Peer review is often treated as neutral. It isn’t. Our new paper examines how racism can operate across societal, publishing-system and peer-review processes — shaping whose knowledge is valued, published and acted on. Open access: doi.org/10.1093/heap...
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🚭 Structural solutions are essential: cut oversupply, enforce licensing, and dismantle industry-driven markets. Read our latest in ANZJPH @publichealthaus.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
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Join us for a webinar presented by FNU & SRNT-O: "Tobacco Control in the Pacific Region- Progress, Challenges and the Way Forward" Date: Tuesday Sept 9, 2025 Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM FJT/9:30AM-11:00AM AEST Zoom: fijinationaluniversity.zoom.us/j/83592015115 Add to your calendar: calget.com/zmwr5gwa
Join us for “Tobacco Control in the Pacific Region: Progress, Challenges and the Way Forward” 📅 9 Sept 2025 🖥️ Hosted Fiji National University & SRNT-Oceania Speakers: Mina Kashiwabara (WHO), Dr Amerita Ravuvu (SPC), Maleli Nakulanikoro (Fiji MOH) 👉 Register: files..com/8872b23a701/...
The tobacco industry’s version of “harm reduction” often protects profit, not people. How does this rhetoric mask colonial harms and deflect responsibility? 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/heap... #HealthJustice #EndColonialHarms
Colonial harm in new packaging: Indigenous critiques of the tobacco industry's ‘harm reduction’ rhetoric
Abstract. Over the last 75 years, we have learned that commercial tobacco use causes widespread disease and death. However, the commercial Tobacco and Nico
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What would it look like to divest from addiction and invest in care, culture & sovereignty? Building love and justice, ending harms: a framework for abolishing the tobacco and nicotine industry offers insights 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/heap... #HealthJustice
Building love and justice, ending harms: a framework for abolishing the tobacco and nicotine industry
Abstract. The tobacco and nicotine industry, embedded in colonial exploitation and racialised harm, remains a leading cause of preventable disease, death,
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have shown powerful leadership in cutting smoking rates — driving change & saving lives. Now the new lung cancer screening program must match that with access that’s culturally safe and equitable. 🫁 Let’s make it work: theconversation.com/australias-n...
Australia’s new lung cancer screening program has chosen simplicity over equity, and we’re concerned
Australia’s new lung cancer screen program further disadvantages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are already at increased risk of lung cancer.
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🚨 New from July 2025: The National Lung Cancer Screening Program is here to help detect lung cancer early and save lives. 🫁 Designed for early detection. Focused on our health. 📽️ Explore new videos and community resources from: www.naccho.org.au/resources/#a...
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Ensuring that the new National Lung Cancer Screening Program is equitable, accessible, and culturally safe for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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Excellent new paper in @healthpromint.bsky.social from @raglanmaddox.bsky.social and colleagues
NEW 🔔 Footprints in time: individual, social, and environmental factors and never-use of e-cigarettes among Indigenous adolescents OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf024
So exactly 75 years today (May 27) since 1950 publication in JAMA of Wynder & Graham landmark paper on smoking and lung cancer. 75 years on, over 8 million deaths a year, and the tobacco industry still flourishes, knowingly selling and promoting a lethal product.
75 years this week since evidence confirming that smoking is lethal with Wynder & Graham’s landmark May 27, 1950 JAMA paper “Tobacco smoking as a possible etiologic factor in bronchiogenic carcinoma” then Doll & Hill’s historic September 30, 1950 BMJ “Smoking and carcinoma of the lung”.
Congratulations to all outstanding recipients of WHO World No Tobacco Day awards. And so good to see Emily Banks recognised – couldn’t be better deserved.
Congratulations 👏 to this year’s #WorldNoTobaccoDay🚭 Award winners! Your leadership is saving lives, protecting youth, and pushing back against the tobacco industry. At #WHA78, we honour your bold action for a healthier, tobacco-free future 🔗 bit.ly/3H3aOfa #NoTobacco
🚨 We're hiring! 3 roles now open at Yardhura Walani—including in the Tobacco Free team + with A/Prof Lisa Whop & Prof Ray Lovett 🔥 💥 Mob strongly encouraged to apply. 🕕 Closes 15 May 2025 📣 Plz share widely! 🔗 jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/researc... @publichealthaus.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social
Research Officer - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia
Classification: ANU Officer 5/6 (Research)Salary package: $83,351 - $97,929 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: 3 x Full time, Fixed Term (up to 2 years) Position overview We are recruiting three...
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PHAA, Cancer Council Australia, Dementia Australia, and Lung Foundation, are offering 2025 internships! Open to PHAA members who are students or recent grads (within 12 months) in public health or related fields. Application close today, Wed 8 Jan 2025 @ 12pm AEDT www.phaa.net.au/Web/Web/Jobs...
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Excellent and important paper in Tobacco Control by Raglan Maddox and colleagues. Sets out clear and unequivocal target for public health and tobacco control. Great start to the year. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/toba...
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