Category Archives: Diabetes and Public Health
Healthy industry engagement or corporate sugarwashing?
This past month I came across two interesting (yet somewhat disturbing) stories about food and beverage industry involvement in global health and charitable work. The first discusses the partnership between UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund), a well-known global advocate … Continue reading
Long, healthy lives cost more?
Did anyone else come across this bizarre news: Actually, a long, healthy life costs more The sub-headline proclaims that “treating obesity and smoking is cheaper than keeping folks fit.” According to the article, a recent Dutch study found that thin, … Continue reading
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Oxford Health Alliance Launches World’s Most Comprehensive Chronic Disease Prevention Research Programme
The Oxford Health Alliance (OxHA), a global coalition with the aim of preventing the epidemic of chronic disease, is launching a groundbreaking public health research programme to enhance scientific knowledge about the effectiveness of community interventions in reducing the prevalence … Continue reading
