above the virus effects. Austerity kills. Public investment saves lives. @MelissaSweetDr @ellyhowse #coronavirusaus
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Italy suspended all mortgages payments and passed a $28 billion recovery plan to support their healthcare system, families and businesses. France is delaying business taxes and social security payments. politico.eu/article/how-euro…
How Europe is responding to the coronavirus pandemic

How Europe is responding to the coronavirus pandemic

POLITICO’s country-by-country guide to health, travel and economic measures.

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Coronavirus: inequalities in rates of infection, in consequences of infection, and in consequent economic changes that have bigger effects on the socially disadvantaged. nyti.ms/39TH6Ui

As Coronavirus Deepens Inequality, Inequality Worsens Its Spread (Published 2020)

The pandemic is widening social and economic divisions that also make the virus deadlier, a self-reinforcing cycle that experts warn could have consequences for years to come.

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What is #biodiversity? It’s the existence of many different types of plants and animals that makes the 🌍 a healthier and more productive place. We wouldn’t be able to survive without it! Learn more👉bit.ly/2Wlrkhn #Biodiversity2020
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Inequity in #FoodSystems Drives Both Hunger and #Obesity It’s time to optimize our food systems for #nutrition and equity. 🍽🥕🥦🍅🍆 Read the full @JHUGlobalHealth blog: magazine.jhsph.edu/2020/ineq…
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Confirmed by @TheMarmotReview: life expectancy stops improving, has actually fallen for poorest women, health inequalities widen and health deteriorates #Marmot2020 supported by @HealthFdn bit.ly/38RtOqX
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LOVE this! 👏 Well done #Mooroopna Park Primary School for leading the way. With the majority of kids’ diets being consumed at school, we need more models like this! Note the school also saw academic performance benefits. #auspol #springst @VicHealth – at Shepparton - Mooroopna, Victoria
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New @WHO/@UNICEF report: 1. Tighten regulation of harmful marketing; 2. Incorporate #children’s voices into #policy decisions; 3. Stop CO2 emissions; 4. Place children & adolescents at the centre of #SDG efforts; 5. New policies & investment for child #health & rights. #auspol
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A Future for the World’s Children: a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission. We launch Wednesday.
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ACOSS@ACOSS17 Feb 2020
Being a full-time student has its rewards and challenges, but for April being a student just meant surviving. She told us why we need to #RaisetheRate of Youth Allowance, which has not been lifted in her lifetime. youtu.be/XFnHP8LJntY
Youth Allowance - Raise the Rate - O-week

Youth Allowance - Raise the Rate - O-week

Interview with April at UNSW. Youth Allowance - Raise the Rate - O-...

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CO-CREATE is happy to announce its support towards #WorldObesityDay (March 4)! We will be sharing facts, tools & stories from youth across Europe to highlight that roots of obesity run deep. #CC4EU #Youth4CC fhi.no/en/news/2020/co-creat… Get involved: worldobesityday.org
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NCOSS@_NCOSS_17 Feb 2020
Join the 'Climate Change is a Health Emergency' campaign today. We are calling on our leaders to act on climate change now. Sign the petition below!
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Today we’re launching our new campaign 'Climate Change is a Health Emergency' -- calling on all our elected leaders to act on climate to protect our health. Can you sign the petition now? climatehealthemergency.org
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I look forward to reading it @drctvelo
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NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! we've worked hard to find the best practitioners & chain them to a desk to write down their brilliance. pls RT & help spread current best practice bit.ly/2GRkmHq @MichaelMarmot @Gary_Bloch @davidjbuck @mellojonny @ProfBambra @doctor_oxford @pash22
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"Advertising spending on toddler milks increased fourfold during this 10-year period & volume sales increased 2·6 times". @JuliePSmith1 @Jmccann1980 @PhilBakerNZ
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Replying to @ACDPAlliance @strokefdn @DiabetesAus @heartfoundation @CancerCouncilOz @KidneyHealth
The draft proposal in Queensland would allow brand marketing like this - let @StevenJMiles know your concerns.
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Bite Back@BiteBack203030 Jan 2020
Fed up of those confusing food labels?😫 Still, time to get involved in our #DontHideWhatsInside challenge. Christina our Youth Board member explains how. We love seeing your submissions, please keep them coming! You've got until Saturday midnight (UK) to enter. #biteback2030
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"We need a revolution in #Australia. Many can sense that. We’re richer than ever, but when it comes to our #environment & the #climate we’re in a big hole – and we need to stop digging."A brilliant piece on the future of farming in Australia, via @guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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We will have more to say about housing and other social determinants of health in our Ten Year on Report #Marmot2020 to be published on 25 Feb.
Sir Michael Marmot (@MichaelMarmot) profile pictureSir Michael Marmot@MichaelMarmot29 Jan 2020
More than 86,000 households in temporary accommodation. We know what that does to children’s lives. theguardian.com/society/2020…
Homeless families putting budgets under strain, say councils

Homeless families putting budgets under strain, say councils

More than 86,000 households are currently in temporary accommodation

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