New paper in @healthpromint.bsky.social CDoH special issue!! Such a privilege to be able to conduct this study and to hear the honest conversations about the challenges faced by CDoH researchers and what could be done by universities to better support us. academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

Really disappointing to see that Activelink is still advertising DrinkAware's Research Briefings. I have emailed them numerous times about this (with the evidence of SAPRO harms), but no replies ever received. The framing of the adverts always reveal their true motives #CDoH #COI #Alcohol

SAPRO = (in this case, alcohol industry) social aspects/public relations organisations E.g. see onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

'More than 1,900 parents over the age of 70 are currently caring for their intellectually disabled sons and daughters at home.471 are in their 80s and 90s.' Excellent forensic analysis of key issues relating to Disability Sector from Ailbhe Conneely #GE2024 www.rte.ie/news/electio...

Read @policyatkings.bsky.social work on the impact of cash transfers for people experiencing homelessness and whether they are more effective than traditional forms of help. Doing this kind of research is an essential part of making better policies that work www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.

"70% of millennial women struggle to put their health first, with nearly half routinely skipping preventative-care appointments." www.forbes.com/sites/juliek...

“Women who go into cardiac arrest in public are less likely than men to receive chest compressions from bystanders as people “worry about touching their breasts” “unequal outcomes for women after cardiac arrest may start in CPR training and CPR manikin design” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Enormously thrilled to receive an honorary doctorate from University of Galway this morning. Big thanks to the President’s office, and to @rtenews for their continued investment in European news RTÉ journalist honoured by University of Galway www.rte.ie/news/connach...